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From iron ore to flor in South Africa's wild west
On South Africa’s remote West Coast an unlikely fortified-wine revival is taking place. Malu Lambert reports. Saldanha’s castle is an improbable one. As you stream into the West Coast outpost...
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Thursday 11 December 2025
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Matching wine with Asian food, part 4 – floral/fragrant and citric
Richard Hemming MW
Thursday 11 December 2025
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Southern Rhône vintage 2024 – an overview
Alistair Cooper MW
Monday 8 December 2025
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Alistair Cooper MW, scouting the new wine fair in Paris on behalf of Australian importer United Cellars, reports on what...
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This third and last article telling the story of some of the lesser-known producers Julia visited for the first time...
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Today's lesser-known producers are in appellations that may not be at the top of the Burgundy hierarchy but offer value...
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Purple Pagers asked for more lesser-known producers to feature in Julia's time in Burgundy last November. Your wish is our...
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Samantha Cole-Johnson, who will collect her WSET Diploma at the annual awards ceremony in London's Guildhall tonight, provided us with...
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Arnica Rowan, seen here, describes hunting for the luxury product vying with vines for land in the Langhe hills, which...
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The reputation, and style, of the humble Durif has been evolving markedly in California.
Known for its brooding flavours and...
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Reports from around the region. Is it as good as 2016? Seen here Walter's November 2019 view of the alps...
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Ferran untangles the turbulent recent history of Catalan sparkling wine. His tasting notes on wines from this new group of...
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Julia describes what she found in the glass during her tour of the Côte d'Or last month. In part 1...
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Having toured some of the best cellars in Burgundy last month, Julia describes the genesis of the wines and finds...
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Arnica Rowan sniffs out a new craze, for Piemonte's less famous indigenous grapes.
Claudio Fenocchio (right) gestured across the vineyard...
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The 2016 vintage is game-changing. You'll want to buy some, and you can hardly go wrong.
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Some thoughts on the meaning of cool prompted by an unexpectedly warm celebration of Chardonnay in Niagara-on-the-Lake. See also Cool-climate...
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