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Portugal's best recent releases, mid 2026 – sparkling, white and rosé
Great wines from Vinho Verde to the Algarve via the Douro, Bairrada, Dão, Tejo and the Alentejo. Above, Luís Pato’s Vinha Formal in Bairrada. No one Portuguese region has a...
Julia Harding MW
• 5 min read
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International and local varieties thrive in this Central European country with a long winegrowing history and a bright winemaking future...
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Rumours of Merlot’s comeback have been greatly exaggerated – but there are certainly bottles worth seeking out. Above, Duckhorn’s famed...
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It can pay to age your rosé, Julian Leidy reports from Elizabeth Gabay MW’s Fine Rosé Day conference. We’re living...
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The sunny Crouch Valley in Essex lures Burgundians across the Channel to make wine in England. The Times, Britain’s newspaper...
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A visit to one of the wineries that has decisively shaped Rioja’s modern history. Above, Contino’s winemaker Jorge Navascués. See...
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Celebrating wine from clay in southern Portugal. 1,900 wine lovers can’t be wrong. In November last year they thronged to...
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124 wines reviewed, revealing assorted treasures buried in the far south-western corner of Australia. See also Visiting Great Southern. The...
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Proof that Rioja remains a terrific source of mature wines at excellent prices. Above, one of the vineyards of El...
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Plus a selection of top-quality wines made at sufficient scale that they can be found the world over. Above, Juan...
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A focus on single-village, single-vineyard and single-variety Rioja. Above, Juan Carlos Sancha and his mule working the Cerro la Isa...
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Picking out value and genuine interest in California wine. See Zinfandel - the beauty of age. Above, an old Zinfandel...
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Thirty-seven wines that argue the case for investment in Santorini’s precious and threatened vineyards. Above, Matthew Argyros among his precious...
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A flurry of wines to chase the winter blues away. Above, Ina and Heiko Bamberger, makers of one such wine...
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Impressions from the most recent Ten Years On tastings held by Bordeaux Index and Farr Vintners. See this report on...
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The first of three articles about this lauded vintage. See 2016 bordeaux at 10 years - left-bank reds, David v...
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Convinced of Riesling’s inherent greatness, these California winemakers strive onwards despite the Sisyphean task of selling the wines. Above, a...
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