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Lisboa by the bottle
The wines of this Portuguese region are emerging from the shadows of their history. Above, Azenhas do Mar in Colares. Come back tomorrow for wine reviews and producer details. Four...
Julia Harding MW
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Louise Hurren compares attitudes to women winemakers in France and China.
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A day spent at the hub of wine academe in Bordeaux, the world-famous ISVV, was fascinating, and threw up serious...
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It takes an Irishman to persuade a Zimbabwean-Brit to fly to the remotest corner of Slovenia to taste wine on...
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Samantha bids farewell, for a while. Snow-covered Mount Hood in the background of this view from the Oregon winery. I...
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South African wine writer Malu Lambert happened to be in London when her country’s most famous wine was displayed in...
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After his survey of the history of this southern Italian wine, Walter looks at what is being done to assure...
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For the first of three reports, Walter ventures to the far south of Italy. Twice. See also Cirò – the...
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Samantha explains hoses, presses and barrelling this week.
I don’t know how wine was made before hoses. They’re literally everywhere...
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New York-based Charles Curtis MW, fine wine advisor and writer formerly with Christie's, outlines some harsh truths about champagne sales...
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An exploration of the southern Rhône beyond Châteauneuf. See the accompanying tasting notes here. And see this guide for our...
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Samantha reports on some welcome fine weather. Eventually.
Ah winemaking! How romantic…
I just soaped my hair and watched a...
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First-picked 2019 Chardonnay grapes shown here. Fingers crossed for drier weather. Click on the tag to find last week's despatch...
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Another revealing encounter at San Polino outside Montalcino and praise for their 2014.
At the beginning of August I visited...
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