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Inside information See Australian Rieslings, and Chardonnays compared for the tasting notes of the retrospective of Tiers Chardonnay described below. I think...

Inside information Our Spanish specialist is in demand in Chile. Here are his impressions from his most recent visit there. He's seen...

Inside information Malu Lambert writes from the only wine-producing country in the world where wine exports and all domestic sales have been...

Inside information Our California specialist, shortlisted for IWSC communicator of the year, presents a Burgundian scoop, via New Zealand. Go figure. François...

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

Inside information How one man and his small team brought so many fine Portuguese wines to the UK. After the cancellation of...

Inside information Somehow, Samantha has managed to produce this, the final instalment of her vintage diary, even though she must be exhausted...

Inside information How West Coast wine producers are coping with coronavirus-induced shutdown. Rather admirably in some cases. California and Oregon have both...

Inside information For accompanying tasting notes from my recent week in Argentina, see New-wave Malbecs, Argentina 2020 – other reds and Argentina...

Inside information The coronavirus has had its effect on the team in Samantha Cole-Johnson’s now-busy winery. Harvest is in full swing, all...

Inside information Samantha had a bit more to get her teeth into last week, and notes some real contrasts between Australia and...

Inside information Samantha is still waiting for the 2020 vintage to really get going. Our winemaker told me that the lead up...

Inside information A little French wine region with an explosive opportunity. See also my 40+ tasting notes. In this article I focus...

Inside information Samantha regales us with tales of a rather unsatisfactory week. This week was … bleak. While we have started processing...

Inside information Richard investigates New Zealand’s other great claim to fame: world-class Syrah. Tasting notes in NZ Syrah put to the test...

Inside information Alistair Cooper MW, scouting the new wine fair in Paris on behalf of Australian importer United Cellars, reports on what...