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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
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The map is not the terroir – Normandy as a wine region
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Thursday 15 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Recovering Marsala's history – without the British
Walter Speller
Tuesday 13 January 2026
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Having tasted cask samples of the wines, our man in Bordeaux reflects on this challenging vintage. Come back next week...
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South Africa’s 2025 harvest is being hailed as potentially one of the greats. South African wine writer Malu Lambert canvassed...
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Winegrowing in Japan has exploded in the last decade. Wine expert and translator Yoko Obara offers an inside look.
Although...
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England's two most prestigious universities go head to head in this annual blind wine tasting. Centre of the picture above...
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A challenging year, to say the least, in Piemonte’s pre-eminent DOCG. Above, Cristina Marello Prandi in front of the Paiagallo...
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In the heart of Sardinia, this hotspot for Grenache is looking toward a bright future, even as ideas of how...
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Tam emerges from the trenches of London's Burgundy Week besotted with the 2023 vintage. See this guide to our coverage...
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Walter canvasses some of Montalcino's top producers for their take on this challenging and unusually abundant vintage. Above, excess fruit...
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All our team’s tasting notes on 2023 burgundies are being published in our tasting notes database as quickly as possible...
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Wines of charm and drinkability from a challenging vintage. Come back tomorrow for Walter’s tasting notes. Above, the view from...
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Once upon a time, Sam, Tam and Tara thought it would be fun to put together a pie-pairing guide...
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Record-breaking heat in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and environs led to some powerful wines. Ali reports from two weeks of travel and tasting...
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Small and tough in places but overall it looks like Portugal's wines of 2024 will be worth the work. Above...
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Short and challenging, with some bright spots, such as Galicia, where the harvest was small but the healthiest in a...
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Lesson learnt when judging the UK finals of the Copa Jerez sherry-and-food-pairing competition: the kids are alright, and sherry is...
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After a marathon tasting spree from Vienne to Valence, James Lawther finds the challenging vintage light on ageability but rich...
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