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Napa Sauvignon Blanc, 2024 and 2025
Rich takes on this popular white-wine variety. Above, Rudd’s Mt Veeder Estate (© Rudd). For the last three years I have flown from Oregon to California to review Napa Valley...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 2 min read
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2024 vintage ports, 80 Year Olds and many more
An excellent year for vintage port. No wonder every port house is releasing one or more such ports, making this the first general declaration in seven years. Above, the seven...
Julia Harding MW
• 3 min read
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Pop the Brít-Nat
Britpop move over; here comes Brít-Nat with pop-the-crown-cap controversy and edgy attitude. Henry writes On the day that the soon-to-be-legendary June heatwave of 2026 landed, Tamlyn and I headed to...
Henry Jeffreys
• 13 min read
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The Agulhas Wine Triangle's special wine potential explored.
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A landmark tasting that teaches us something about Bordeaux left-bank vintages. Above, Olivier Bernard presents the wines. See also this...
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Musings on goings-on in English wine as well as some unexpected bargains. Above, the barrel room at Tensley Wines.
On...
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Grüner Veltliner wines from ÖTW estates tasted at the annual Single Vineyard Summit at Schloss Grafenegg (above). See Julia’s report...
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Richard tastes two big wines from the world's biggest producer, among others.
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Proof that co-ops can make excellent wine. Wines from L’Estabel in Cabrières (seen above) and Santadi in southern Sardinia, with...
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Red wines from Carnuntum, Leithaberg and Eisenberg. The first in a series of articles by Julia and Paula reporting on...
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More proof to support Julia's belief that Crete is currently the most exciting wine region in Greece. See also part...
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Following up on Julia's overview of Crete's exciting wine scene, here are tasting notes for wineries A–I. Come back tomorrow...
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One of the world's more energetic winemakers returns to his roots.
Jacques Lurton is on a mission. In 2019, on...
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To follow up on yesterday’s Riesling GG reviews, Paula covers the best of the rest, especially highlighting Spatbürgunder and Silvaner...
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Walter’s uncharacteristic praise for a fine Italian Cabernet Sauvignon, this one from Sardinia, with tasting notes on a mini-vertical, is...
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Riesling, Riesling everywhere … but especially in Wiesbaden at last month’s annual VDP GG premiere. Come back tomorrow to read...
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From Arinto to Vermentino, with Carricante, Picpoul, Ribolla Gialla and many other varieties in between, the California white-wine scene has...
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A hard-nosed assessment of the Bordeaux trade's current attempt to widen its portfolio outside the Gironde. Above, Zuccardi's Finca Canal...
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