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Wine discoveries – December 2025
Twenty-two reasons not to do Dry January. Among them, a Pinot Noir produced by Rippon, from their vineyards on the shores of Lake Wānaka in Central Otago, New Zealand, pictured...
Team JR
Monday 5 January 2026
• 5 min read
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Portuguese collection late 2025 – red and fortified
Julia Harding MW
Wednesday 17 December 2025
• 24 min read
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Rhône 2024 – other southern reds
Alistair Cooper MW
Wednesday 10 December 2025
• 13 min read
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A wide range of delicious reds for drinking and sharing over the holidays. A very much shorter version of this...
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Wines for the festive season, pulled from our last month of tastings. Above, fog over the California vineyards of Haliotide...
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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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With larger allocations and prices held steady, it’s an exciting year for buyers. Above, new Vega Sicilia managing director Jessica...
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A call to embrace the joyous ‘thanksgiving’ concept behind Beaujolais Nouveau with wines made by vignerons who care.
Clocks have...
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Part three of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. Click for...
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Reds were outnumbered 5 to 1 at the Grafenegg tastings but more than held their own. See also our reviews...
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There’s nothing commercial about this old-vine, organically farmed Cabernet from a family-run winery except perhaps its price. From £15, $19.99...
Wines of the week
A red and a white introduction to a magical place at near-magical prices. From €7.85, $11.94, £14.95 and €7.85, $10.99...
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A movement to cement Cabernet Franc as the preeminent variety of this East Coast state. Above, the Wölffer Estate on...
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Part two of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. For part...
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In a perilous vintage, Germany’s best 2023 Spätburgunders are a testament to nerve and precision in the vineyard. Also see...
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Cab may be king but Grenache is where the excitement is in Washington State. Above, terraced bush-vine Grenache in WeatherEye...
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Berry Bros recently went mad with a well-priced offer of this lauded vintage. See this guide to our more than...
Wines of the week
The very last vintages from a very special estate destroyed by wildfire last month. From $10.99, €13, £23.
‘The Clos...
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Long a local favourite, Folla Redonda may finally receive official recognition, reports Galicia wine expert Noah Chichester. Each year on...
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