Loire

Tasting articles See Sorting through the assortments for a guide to the many collections of tasting notes already published and details of...

Tasting articles It has become something of an August tradition that wine producer and collector Graham Nutter hosts a significant tasting of...

Tasting articles For the introduction to this collection of tasting notes, see Which path for the Loire's great grape? Notes are grouped...

Inside information See my tasting notes on 78 Loire Chenins. Chenin Blanc was walking out with Riesling. They had so much in...

Wines of the week From US$12.99 (available in 43 states, according to their US distributor), £11.65, 134 Swedish krona, HK$208 Find the Vouvrays of...

Tasting articles Novelty is an irresistible force. Each year, every wine region gives birth to their new vintage and presents it, barely...

Tasting articles See this guide to all our autumn collections. We all love Loire wines and would love to see them more...

Wines of the week From £18, €23.95, $32.99, 1,500 Philippine pesos Find this wine There is nothing unlucky about this recommendation for Friday the...

Free for all Courtier Charles Sydney sends the following report on the 2013 harvest in the Loire, written on 17 October. Looking out...

Free for all This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See tasting notes on Huet wines...

Tasting articles With the superlative 2012 vintage widely available, now is the time to renew your acquaintance with Muscadet, one of the...

Wines of the week From €13, $18.12, £17.99, CA$27.99, 329 Rand Find this wine As we reported in Current offerings from the Loire and...

Tasting articles See also part 1 – crus de foudre and part 2 – a manifesto for Muscadet. Here are a selection...

Don't quote me See also Muscadet (re)visited, part 1 – crus de foudre One of wine's most celebrated qualities is as a liquid...

Don't quote me See also part two – a manifesto for Muscadet and part three – some top examples Shortly after I wrote...

Tasting articles This seems a great (northern hemisphere) time of year to focus on the crisp, often underrated and under-examined wines of...