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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...
Julia Harding MW
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A quick-fire en primeur campaign has begun – but are the wines worth buying, and will the price be right...
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Amanda Barnes, a specialist in South American wine, makes a strong case for looking outside of Serra Gaúcha and into...
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The year of peronospora and, again, heat. Above, the view from Castiglione towards La Morra. 2023 may go into the...
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Thoughts on a blind tasting of more than 260 wines from the 2020 vintage at the Southwold tastings in London...
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Impressions of the newly released burgundies after tasting several hundred of them in London last week. The views of merchants...
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From Napa names such as Dalla Valle, Eisele, Spottswoode and Shafer to his own label in Oregon, Tony Soter has...
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A sea of tranquillity – and in quantity, too. Above, the Côte d'Or looking south from Gevrey-Chambertin, early September 2022...
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Another nail-biter, but this time with higher volumes than 2022, and an overall positive outlook. Above, the 2023 harvest at...
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As Washington's wine industry trembles, landless young labels and historic old vineyards are strengths the state can lean into. Above...
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What does the vintage produced in COVID times look like? Walter gives us a foretaste of wines that will be...
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Rain, downy mildew and hail made for a complicated vintage – particularly for those aiming to follow organic principles in...
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The Pacific Northwest and California seem to have swapped weather this year. Above, Mount Hood is visible through the vines...
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Overall, the vines handled the heat and drought of 2023 well in the southern Rhône, Ali reports after tasting through...
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Walter gets the scoop on the Brunellos about to be shown en primeur on 17 November in Montalcino and 21...
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New attention is being paid to this region, with insiders and foreigners jockeying for a share of its old vines...
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California has had one of its longest, wettest and coolest growing seasons this century, with some regions still harvesting. Yet...
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