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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
• 2 min read
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Pikes, Traditionale Riesling, Clare Valley
The professionals’ pick for rock-solid Riesling at a reasonable price. From $14.99, £13. At a gathering for emerging leaders on Wines of Western Australia’s Cultivate Leadership programme, the emergees were...
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 20 February 2026
• 1 min read
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A DNA discovery connecting Türkiye and Hungary over three centuries
This morning at Wine Paris, Dr José Vouillamoz and Seyit Karagözoğlu of Paşaeli Winery made a surprising announcement. Kolorko, a rare Turkish grape, has been discovered to be genetically the...
José Vouillamoz
Monday 9 February 2026
• 1 min read
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Part one of a two-part exploration of change in the vineyards of southern France.
Not for the first time, I’ve...
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A brilliantly buzzy white wine with the power to transform deliciously over many years. And prices start at just €19.90...
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Gigondas Blanc lives up to its new appellation in 2024. Above, Clairette at Château de St-Cosme, one of the vintage’s...
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A rare Austrian variety revived and worthy of a place at the table. From €13.15, £20.10, $24.19.
It was pouring...
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Wines for the festive season, pulled from our last month of tastings. Above, fog over the California vineyards of Haliotide...
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Recommendations of very varied wines for very varied budgets, from £11.50 to £60 a bottle. A much shorter version of...
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In some cases, whites have the upper hand over reds in 2024. For all our coverage of the 2024 vintage...
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From Chardonnay to Zierfandler, the final report from Tara and Julia’s marathon Austrian tasting.
Tara writes One could argue that...
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Part three of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. Click for...
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What Julia does when she has (almost) finished work.
The five months since my last Portuguese collections have passed in...
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Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from Austria’s most exalted white-wine region. See also our reports on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from...
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