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Travel tips Sojourn in Savoie There's no surfing in south-east France, but surfer/philosopher/wine writer Chris Howard finds... 30 Sep 2024 Guest contributor
Wine news in 5 French vine-pulls and Spanish subsidies, wildfires in Portugal, an electric furnace for bottles Also, a new crop of Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity Scholars. Above... 28 Sep 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wine news in 5 Flooding in Europe, frost in Australia, Veneto harvest begins, a new Rhône appellation Plus, a potential change to the laws governing Germany’s VDP estates to... 21 Sep 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Book reviews A Season for That – book review Hilarious, touching, mouth-watering and profound, Steve Hoffman's tale of six months in... 16 Sep 2024 Tamlyn Currin
Wine news in 5 The alcohol & health debate, France's tiny harvest, Alpha Estate buys Boutari Santorini Plus a quick recap of the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator... 14 Sep 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wine news in 5 New MWs, Criolla Chica promoted, Aude hail, growth markets for beverage alcohol And bad news for lovers of Santorini's stupendous wines. Above, one of... 24 Aug 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Nick on restaurants Buffet dining in grand style An unlikely location and concept for what The New Yorker described recently... 11 Aug 2024 Nick Lander
Wine news in 5 Early 2024 harvest start, New Chilean DOs, Port protests, more hail in Europe Plus an update on Treasury Wine Estates’ restructuring and a curious case... 10 Aug 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wine news in 5 New data on falling wine sales, Australia regains China market, Alsace limits yields Plus relief for British Columbia wineries reeling from this winter’s devastating freeze... 3 Aug 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Drinks not wine Whisky, from France? Savouring the Auld Alliance in liquid and stimulating form. Above, a Demptos... 29 Jul 2024 Dave Broom
Nick on restaurants As trains go by The pleasure of trackside dining in the western Languedoc. Above, Tania Monnou... 28 Jul 2024 Nick Lander
Wine news in 5 US dietary guidelines for alcohol update, new red Alsace Grand Cru, Champagne challenges Plus a brazen wine fraud case, the bankruptcy of a major California... 27 Jul 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wines of the week Domaine Daniel-Étienne Defaix, Les Lys Premier Cru 2010 Chablis This Chablis might make you a believer, too – and it costs... 26 Jul 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wine news in 5 Ontario strike update, hail in Ardèche, Accolade acquisitions, crisis distillation in Portugal And, on a brighter note, Gigondas Blanc has arrived, and the Austrian... 20 Jul 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Tasting articles Roussillon magic France's wild, warm west defies all expectations when it comes to its... 9 Jul 2024 Tamlyn Currin