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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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A to Z winery in Oregon
Inside information Washington's largest producer just became the premier player in Oregon wine. Yesterday morning, Oregon’s wine industry reverberated with the news...
Dick Boushey next to his Sauvignon Blanc 23 August 2022
Inside information Though unpredictable weather has brought challenges to Washington, Oregon and California growers, a return to normal yields and deeper flavour...
Zone 2 vineyard in Nieva, Rueda
Inside information In which Ferran visits three important producers of Rueda, and tastes older examples up to 20 years old. See also...
Atomic Wine Sessions 2022 participants
Inside information A good month before the current heatwaves in the northern hemisphere, Atomic Wine Sessions assembled the company above (Elaine in...
training young Marselan vines in Entre Deux Mers
Inside information Vineyard management companies are becoming increasingly important in the Gironde too. Above, recently planted Marselan vines (added to the classic...
Boulder Bay sea view
Inside information Chris Howard, winner of last year's wine writing competition, profiles the contemporary revival of Northland and the wineries of the...
The Landing, Northland with vines
Inside information Winner of last year's wine writing competition Chris Howard reports on an atmospheric but rarely publicised corner of the wine...
Esfuerzo release party
Inside information Arnica Rowan meets a powerful Mexican force in the Santa Ynez Valley in California's Central Coast. Seen here with friends...
Cory Empting indoors at Harlan Estate
Inside information A Napa Valley leader makes quite a radical adjustment. In spring of 2021 I met with winemaker Cory Empting at...
Jumilla landscape with Ferran in the distance
Inside information Our Spanish specialist, seen above in a Jumilla vineyard, introduces us to the w onders of the Mediterranean coast's Monastrell...
Troon vineyard in Oregon
Inside information Why the new Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC) may be the gold standard of sustainable certifications. Troon in Oregon, above, is...
pixellated image of red wine pouring
Inside information Where wine meets non-fungible tokens. Necessary futuristic thinking? Would you swap my bottle of 1982 Ch Lafite with yours? Even...
snowy vineyard scene, mid April 2022 in Washington
Inside information Sam reports on responses to frost in the Pacific Northwest. Above, a Washington vineyard in mid April. Last year on...
Wind machine and anti-frost candles at Ch Haut-Bailly pictured by technical director there, Gabriel Vialard
Inside information Wind machines and candles once again brought into action in the vineyards of Bordeaux. In Pessac-Léognan, Ch Haut-Bailly's technical director...
Sagemoor Vineyard in Washington
Inside information Washington wine is changing as never before. Our specialist sets the scene – just as she did for the very...
Napa grape sorting
Inside information Napa's reds from the controversial 2020 vintage will be rare, but those that will be released later this year should...
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