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Azenhas do Mar, Portugal
Inside information Lisboa by the bottle

The wines of this Portuguese region are emerging from the shadows of their history. Above, Azenhas do Mar in Colares. Come back tomorrow for wine reviews and producer details. Four...

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Renacido vineyard harvest 2025
Inside information Although quantity is down, winemakers across Chile are optimistic about the quality of vintage 2025. Some claim it is one...
restored tinajas in the Bodegas Verum cellars
Inside information Ancient vines and old winemaking techniques revived in Spain’s powerhouse wine region. Read about the historical context and current trends...
Santiago del Corzo and Analia Carabelli
Inside information Harvest 2025 in Argentina finishes with a twist in the tail and a fork in the road. Hot or cold...
Pauillac harvest 1 October
Inside information Having tasted cask samples of the wines, our man in Bordeaux reflects on this challenging vintage. Come back next week...
Klein Constantia 2025 harvest
Inside information South Africa’s 2025 harvest is being hailed as potentially one of the greats. South African wine writer Malu Lambert canvassed...
Mt. Fuji seen from Suntory Tomi no Oka vineyard; Photo by Fumio Shiogami
Inside information Winegrowing in Japan has exploded in the last decade. Wine expert and translator Yoko Obara offers an inside look. Although...
Oxbridge blind-tasting match 2025 competitor seen through lined-up bottles
Inside information England's two most prestigious universities go head to head in this annual blind wine tasting. Centre of the picture above...
Cristina Marello Prandi in front of the Paiagallo vineyard
Inside information A challenging year, to say the least, in Piemonte’s pre-eminent DOCG. Above, Cristina Marello Prandi in front of the Paiagallo...
Mamoiada landscape; courtesy of Mamoja
Inside information In the heart of Sardinia, this hotspot for Grenache is looking toward a bright future, even as ideas of how...
River Thames at night Jan 2025
Inside information Tam emerges from the trenches of London's Burgundy Week besotted with the 2023 vintage. See this guide to our coverage...
Brunello 2024 green bunch of grapes
Inside information Walter canvasses some of Montalcino's top producers for their take on this challenging and unusually abundant vintage. Above, excess fruit...
Pruning braziers in the Musigny vineyard
Inside information All our team’s tasting notes on 2023 burgundies are being published in our tasting notes database as quickly as possible...
View from Montalcino city towards the south of Tuscany; credit Walter Speller
Inside information Wines of charm and drinkability from a challenging vintage. Come back tomorrow for Walter’s tasting notes. Above, the view from...
Clockwise from right: chicken pie, spinach pie/spanakopita and mushroom pie
Inside information Once upon a time, Sam, Tam and Tara thought it would be fun to put together a pie-pairing guide...
Gigondas - Domaine Santa Duc
Inside information Record-breaking heat in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and environs led to some powerful wines. Ali reports from two weeks of travel and tasting...
Quinta dos Malvedos 2024
Inside information Small and tough in places but overall it looks like Portugal's wines of 2024 will be worth the work. Above...
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