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Diemersdal winemaking team
Tasting articles Waitrose spring 2026 recommendations

Great buys available in the UK and farther afield – including some naturally lower-alcohol wines. Above, left to right: Reon Richter, Leana Coetzee, Mari Branders, Juandre Bruwer – the core...

Alder Springs vineyard
Tasting articles Alder Springs – a grape goldmine in Mendocino

Some of California’s most exciting wines are coming from a vineyard far from any other. Above, Alder Springs vineyard (credit: Natalie Holstine) . As this piece was about to be...

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Wine Society 150th anniversary Port bottle
Tasting articles A range of broachable fine wines that has taken 10 years to put together and marks a major anniversary for...
Lola and Alvaro Palacios
Tasting articles Lola Palacios joins her father Álvaro Palacios in the family business of raising Spain's reputation for exceptional wines. Álvaro Palacios...
Zelen tasting descriptors
Tasting articles A rare, ancient and indigenous Slovenian variety well worth seeking out. The word zelen in Slovenian means ‘green’. Zelenjava means...
Jurançon © Pierre Carton
Tasting articles A revelatory tasting in south-west France. Image of Jurançon vineyards and the Pyrenees © Pierre Carton. The sweet wines for...
Richard Hemming raising his glass at a wine tasting
Tasting articles A snapshot of wine in all its glorious diversity, as compiled by Richard in Singapore. This month's collection of tasting...
DRC 2021 vintage tasting
Tasting articles Julia enjoys a hushed, seated tasting of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's latest releases, from the frost-struck 2021 vintage. Pictured left...
A bunch of ripe Furmint grapes on the vine - credit Liam Cabot
Tasting articles This variety knows no borders, turning out a diverse array of compelling wines across central Europe. Furmint February has become...
Sashi Moorman © Evening Land Vineyards
Tasting articles Drilling down on the details to get the most out of this standout AVA in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Sashi Moorman...
Bordeaux 2014 left-bank first growths
Tasting articles The second and final part of a review of 118 wines tasted in London earlier this month, all but a...
Bordeaux 2014 right-bank
Tasting articles Hot on the heels of the Southwold blind tasting of the 2020s last month comes this review of 118 wines...
California Sauvignon Blanc line-up of bottles
Tasting articles Suddenly, everyone seems to be drinking California Sauvignon Blanc, and Alder has no idea why. I try to keep up...
The rolling, vine-covered hills of Terra Alta in Catalonia
Tasting articles Exceptional white wines at exceptional prices from a place filled with history. Above, Garnacha Blanca vines share space with other...
Maison Cazes Grenache Blanc 1993 VDN foudre
Tasting articles A mouth-watering reminder to drink more vins doux naturels, whether fresh and fruity, aged and nutty, or on the dry...
Bdx 2020 left-bank bottles
Tasting articles In her final report from the Southwold tasting, Julia reviews the wines of the left bank, where Cabernet Sauvignon is...
Bordeaux 2020 right-bank bottles
Tasting articles In the second of three tasting articles, Julia reviews the largely Merlot-based wines of the right bank, all tasted blind...
Ch Carbonnieux
Tasting articles Julia's reviews from a comprehensive blind tasting of wines from this vintage. First off, the whites, both dry and sweet...
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