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Of shelter and exposure in the Corbières
Chris Howard contemplates the precarious balance of water, weather and vines in France’s Languedoc. Late summer sun beats down on the red valley, but we’re in the shade of the...
Guest contributor
Wednesday 25 February 2026
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Wine news in 5
Floods hit Spain, Portugal, Italy, Monarch Tractor shuttered, early budbreak in California
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 14 February 2026
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Wine news in 5
New French grape variety, Argentina's falling exports, UK's rising wine taxes
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 7 February 2026
• 1 min read
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Two Corsican beauties from one of the island's legendary producers. From €21, £24.96, $42 for the white wine and €17.10...
Free for all
4 September 2025 Should irrigation be more widely permitted in France’s fine-wine regions? We’re republishing this argument against, free for...
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Plus the aftermath of the Corbières fires, projections for French wine production in 2025, and US exports to Canada nosedive...
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Everything you want in bordeaux – including age – for a good price. From $28.95, €25.25, £28.99. Last week, mere...
Wine news in 5
Plus 1,500 alcohol-store closures in China and mining projects in the vineyard lands of New Zealand and Australia. Wildfires burn...
Wine news in 5
Plus the latest wine-industry reports from Australia and the UK. Above, Buckwell Vineyard, Chapel Down's newest plantation, 119 ha (294...
Wines of the week
A Burgundian approach to a Languedoc variety, with excellent results. From €13.25, £17.67, $29.99. ‘Where is Brian?’ ‘Brian is in...
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Plus a clarification on Vietnam’s new tax hike on alcoholic beverages and a remembrance of Dr Richard Smart. Smart is...
Nick on restaurants
Greedy Landers ate out twice in one day, once in the town and once in the country. My bills were...
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Plus a huge alcohol tax hike in Vietnam and 67 Pall Mall's new Shanghai location, shown above. Before I get...
Inside information
A once-forgotten grape re-emerges in the Loire Volcanique. Chris Howard reports from St-Pourçain. Midway on my journey to the centre...
Don't quote me
Why defining the identity of Mediterranean wine is more important now than ever. Thousands of years before the châteaux of...
Wine news in 5
Plus tariff lawsuits, US-made alcohol in Canada and the effect of immigration raids on the wine industry. Update on Trump’s...
Tasting articles
Nineteen standouts from the last month of tastings, from Argentina to Wales and many places in between. Two wines from...
Wine news in 5
Plus some good news on 2024 bordeaux en primeur. Before I get to global news, some site news – on...
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