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Uncorking Corsica
Once on the fringes, Corsica has emerged as one of France’s most compelling wine regions. Paris-based writer Yasha Lysenko explores the island’s new identity. Above, the vineyards of Domaine Vaccelli...
Guest contributor
Wednesday 21 January 2026
• 19 min read
Wine news in 5
Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Plus an update on France’s ban on copper-containing fungicides for organic viticulture. Above, fire in South Africa’s Overberg, sent by Malu Lambert. As far as site news this week, our...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
• 1 min read
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The map is not the terroir – Normandy as a wine region
Guest contributor
Thursday 15 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Wine news in 5
Plus relief for British Columbia wineries reeling from this winter’s devastating freeze; a new super-light sparkling wine bottle and news...
Drinks not wine
Savouring the Auld Alliance in liquid and stimulating form. Above, a Demptos cask, one of many types used to mature...
Nick on restaurants
The pleasure of trackside dining in the western Languedoc. Above, Tania Monnou of L’Art & Gourmand.
If you ever find...
Wine news in 5
Plus a brazen wine fraud case, the bankruptcy of a major California company and potential sale of Gusbourne in England...
Wines of the week
This Chablis might make you a believer, too – and it costs no more than much younger examples. Starting at...
Wine news in 5
And, on a brighter note, Gigondas Blanc has arrived, and the Austrian digital wine atlas (shown above) just got even...
Tasting articles
France's wild, warm west defies all expectations when it comes to its gorgeously fresh, limpid wines.
I’ve said it so...
Tasting articles
Can’t make it to the south of France this year? Tam finds a bevy of wines that can transport you...
Wines of the week
A deliciously deep, sultry beaujolais that's irresistible now but could age well, too, starting at $23.99, £19.95.
Of the Beaujolais...
Wines of the week
An organically grown, all-seasons red from the Loire that's both immediately delicious and cellar-worthy – for just €12, $14.99, £20...
Wine news in 5
Single-quinta vintage port announcements are a rare bright spot in a week of frost reports and new data on falling...
Wine news in 5
A new study suggests that local fungi fare better than fungicides when combating grapevine-trunk diseases, Majestic acquires Vagabond, and other...
Wine news in 5
Sustainability is today’s theme, whether it’s the question of removing alcohol from wine or creating a sustainable life for farmers...
Wine news in 5
Plus some good news from Portugal. (Above, the waterfront in Vila Nova de Gaia.) But first, some exciting events coming...
Wine news in 5
Lots of positive news this week, from French farmers' rights to Australian initiatives in sustainable packaging and Napa's 2022 vintage...
Wine news in 5
While freezing temperatures have devastated vineyards on Canada's west coast and in Washington, California's 2023 crush – the largest in...
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