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Isole e Olena: producer profile and latest releases tastedStephen Brook tastes the latest releases from this Tuscan estate...
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Wine Legend: Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon 1997What makes it a wine legend?
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Wine Legend: Marqués de Griñón, Cabernet Sauvignon 1982A wine that caused a sensation when it was first launched...
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Barolo & Barbaresco: 10 high-flying vineyard sitesStephen Brook highlights 10 of these ‘MGA’ vineyards, capable of producing some of the very finest wines.
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Wine Legend: Cape Mentelle, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983Why it joins our Wine Legends...
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Wine Legend: Royal Tokaji, Nyulászó Aszu 6 Puttonyos 1993A vintage that has stood the test of time...
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Cloudburst: producer profileA new star in Margaret River…
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Lugana: Lake Garda’s dry white wine secretThis is a DOC reborn...
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Wine Legend: Bruno Giacosa, Asili Barbaresco Riserva 2004 -
Austrian dry Riesling: Expert’s choiceAustria’s Riesling can and often does rank among the very best
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Wine Legend: Château Mouton Rothschild 1945Why it makes the Decanter hall of fame...
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Risky business: Bordeaux 2000STEPHEN BROOK remains unconvinced by the en primeur system. Here he gives his view of the principal shortcomings
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Time to party at the château
The Bordelais know how to shake off the stuffy image and throw a good party, but it is all in the name of promotion, as STEPHEN BROOK finds out
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Wine Legend: Seña 1997What makes the Seña 1997 a Wine Legend...
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Vin SantoReal Vin Santo can be a difficult and time consuming wine to make. STEPHEN BROOK tells the tale of these big wines produced on a small scale
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Establishing the Sonoma Coast AVA
There's a distinct whiff of fashionability in the mountain air along California's Sonoma Coast. STEPHEN BROOK offers some style notes on the vineyards of this exclusive enclave.
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Brand X: Xavier CopelXavier Copel owns no vineyards, but has succeeded in crafting a top-dollar brand. STEPHEN BROOK meets the man behind the Primo Palatum name
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Style wars In Tokaji wine regionThe cellars of Tokaj have cleaned up their act since the communist regime. STEPHEN BROOK looks at the new styles and new producers emerging from Hungary's famous sweet wine region
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Quiet performer: Côte de NuitsA much overlooked Côte de Nuits village, Morey-Saint-Denis is at last receiving increased recognition, particularly for its premier and grand cru wine. Stephen Brook spreads the word on this hidden corner of Burgundy.
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Original ZinfandelInvestigations into the origins of Zinfandel are underway in California. STEPHEN BROOK finds that the winemakers have different ideas about its future
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Clue to the Clos-VolnaySTEPHEN BROOK acts as guide around the copious producers, négociants and wines of Volnay
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Midi the total picture: Southern FranceThe wines of the Midi have always been eclipsed by their northern neighbours. STEPHEN BROOK believes that it's time for a serious re-evaluation
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Wine Legend: Didier Dagueneau, Silex Pouilly-Fumé 2002What makes this wine a Wine Legend?
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Fête accomplie
STEPHEN BROOK visits the spectacular wine festival at Vevey, Switzerland, and muses on the single-minded Swiss attachment to the underwhelming Chasselas grape
