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Erbamat – Franciacorta's future?
An ancient variety high in acidity and low in alcohol might help Franciacorta weather the effects of climate change. Last September I was invited by Berlucchi, the winery credited with...
Walter Speller
Wednesday 18 February 2026
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Matching wine with Asian food, part 6 – smoky-nutty-earthy and strong-piquant
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 13 February 2026
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The Southwold tastings – a history
Jancis Robinson
Thursday 12 February 2026
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See also the first half of Walter’s 2018 Italian vintage report on more northerly wine regions. But first, those statistics...
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Walter introduces the mosaic of factors that determined the varied character of last year’s wines in Italy and details what...
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The final part of Julia's overview of Bordeaux 2018 looks at pricing as one serious player and several smaller châteaux...
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In the second part of her report on Bordeaux 2018, Julia looks at the characteristics of the wines and the...
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In this first part of her overview, Julia looks at what happened in the vineyard, how the extreme conditions of...
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Some suggestions for party wines from the UK retailer that's about to change its name and focus. So, Majestic Wine...
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Looking into the latest developments in English wine tourism. See also English wine in a hole over nomenclature and Hampshire...
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In part 1 Julia looked at the vintage as a whole. In part 2 she looks at specific details. Stems...
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A lovely vintage north to south: wines singing their heart out.
The wines from this open and aromatic vintage were...
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Walter is passionate about a light, sweet, lightly sparkling historic wine too often overlooked. Now joined by a dry version...
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Is 2017 as good in the northern Rhône as it is in the south? Spoiler alert: yes. See also this...
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No shortage of enthusiasm for 2018 from our German specialist.
It would probably be the understatement of the year to...
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A potentially great vintage summarised, with Richard's top wines. See this guide article. It was all the right weather, but...
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Louis Roederer’s take on the particularly ripe, early 2018 harvest in Champagne. Champagne specialist Tim Hall interviewed Louis Roederer’s chef...
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Richard enthuses about his recent trip to South Africa while considering the difficult context in which wine producers have to...
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Marc Kent branches out on the Cape South Coast. Boekenhoutskloof in Franschhoek may be a nightmare to spell but it...
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