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Matching wine with Asian food, part 6 – smoky-nutty-earthy and strong-piquant
Part six of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. Click here for all the articles in this series so far published...
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 13 February 2026
• 1 min read
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France's most progressive region? Languedoc reds, part 2
Ninety-nine wines showing the dazzling diversity of this often-underestimated region. Part 1 was published yesterday. See also Languedoc whites – looking to the future and Languedoc – the buzzword is...
Tamlyn Currin
Tuesday 20 January 2026
• 9 min read
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Rhône 2024 – Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph and other northern reds
An attractive and solid vintage to enjoy in its youth. See this guide to our coverage of the 2024 vintage in the Rhône Valley. Overall the wines from Crozes-Hermitage and...
Alistair Cooper MW
Thursday 27 November 2025
• 13 min read
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A unique, dream tasting in Paris, and an interesting survey of the evolution of the wines' price. Domaine Jamet’s Côte...
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As Americans celebrate independence, we look at a particularly independent, if controversial, vigneron who is putting Washington State wine on...
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The 2019 vintage was a real success in Hawke's Bay, as witness this year's collection of reds from its well-drained...
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James continues his tasting tour of the northern Rhône's Syrah heartlands… The river viewed from St-Joseph vineyards is pictured here...
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We move northwards with this first of three reports on the 2020 vintage in the northern Rhône Valley together with...
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Technically this certified biodynamic beauty is a Côtes du Rhône but it's from the far north of this massive appellation...
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A brilliant pair of Western Australians. See also this news of Australian wine.
Riesling from AU$25, £18.95, $27.99, 3,090 roubles...
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A dozen Chardonnays and a dozen reds hand-picked from New Zealand's second most important wine region after Marlborough. Gimblett Gravels...
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See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019 .
Both St-Joseph and Cornas show real quality in 2019...
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See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019. Above Jean-Paul Jamet gives Ali a cartographical tour of Côte...
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After last week's wallow in the southern Rhône, we head north – to find it not that much cooler. See...
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Alistair Cooper MW, a specialist in South American wine, urges Chilean wine producers to plant more of the northern Rhône...
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A great-value Syrah from south-eastern France that combines irresistible fragrance with generous amounts of peppery red and black fruit flavours...
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Alistair Cooper MW immerses himself in the state's Syrahs and Cabernets for the first time and compares them with their...
Don't quote me
Richard takes allegorical aim at Pinot Noir (with apologies to any devout readers).
In the church of wine, Pinot Noir...
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Is New Zealand the greatest region for Syrah outside France? Richard blind-tastes the evidence for his long-held theory, and enjoys...
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