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New(ish) and notable in California
Some promising representatives of the next generation of California wine brands. Above, w inemaker Ryan Pass of Pass Wines (photo by Emma K Creative). There was a time, more than...
Alder Yarrow
Friday 23 January 2026
• 21 min read
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France's most progressive region? Languedoc reds, part 2
Tamlyn Currin
Tuesday 20 January 2026
• 9 min read
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We too rarely have the chance to taste vintage port at optimum maturity. But this tasting of 63 of them...
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We see too few California wines in the UK but we review some of those that made it across the...
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A collection of 44 burgundies older than 2019 reviewed by Julia, Tam, Richard and Jancis. Above is from Dom J...
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See this guide to the other instalments in this broad look at current offerings from the Loire Valley. Reds, pinks...
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A second, rather superior slice … see also this guide to our coverage of 2019 burgundies.
At the end of...
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22 February 2021 Marion Ebner-Ebenauer, whose heavy black bottles came in for some criticism below, adds a thorough report on...
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… plus three English offerings, with Valentine's Day in prospect.
Yes, pink champagne is a cliché. But, as a champagne...
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Ferran tasted the best of the second-wave Albariños blind. Results below. See also the story of both first and second...
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To celebrate Waitangi Day and the start of New Zealand Wine Week, we present this collection of tasting notes from...
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An international tasting of eight wines that beautifully demonstrates the ageing potential of Charles Heidsieck's non-vintage champagne, frequently referred to...
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A further 67 tasting notes on this appealing burgundy vintage (plus one 2018 and a 2020). Above is what vineyards...
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More than 100 more tasting notes to add to all those featured in this guide to our coverage of 2018...
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We hope we don't have to remind you of the potential of Portuguese table wines and grape varieties. Here is...
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Is Muscadet, possibly, the most underrated, misunderstood, underaged and underpriced wine in the world? Sounds overdramatic. Maybe. (This is the...
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Walter argues that we have it all wrong about Romagna's divine white wine grape variety.
Last October was the first...
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A dozen Chardonnays and a dozen reds hand-picked from New Zealand's second most important wine region after Marlborough. Gimblett Gravels...
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