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Wine discoveries – February 2026
A flurry of wines to chase the winter blues away. Above, Ina and Heiko Bamberger, makers of one such wine, a terrific German sparkler reviewed below (credit: Lucie Greiner). February...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 March 2026
• 2 min read
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Erbamat – Franciacorta's future?
Walter Speller
Wednesday 18 February 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Floods hit Spain, Portugal, Italy, Monarch Tractor shuttered, early budbreak in California
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 14 February 2026
• 1 min read
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From light, delicate Prosecco to cult wine from Bordeaux and red Zinfandel, there’s something for everyone in these 25 wines...
Wines of the week
An incredibly refreshing Nebbiolo from a sustainably-minded family that sells for as little as €17.50, $24.94, £22.50.
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Perpetuo, Ambrato, Altogrado – these ancient styles offer Marsala a way to reclaim its identity as one of Sicily’s vinous...
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For background details on this vintage see Barolo 2022 – vintage report. Above, the Lazzarito vineyard with the Alps in...
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A pleasant surprise, showing more nuance and complexity than initially expected. Above, a view of Serralunga d’Alba.
2022 is widely...
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Brunello farmers never knew what nature would throw at them next in 2025. Yet somehow they managed, even claiming that...
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The wines Brunello producers are most proud of from the 2021 vintage, assessed. See also Walter’s overview of the vintage...
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Following Walter’s overview of the vintage last Friday, here’s the first instalment of his wine reviews. Above, Leonardo Berti, winemaker...
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Montalcino has finally produced a map of its vineyards but 2021 reveals the producers that triumph irrespective of geography. Such...
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Varieties that leap over mountains with no regard for geopolitical borders make definitions tricky, says Wink Lorch. Above, a vineyard...
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Tuscany’s wine heartland is going back to its roots, and scaling new heights. A shorter version of this article is...
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Chianti Classico is such a fine wine – here’s the proof. Above, Panzano with the Conca d’Oro in the foreground...
Nick on restaurants
Restaurant recommendations in Florence and the Chianti Classico hills. Above, the friendly wine bar In Vino Veritas.
Three nights in...
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Some of the world’s more ambitious, and ambitiously priced, wines – those offered this year on the Bordeaux Place. Above...
Wine news in 5
Plus, Italy is on schedule to become the largest wine producer in the world in 2025. Also, news on how...
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A tannic vintage produced some lovely surprises and shows how far growers have come in dealing with summer heat. Albino...
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