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California Riesling – improved and ignored
Convinced of Riesling’s inherent greatness, these California winemakers strive onwards despite the Sisyphean task of selling the wines. Above, a bunch of Riesling in the hands of grower Mike Lucia...
Alder Yarrow
Tuesday 24 February 2026
• 9 min read
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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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The first of four tasting articles inspired by South Africa's most rigorous wine competition. See also Trophy Wine Show 2023...
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More than one hundred eclectic Portuguese wines tasted and recommended. Pictured above are Carlos Raposo's restored 1960s concrete vats in...
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Wines that are a bit older than usual reviewed, along with their price tags. Above and below, The Great Hall...
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… but there is good news overall for the UK's emblematic smart retailer. Marks & Spencer (M&S) has been struggling...
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Three more new-wave Abruzzese profiled – Ciavolich, Tiberio and Valle Reale. Above, Trebbiano in Tiberio's vineyard. See also part 1...
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A new wave of producers in one of Italy's least celebrated wine regions looks to the past. Today, Walter profiles...
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A day spent in Contra Costa County and Lodi was truly historic. Above, Darrell Corti (left) and Tegan Passalacqua enjoy...
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A collection of over 100 blends of wine and carbon dioxide, including many a grower champagne tasted by Tam in...
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A report on South Africa's answer to Burgundy, seen above, via a tasting in the gracious setting shown below. Aerial...
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Raúl Pérez, pictured above, is far from the only Spanish winemaker making the most of the country's vineyards' natural assets...
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Our monthly round-up of tasting notes from the Little Red (and White and Rosé) Dot.
In a slight change to...
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Cyprus may lay claim to one of the most legendary sweet wines in the world (see Commandaria – a new...
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14 July 2023 As a result of its detailed Alternative Packaging for Wine report published in May, The Wine Society...
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A move away from oak pays off in fine, fragrant, complex and beautiful red Grenache wines. Above, Marco Cirillo pruning...
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The last set of tasting notes from Jancis's tour of some of New Zealand's finest wine producers last February.
With...
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Quality, diversity, value – Germany scores a hat-trick. Above, Weingut May's Himmelspfad vineyard in Retzstadt, Franken, courtesy of the winery...
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