South Africa

Mission Blind Tasting A Chardonnay masterclass, with everything you need to know to distinguish one country’s styles from another’s. At last tally, Chardonnay...

Wine news in 5 Plus new commercial-vineyard regulations in the country of Georgia and season updates from South Africa and Washington State. Above, Asti...

Tasting articles A collection of wines, most of them Integrity & Sustainability Certified, from a country with a uniquely precious natural environment...

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Wine news in 5 Plus, a trade deal for China and South Africa, falling French wine and spirits exports, a legal case in Australia...

Tasting articles From light, delicate Prosecco to cult wine from Bordeaux and red Zinfandel, there’s something for everyone in these 25 wines...

Wine news in 5 Plus, wet weather makes California drought-free for the first time in 25 years and leaves snow on Douro vineyards. Much...

Wine news in 5 Also: the WHO calls for raised alcohol taxes; more tariff drama; Champagne sales decline, and protests continue at Moët Hennessy...

Wine news in 5 Plus an update on France’s ban on copper-containing fungicides for organic viticulture. Above, fire in South Africa’s Overberg, sent by...

Don't quote me Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed. This diary is a double...

Inside information On South Africa’s remote West Coast an unlikely fortified-wine revival is taking place. Malu Lambert reports. Saldanha’s castle is an...

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Tasting articles A wine competition that actually matters. Paarlberg (‘pearl mountain’) is behind us, iridescent in the cool morning light where the...

Free for all Charlotte Adams Alsaadi writes this submission to our 2025 wine writing competition about Grenache. See our competition guide for more...

Free for all Missing buttery Meursault? Read on! A much shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . Californian...

Wines of the week The only white wine from a master of unplugged, stunningly pure wines, and well worth seeking out. F rom £23.95...