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Languedoc whites – looking to the future
Part one of a two-part exploration of change in the vineyards of southern France. Not for the first time, I’ve come away from the Languedoc convinced that it’s the whites...
Tamlyn Currin
Tuesday 16 December 2025
• 5 min read
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The greatest-ever champagne vintage?
A comparative tasting of champagne from the highly acclaimed 1996 vintage and the overshadowed 1995. And a daring way to remove a recalcitrant champagne cork. Was 1996 the greatest-ever champagne...
Andy Howard MW
Monday 15 December 2025
• 4 min read
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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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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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A sparkling wine for pizza, parmesan, prosciutto, salami and gnocco fritto, and a whole lot more if you choose carefully...
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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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