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Rediscovering the value of Bordeaux’s second grapes
A look at these 'salt and pepper' grapes...
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Inside Calon-Ségur owner’s new right bank estates
It's exciting times for Le Prieuré, Siaurac and Vray Croix de Gay...
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Château Giscours: Profile and 10 vintages tasted
How Château Giscours has been rejuvenated in the last 25 years...
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St-Emilion & Pomerol: Six big name side projects worth knowing
The side projects under prestigious leadership producing quality and affordable wines...
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Domaine de Baronarques: inside the Rothschild’s Languedoc estate
James Lawther MW profiles the Languedoc estate owned by the Château Mouton branch of the Rothschild family and rates a dozen recent and older vintages.
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Style shift in St-Emilion plus 10 wines to seek out
Does a region as highly reputed as St-Emilion need to change?
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Art or science: Bordeaux winemaking
Experimentation in winemaking is not only commonplace in Bordeaux, it is also increasingly accepted. JAMES LAWTHER MW reports
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Gold Coast: Côtes de Castillon
Right Bank popularity has pushed prices up in neighbouring appellations, so investors have turned their beady eyes to Côtes de Castillon. JAMES LAWTHER MW reports
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A new culture: Margaux wine
After years of complacency, JAMES LAWTHER finds that an interjection of youth and enthusiasm has given Margaux the shot in the arm it needed.
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Hawke’s Bay eye view
Pinot Noir may have found a home in Martinborough and South Island, but what about Bordeaux varietals? James Lawther MW explains that Hawke's Bay is the next great site for Merlot-based blends, and names those on the premium track.
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A vin called horse: Cheval Blanc
Cheval Blanc's position as a premier grand cru classé is assured thanks in no small part to Cabernet Franc and unique terroir, finds JAMES LAWTHER MW
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Château Montrose estate profile
Château Montrose is back to its big-boned best. JAMES LAWTHER MW examines the credentials of the famed Saint-Estèphe second growth
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Raising the standard: traditional Château Calon-Ségur
Traditional, aristocratic, reserved, Château Calon-Ségur long languished in the shadows, but now its fortunes are changing. James Lawther MW examines the upwardly mobile third growth.
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Minervois: a taste of the South
JAMES LAWTHER MW visits the vineyards of Minervois in France's Deep South.
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Cote-Rotie Vignerons prefer Blondes
Or do they? JAMES LAWTHER MW meets the winemakers continuing the Guigal-led revival of Côte-Rôtie and discusses the relative merits of the appellation's various vineyard sites.
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Secrets of La Rive Droite
The public ignores them, but the wines of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac are the best value in Bordeaux. Snap them up now, says JAMES LAWTHER MW.
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Châteauneuf Variety is the Spice
Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines are renowned for their quality and breadth of styles, but as
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Base Wine Into Gold
In the right hands, Chenin Blanc can be transformed from a basic Loire white into a rich, characterful wine. JAMES LAWTHER MW meets the alchemists of Vouvray and Montlouis.
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The Decanter interview: Bordeaux consultant Eric Boissenot
Consultant oenologist Eric Boissenot is as highly regarded as they come...
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Bordeaux: Calling Time on Garage Wine
The 1990s garage movement took the Bordeaux wine world by storm. JAMES LAWTHER MW asks whether the craze has staying power
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Bordeaux’s Graves region Oversight
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Great Southern In Focus
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Fenouillèdes: a land of opportunity
Fenouilledes in fine fettle. James Lawther MW reports on a region described by Jancis Robinson, among others, as ‘the most exciting corner of France today’
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Red Loire 2005: Vintage report
At last: top 2005s you can afford. A fantastic vintage, says James Lawther MW
