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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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BC-based writer Arnica Rowan heads to the other side of Canada to report on its vibrant sparkling-wine industry, and Jancis...
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As Ferran claimed in Ribeira Sacra – a region in delicate balance yesterday, this dramatic landscape produces some of Spain’s...
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A range of interesting, well-priced bottles from this small supermarket chain, many of which are available further afield. No doubt...
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No shortage of bargains here, including one compelling old-vine red grown on the slopes of the mountain above. I’m rather...
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Superb wines from minutely defined plots thanks to a winemaker with no formal training (photo credit: Mike Smith).
Amelia Nolan...
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A range of wines that show there is great quality, and far more diversity, beyond the small number of dry...
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An old-favourite South African Chenin Blanc in fine form, among many other gems. There's a nostalgic thread to many of...
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Paula Sidore reports from the annual tasting of Grosse Gewächse in Wiesbaden that it’s time we all paid more attention...
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The Riesling report for 2022 and 2023 Grosse Gewächse wines from VDP member estates shown this year in Wiesbaden. Two...
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New premises and increased ambition for a family company that's spreading its wings. Above, Jean Lacugue, maker of a particularly...
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Sonoma's Alexander Valley AVA is producing wines every bit as good as Napa's these days. Even in a theoretical future...
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Max is impressed by a new project in southern Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, and presents tasting notes on their first releases...
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There's a tiny village in Corbières where wine producers are unusual in their spirit of co-operation and devotion to organics...
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Confirmation of Roland Velich’s obsession with Blaufränkisch and that vines know no borders. Above, Velich with his wife, Dagmar (credit...
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As Kumeu River’s 2023 Chardonnays hit the market this week, we report on two recent tastings in London of wines...
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More exciting estates showing the modern side of Beaujolais. See also Beaujolais – it’s a wonderful life for an overview...
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