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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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An early peek at the 2022 vintage in these northern Rhône Syrah heartlands, including a taste of Guigal's La Reynarde...
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Overall, a good vintage for whites in the northern Rhône, particularly in Hermitage. Above, our intrepid reporter on his morning...
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This tasting article accompanies yesterday's Jerez's terroirists. The background to many of them has been provided by Ferran, the tasting...
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Another monthly microcosm of the wine world from our Singapore correspondent.
The photograph above shows winemaker Maxence Dulou in the...
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Not exactly majestic but a range with plenty of interest and some real value.
I enjoyed tasting the wines described...
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Reporting on the 'world's best white' from Margaret River, including the 38th edition of the benchmark Chardonnay tasting held at...
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A small selection of mostly red bordeaux from four recent vintages. Pictured above, a recent royal visit at Château Smith...
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A collection of tasting notes that reinforce the story Max told earlier this year in his article on the next...
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A follow-up to our 133 tasting notes on current SA sparkling, white and rosé wines, including a complete vertical of...
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Phenomenal value – in Riesling especially – from New York's Finger Lakes region.
They say that farming is a profession...
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The very first tasting notes on the winning wines, which were revealed in Athens on Friday.
Last year I reviewed...
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Low-priced highlights from two increasingly important players in the UK wine market. Recent data from Kantar Worldpanel (to 1 October)...
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A vertical tasting extending back to 1958 highlighted the exceptional work of Angelo Gaja in Piemonte and beyond. Above, Gaia...
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Parsing the differences within this California AVA. For an overview, see Paso Robles – the wines, part 1. Above, winemakers...
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Exploring one of California's most diverse AVAs. Gaps in the Santa Lucia Mountains separating the vineyards from the Pacific can...
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A hotbed of varietal diversity in South Australia. Above, Peter and Duncan Lloyd at Coriole, where nearly half the vineyards...
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