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Margaret River v the world
From a forest of wine glasses, a comprehensive exploration of Margaret River’s best bottles and their international competitors. Including a preview of some of the beauties being poured at our...
Richard Hemming MW
Monday 23 February 2026
• 2 min read
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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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Julia and Jancis sample a small but diverse selection of wines from Czechia, tasted in London. Above, the Mikulovská wine...
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Following on from yesterday's sneak preview of the vintage, Walter reviews 53 Barolo 2020s as well as some late releases...
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A vertical tasting of one of the highest-scoring Sauternes estates in the Christian Seely years. See this guide to our...
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Florencia Gomez, an Argentine-born, London-based oenologist turned MW candidate, lent us a hand this busy autumn season, joining Julia at...
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Six of Burgundy’s bigger négociants came to London recently to show off their 2022s – Bichot, Boisset, Chanson, Drouhin, Faiveley...
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Following Walter’s arresting and detailed story about the challenges and opportunities of Sardinia’s Mandrolisai denomination and three of its stars...
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Walter takes us into the heart of Sardinia to witness the rebirth of this very traditional appellation and profile three...
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A campaign launched to free Madeira from its before- and after-dinner status and put it straight on the dinner table...
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More than 50 wines in many styles – some but by no means all made in underground clay qvevri such...
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The second-driest year on record leads to low yields but no shortage of quality.
On a recent trip to Sonoma...
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In response to a request on our Members’ forum , we are publishing this collection of 148 tasting notes much...
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A new generation is taking Sonoma’s benchmark producers to new heights. Claire (far left) and Alan (far right), current co-presidents...
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A bumper edition of Richard's monthly tasting compilation.
Much of this collection was tasted on my recent visit to Margaret...
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Concluding Ali's Rhône 2022 coverage, tasting notes on the rosés and whites from southern Rhône appellations other than Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Above...
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Our extensive coverage of 2022 in the Rhône Valley continues with a collection of red wines from the region's often...
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As with Gigondas, a challenging vintage, but Ali finds plenty worth attention. For his reports on the rest of the...
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