The most extensive tasting report on California Chenin Blanc ever. Above, a cluster of Chenin Blanc from Williams Selyem’s ...

Don't pour that ancient bottle of wine down the sink! Some of the corks from an evening described below that proved why. Left ...

With regard to all-cause mortality – meaning the total number of deaths in a population due to any cause – the report ...

A sparkling wine for pizza, parmesan, prosciutto, salami and gnocco fritto, and a whole lot more if you choose carefully.

Unexpected, excellent and affordable, Austria’s sparkling wines are worth stocking up on. Above, bottles resting in the ...

Lustau, Waitrose No 1, Torre del Oro, Palo Cortado 19% Mid orangey tawny shading to a greenish rim. Fresh, treacly, nutty ...

I've put these common tasting terms for aromas into groups, but their real use, I hope, is to help you when blind tasting. (If a mature red wine smells strongly of strawberries, for example, chances ...

Good value, reliable reds and whites.

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