Taste like a pro: 12 classic French wines to test your skills
Bottles that can train your palate, from classic Sancerre to quintessential Côte-Rôtie.
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Best wine lists for Bordeaux: Rest of the world
The restaurants with the best selections of Bordeaux...
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Top Bordeaux wine lists in the USA
The best options are to be found on the east coast...
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Top Bordeaux wine lists in London
Some of the best restaurants in London for drinking Bordeaux wine...
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Top Bordeaux wine lists in France
The best restaurants to go for in Paris and Bordeaux...
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Toro wine top buys: 30 to try
In partnership with DO Toro. Wines to seek out....
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Discover Toro
In partnership with DO Toro. These region is currently enjoying a renaissance...
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Older vines, better wines?
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Comment: MW's warning to the wine trade
'Ditch the pinstripes' is the battle cry of Natasha Hughes MW...
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Wine lover's guide to the Languedoc
Home to outstanding food and wine, this southern French region offers tourists a wealth of options...
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Common wine 'flaws' and wine faults - a guide
Like Marmite, we might have to agree to disagree when it comes to our own tolerance for faults in wine. Either way, love them or hate them, it’s useful to know more about the ‘flaws’ you may encounter, says Natasha Hughes MW
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River Cafe founder Rose Gray dies
Rose Gray, co-founder of London's iconic River Cafe restaurant, has died at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer.
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Heston Blumenthal to open London restaurant
Internationally renowned chef Heston Blumenthal is to open his first London restaurant in autumn 2010.
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Prosecco to become DOCG
The current Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadine DOC zone will become a DOCG from the 2009 vintage onwards.
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EXCLUSIVE: IWSC joins Drinks Business
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) has just announced a partnership with trade publication the Drinks Business.
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Throw away the guide book:ask the locals
With their highly developed palates, surely Bordeaux’s winemakers must be just as fussy about food as they are about their wines. NATASHA HUGHES gets some top tips on the restaurants to be seen in published in Decanter magazine June 2008
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Sake sales double in UK
Sales of sake in the UK have more than doubled in the past two years and are now worth well over £2m per annum.
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Ruinart drops Sommelier of the Year
Champagne Ruinart has dropped its sponsorship of the Sommelier of the Year competition.
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Julian Chivite bodega gets top classification
Bodegas Julian Chivite’s Señorío de Arinzano vineyard has just been awarded Pago status, Spain’s highest level of classification.
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Brett may be caused by new oak
New oak barrels may be responsible for brettanomyces, consultant winemaker Matt Thomson has said.
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Top French producers gun for screwcap
France’s top wine producers are putting their weight behind screwcap closures.
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Conran Restaurants in management buyout
Restaurateur Sir Terence Conran has given up day-to-day management of the Conran Restaurant group.
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Buying a vineyard: The cost of a dream
It takes more than a passion for wine to own a vineyard. NATASHA HUGHES looks at the legal, financial and logistical issues involved.
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Robert Carrier dies at 82
Acclaimed TV chef, cookbook writer and restaurateur Robert Carrier has died aged 82.
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International Screwcap Initiative founded
The New Zealand Screwcap Initiative is going global - and they are now training their sights on the world's red wines.
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Tutankhamen drank red wine: proof
Red wine was cultivated and consumed nearly 3,500 years ago - and Tutankhamen took it with him on his journey to the afterlife, a team of Spanish scientists has conclusively proved.
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Languedoc: Great wine route
The Languedoc offers visitors a haven of cuisine and culture. Apart from sublime food and wine, it’s home to dozens of ancient churches and pretty hilltop villages. NATASHA HUGHES pays a visit
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The Power List (Part Two): President, winemaker and more
Real power in today’s wine world is held in the hands of surprisingly few. So who are the forces shaping the type of wine in YOUR glass? We list the top 50 people influencing wine styles today.Contributors: Michael Aaron (Sherry-Lehmann); Piero Antinori; Hubert de Bouard de Laforest (Château Angelus); Jean-Marie Chadronnier (CVBG Dourthe-Kressman); Jon Fredrikson (Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates); Angelo Gaja; Jeffrey Grosset; Alun Griffiths MW (Berry Bros & Rudd); Aimé Guibert (Mas Daumas Gassac); Dan Jago and Michael Saunders (Bibendum); Hilary Lumsden (Mitchell Beazley); Mike Paul (Western Wines); Sebastian Payne MW (The Wine Society); Michel Rolland; Leslie Sbrocco; Charlie Trotter; Richard Baudains; Stephen Brook; Rosemary George MW; Howard G Goldberg; Andrew Jefford; Matthew Jukes; James Lawther MW; Giles MacDonogh; Ch’ng Poh Tiong; John Radford; Norm Roby; Anthony Rose; Hugo Rose MW; Steven Spurrier; John Stimpfig; Brian St-Pierre. additional research by Natasha Hughes.
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The Great Storage Debate: Wine Cellar or not?
Steven Spurrier prefers to keep his wine in a cellar, where temperatures slowly fluctuate, rather than in air-conditioned storage. NATASHA HUGHES asks which approach is best.
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Chez Laroche
At Domaine Laroche in Chablis mealtimes are a big event. Gwénaël Laroche treats her cooking as if it were a work of art, and never cooks the same meal twice. NATASHA HUGHES joins the family for supper and borrows some artistic recipes.
