South Africa

Inside information South Africa’s 2025 harvest is being hailed as potentially one of the greats. South African wine writer Malu Lambert canvassed...

Wines of the week A spicy, light and supple Pinotage for $39.99, £34.75. Above, pictured at sunrise, is t he dry-farmed vineyard of old...

Wine news in 5 Plus the good news of 12 new grants supporting wine education from the Gérard Basset Foundation. Hi everyone, this is...

Tasting articles New releases and old vintages make for a particularly rich array of wine reviews this month. Above, champagne producers Mathilde...

Wine news in 5 Also: Halter Ranch in Paso Robles brings the total number of Regenerative Organic Certified wineries to 28, and Ruinart opens...

Wine news in 5 Plus an update on Austria's smallest harvest in 14 years and a handy guide to regenerative viticulture certifications. Above, a...

Tasting articles A trio of sparkling wines, new winter whites and succulent reds, and a cache of not-to-miss great-value finds from our...

Free for all A bi-hemispherical operation worth following. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also...

Tasting articles A round-up of some of the best wines we tasted in January. Every week, our team tastes dozens or even...

Wine news in 5 And an environmentally friendly way to produce non-alcoholic wine! Although the wine, shown above, has stirred up some controversy...

Wine news in 5 Plus details on Treasury’s newest acquisition in China: Stone & Moon Winery, shown above. US’s largest alcohol distributor sued On...

Wine news in 5 Plus a look at global wine production numbers, which have been increasingly affected by extreme weather events. Above, the village...

Tasting articles Wines from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and the US in the spotlight. Pictured above is Jean Smit –...

Free for all The wines, and other drinks, that brought our critics the most joy, hope, solace and reassurance this year. Sometimes a...

Wines of the week A stellar South African red from the beaujolais grape grown in the Polkadraai Hills of Stellenbosch, starting at £16.45, $26.99...

Tasting articles You read about the sparkling, white and rosé wines yesterday – here come the reds. Above, Wynand Grobler of De...