France

Free for all Alice Paillard is the fourth subject to be interviewed by Victoria Mason MW in a series of profiles of some...

Wine news in 5 Plus an update on harvest in France and a reminder to invite some friends over to celebrate Come Over October...

Free for all So why exactly are so many top French wine producers choosing to invest in American wineries? A much shorter version...

Free for all Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse is the winemaker at St-Émilion's Château Beauséjour, taking the reins as co-director with Prisca Courtin-Clarins in April 2021...

Travel tips There's no surfing in south-east France, but surfer/philosopher/wine writer Chris Howard finds many other reasons to visit this little-known corner...

Wine news in 5 Also, a new crop of Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity Scholars. Above, clockwise from top left: Kanchan Schindlauer, Emiliano Stratico...

Wine news in 5 Plus, a potential change to the laws governing Germany’s VDP estates to help them weather the fallout of spring’s devastating...

Book reviews Hilarious, touching, mouth-watering and profound, Steve Hoffman's tale of six months in France is well worth reading. A Season for...

Wine news in 5 Plus a quick recap of the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards and harvest updates across the US and...

Wine news in 5 And bad news for lovers of Santorini's stupendous wines. Above, one of the few crates of Assyrtiko eked out of...

Nick on restaurants An unlikely location and concept for what The New Yorker described recently as ‘the hottest restaurant in France’. Les Grands...

Wine news in 5 Plus an update on Treasury Wine Estates’ restructuring and a curious case of €650,000-worth of stolen burgundy. Above, Montes' vineyard...

Wine news in 5 Plus relief for British Columbia wineries reeling from this winter’s devastating freeze; a new super-light sparkling wine bottle and news...

Drinks not wine Savouring the Auld Alliance in liquid and stimulating form. Above, a Demptos cask, one of many types used to mature...

Nick on restaurants The pleasure of trackside dining in the western Languedoc. Above, Tania Monnou of L’Art & Gourmand. If you ever find...

Wine news in 5 Plus a brazen wine fraud case, the bankruptcy of a major California company and potential sale of Gusbourne in England...