2020

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concrete fermentation tanks in Argentina

Tasting articles Argentina's 2020 and 2021 vintages

Two recent, contrasting vintages with 80 young wines reviewed. See also Finding a sense of place in Argentina. Above, traditional concrete tanks are used for fermentation throughout Argentina. Argentine wine...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Wednesday 5 October 2022 • 8 min read

François Duvivier and Guillaume d'Angerville

Tasting articles Dom du Pélican's latest releases – the 2020 vintage

Julia Harding MW Tuesday 27 September 2022

Tasting articles Chile's 2020 and 2021 vintages

Samantha Cole-Johnson Friday 19 August 2022

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Bordeaux 2020 – right-bank reds

6 May 2021 This article is now complete – any recent additions, added since 26 April, have been incorporated into...

Alex Sokol of Sokol Blosser in Willamette Valley, Oregon by Andrea Johnson

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2020 vintage report – Oregon

Alex Sokol Blosser, pictured above by Andrea Johnson and star of this sustainability video, was stumped when trying to find...

Olivier Krug recording a close-up of a vine in Clos du Mesnil

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Assorted fizzes 2020

This is no time to desert the magic combination of wine and carbon dioxide. We present dozens of examples, and...

Barrel tasting 2020s at Ch St-Jacques d'Albas

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2020 vintage report – Minervois

Graham Nutter, owner of Ch St-Jacques d'Albas in Laure-Minervois and in the red shorts above, sends this report from the...

Symington 2020 picking crew in the Douro valley with masks

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2020 vintage report – Douro

Charles Symington of Symington Family Estates is in the forefront of the fight to adapt to climate change. See the...

Champagne harvest 2020 with face coverings

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Champagne 2020 – a vintage year?

In the final part of his three-part report on the situation in the Champagne region, Tim Hall of Scala Wine...

Jeroboams, Elizabeth Street champagne offer

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Champagne 2020 – beyond the deal

In the second of this three-part report, Tim Hall of Scala Wine does the math(s), after setting the scene yesterday...

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Champagne 2020 – setting the scene

In the first of three reports on the current unprecedented situation in Champagne, Tim Hall of Scala Wine, who specialises...

Growers and houses presidents in Champagne 2020

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Champagne in turmoil

18 August 2020 With the harvest already well underway, a deal has been struck between growers and houses. The yield...

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US tariffs and the pandemic – double jeopardy

Burgundy is not just small family domaines. Matthew Hayes talks to those in charge of the much larger enterprises that...

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Pandemic effects – northern v southern hemisphere

Wine producers in which hemisphere are better off? One producer with operations in both, Torres, signs off emails currently with...

Three taster wine bottles - samples in a pandemic

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Small samples in a big pandemic

Samantha Cole-Johnson, our intrepid 26-year-old winery intern (ex Willamette and Barossa), reports on the effects of coronavirus-related restrictions on her...