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Sherry, port and Madeira in profusion. This is surely the time of year when you can allow yourself to take the plunge into these very special wines. I tasted quite...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 12 December 2025
• 3 min read
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Rhône 2024 – other southern whites, rosés and VDNs
Gigondas Blanc lives up to its new appellation in 2024. Above, Clairette at Château de St-Cosme, one of the vintage’s standout producers. For more on the Rhône 2024 vintage, see...
Alistair Cooper MW
Wednesday 10 December 2025
• 11 min read
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Rhône 2024 – other southern reds
Alistair Cooper MW
Wednesday 10 December 2025
• 12 min read
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While political demonstrations against the governing Dream Party raged in Tbilisi in late November, Julia escaped the capital for a...
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The pick of the new releases from Tuscany and all points south tasted by Walter recently. Above, Casavecchia grapes cultivated...
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The best new releases from Piemonte, the Veneto and other points north that have crossed Walter's desk in the last...
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A rare chance to compare as many as 25 wines with different closures, largely thanks to Jean-Marie Guffens of Verget...
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The most extensive tasting report on California Chenin Blanc ever. Above, a cluster of Chenin Blanc from Williams Selyem’s Vista...
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Don't pour that ancient bottle of wine down the sink! Some of the corks from an evening described below that...
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Unexpected, excellent and affordable, Austria’s sparkling wines are worth stocking up on. Above, bottles resting in the cellar of Weingut...
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Part 2 of a collection of Portuguese wines tasted by Julia over the last six months or so: mostly reds...
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Spain's most prestigious winery releases its new vintages to the public in January. Ferran gets an early look. Above, barrels...
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An Umbrian region famed for red wines is rediscovering the possibilities of its local white grape. Image of Trebbiano Spoletino...
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Among other things, a tasting involving two devices that are popular for seasonal gifting: Coravin and eto. Every December, there's...
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A dramatic vintage. For notes on the 2020 Brunello di Montalcinos, also to be released this January, and background to...
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From Muscadet to Chinon to Sancerre, this Loire Valley wine tasting shows off the region’s diversity, energy and talent –...
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