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Walls: 10 exciting estates to know in Cornas
Matt Walls selects 10 estates to know in Cornas which showcase ageworthy, powerful Syrah.
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Walls: top picks from Yapp’s Big Rhône Tasting
Rhône wines under £20, under £40 and over £40...
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Cin City – London’s first comprehensive Cinsault tasting
Cinsault’s star has finally risen says Matt Walls
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Domaine Clape: Cornas vertical tasting from 2017 – 1987
The rare chance to taste 13 Cornas bottlings...
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Walls: Brune and blonde soils in Côte-Rôtie – do they really make all the difference?
Looking at the two different soil types and how they influence wine style, longevity and quality...
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Rhône producer to know: Domaine Gramenon, Vinsobres
One of the greatest, most soulful estates of the Rhône Valley...
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Walls: exploring the three Vs of the Southern Rhône
Elegance with an easy-going drinkability...
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Cornas 2018 in bottle: full overview plus top-scoring wines
The 2018s are succulent, juicy and fresh and are easy to enjoy...
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Walls’ hidden gems: Moulin de la Gardette, Gigondas
Matt Walls uncovers organic, Gigondas-based producer Moulin de la Gardette and tastes eight of its wines.
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Rhône producer to know: Domaine Chaume-Arnaud, Vinsobres
Drinkable and age-worthy wines worth seeking out...
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Southern Rhône white wines: how do they compare?
There is fascinating diversity among the Southern Rhône's white wines despite only making up 4% of production
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Rhône discovery: 10 exciting producers to know
Matt Walls highlights 10 of his favourite Rhône producers...
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Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier Sélections Parcellaires 2020
Matt Walls is the first in the UK to taste the new range of Michel Chapoutier's rare and prized single-vineyard range of 16 wines made in a quest to represent the ultimate expression of the diverse Rhône terroirs.
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Get to know Southern Rhône: Good, better, best
Dominated by Châteauneuf-du-Pape at its heart, but there are 40 more appellations to explore...
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Aged Condrieu – how it develops plus 40 wines tasted
Matt Walls dissects the theory that Condrieu doesn't age and should only be drunk young by tasting 40 wines with half from the 2019 vintage and half an older vintage of a producer's choosing.
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Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine du Banneret, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Matt Walls tastes a vertical of seven wines from Domaine du Banneret going back to 1989 and shines a light on this under-the-radar producer in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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Walls: Top-quality and great-value Côte-Rôtie alternatives
With the complex and aromatic wines of Côte-Rôtie in high demand, and prices climbing out of reach, Matt Walls identifies a number of Côte-Rôtie alternatives from both the Rhône and further afield which deliver on style, complexity and price.
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Walls: The magic of mature Gigondas
Matt Walls examines seven mature vintages of Gigondas wines and reports on what is drinking well now and what should be kept cellared for a little while longer.
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Matt Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine Burgaud, Côte-Rôtie
Matt Walls shines the light on this under-the-radar producer, Domaine Burgaud.
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018 in bottle: the top 50 wines
Matt Walls finds an approachable vintage that’s largely drinkable now with a number of delicious wines he'd be happy to have in the cellar.
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Walls: Why Syrah is the most adaptable grape in the world
Matt Walls explores Syrah's guises from around the world...
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Walls: Henri Bonneau and the estate today
Matt Walls visits the Henri Bonneau estate to meet the new owners...
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Walls: Tasting the first five vintages of Delas’ Hermitage ‘Ligne de Crête’
Matt Walls take an in-depth look at Delas Frères' new single-vineyard cuvée Ligne de Crête and tastes the first five vintages from 2015 to 2019 finding 'few Hermitage wines quite as gentle and elegant'.
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Matt Walls: My two years in Provence writing Wines of the Rhône
Matt Walls looks back on his two year research project for his latest book Wines of the Rhone, and the trials and tribulations of moving his family to France...
