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Gippsland comes of age
This cool-climate Australian region is finally living up to its early promise. Winegrowers Patrick Sullivan and Megan McLaren are pictured above (credit: Guy Lavoipierre). When I moved to Melbourne in...
Max Allen
Friday 20 February 2026
• 2 min read
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – biting the bullet in 2023
Julia Harding MW
Tuesday 17 February 2026
• 2 min read
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Fine China in London
Chinese wines to ring in the New Year – or anytime, really, now that this portfolio is available in the UK. The convivial, wine-loving Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai once...
Oliver Coleman
Monday 16 February 2026
• 2 min read
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Reviews of what Richard drank at Christmas, including the curios shown above. Over the festive season, I spent one chunk...
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An update on this just-released, highly anticipated vintage, plus some 2019s, 2018s and 2015s well worth seeking out. Above, sunset...
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The Deep Roots Coalition believes so, and Sam gathers some compelling evidence – including 63 wines, all dry-farmed on the...
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An impressive tasting inspires a deeper look at this fast-growing wine region. Above, first impression of Skåne, a late-afternoon swim...
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The combination of an exciting vintage and low prices should be more appealing than it clearly is. High-scoring c ru...
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No longer an afterthought, pink wines are coming into their own, with quality and prices to match. Those two factors...
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… and rewarding Tam and Jancis with heady verticals of Grange, Bin 389, Yattarna and a host of Special Bins...
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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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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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