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Guide to our old-vines coverage
4 June 2026 In advance of the 2026 Old Vine Conference on 8 June, we’re republishing this overview of our old-vines coverage, newly updated. 28 June 2023 The Old Vine...
Julian Leidy
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Brutal weather threatens vineyards, Chianti rosé, latest global wine stats
Plus some wine-scholarship opportunities and events and site news before the Wine News takes a break. Before I dive in, I’d like to congratulate Jancis for taking #2 in Drinks...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
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Alistair Cooper MW gets to grips with a favourite grape variety. Pieter H Walser of BLANKbottle, responsible for two of...
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Some great wines at great prices. Overlook at your peril! Wild man Donovan Rall, winner of this year's Platter Guide...
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In continued celebration of old vines comes this overperforming South African Chenin, courtesy of Richard. It also echoes the enthusiasm...
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Latest releases from the likes of David and Nadia Sadie, Richard Kershaw MW and May-Eliane de Lencquesaing's Glenelly together with...
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Tom Parker MW reviews 43 wines from regions other than Bordeaux, which, along with others including Opus One 2018 and...
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Winemaker Cerina van Niekirk's entry is titled, 'From Priorat to Piekenierskloof'. She explains that 'My husband is the cellar master...
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In his introduction to his old-vine competition entry, Ian Haggie explains: ' I am a mid-thirties wine professional based in...
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Modestly, or coyly, writer and coffee roaster Jono Le Feuvre doesn't send us a bio when he sends us his...
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We're back in the Skurfberg region for Rob MacCulloch MW's entry to our old-vine writing competition. He writes, ' I'm...
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The third entry to our 2021 writing competition on old vines is from Etienne Neethling, who introduces himself as 'a...
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Okay, I'm convinced … New-wave Pouilly-Fumé producer Jonathan Pabiot pictured above by Juan Trujillo Andrades for Lay & Wheeler.
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Today’s wine of the week is made by a remarkable young man who was one of the early beneficiaries of...
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There is great Chenin Blanc in both the Loire and South Africa, the two being closely linked in the image...
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For International Sauvignon Blanc Day, a truly superior example – recommended even to those who say they don’t like Sauvignon...
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We celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day today. See also today's wine of the week, a most unusual Sauvignon.
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Malu Lambert admires the spirit of a new staff-owned project by Mullineux, with help from Waitrose. The Great Heart team...
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