Very, very few producers have examples of each closure over several vintages – or admit to it. (It is rumoured that the ...

And Fontanel because this winery in France’s Roussillon region excels at both.

Many wine lovers take a stand, favouring one or the other. Wine producers also take a stand pro one or the other. Those in ...

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 ...

Some of these books are quite old now; the most recently published volumes are at the top. We give links to buy all of them from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com but please also check ...

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

Plus the Gérard Basset Foundation’s latest grantees, awarded as part of its mandate to fund educational and professional programmes focused on providing accessibility to people from disadvantaged ...

When else are you going to drink them? Above, the sort of place (in this case the Sanchez Romate bodega) where many of today's recommendations matured for far more years than you would imagine from ...

A wine worthy of gifting and holiday drinking, starting at $24.99 or £23.10 per half-bottle. It’s the season for gifts and shiny special things, a season of traditions and legends, so I thought to ...

Unexpected, excellent and affordable, Austria’s sparkling wines are worth stocking up on. Above, bottles resting in the cellar of Weingut Loimer (credit: Andreas Hofer). The champagne buckets beckoned ...