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Prosecco: Aiming high
Italy’s best-known sparkling wine has risen to be the party fizz of choice, but producers are striving ever harder to unlock the terroir differences that can make the top-quality DOCG wines stand apart from the rest. Michaela Morris reports on the latest developments, and recommends 10 top examples…
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Top hotels and restaurants in Côte des Blancs, Champagne
Where to eat and stay...
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Top Côte des Blancs wineries to visit
Put yourself right at the heart of it all in the homeland of Champagne’s most elegant, Chardonnay-based wines.
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Top Barcelona tapas and wine bars
Find the best spots for tapas and a glass of wine...
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Good value Douro reds for under £20 / $25: panel tasting results
A great-value selection and the ideal way to discover what makes the wines tick...
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New Zealand oaked Sauvignon Blanc: panel tasting results
Some 'sublime' examples...
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Champagne 2008: A ‘miracle year’?
'Champagne’s miracle year...’
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Producer profile: Wakefield Estate
Internationally renowned for its big, bold wines – with the medals to prove it – Wakefield is showing no signs of slowing in its bid for world domination, finds Huon Hooke…
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Santorini snapshot and wines to try
Time to try these distinctive wines from its resilient grapes...
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Alsace: Top Riesling terroirs
The varied grands crus of Alsace produce sublime Rieslings – if you know where to look. Stephen Brook takes you on a tour of the best sites from south to north and recommends some stellar bottles to buy…
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Climate change: Time to act
Industry needs to lead by example...
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Expert’s Choice: Slovenia & Croatia
They may share a border and much political history, but today these are very different countries – which is reflected in their distinct and exciting wines, says Caroline Gilby MW…
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Top 30 carbonic maceration reds
A simple technique for simplistic wines? Not so nowadays, says Andy Howard MW, who discovered there was still plenty to learn when he set out to find his 30 top examples of red wines made using this well-known, but often misunderstood whole-grape winemaking method…
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Top five Santorini wineries to visit
Plan your visits...
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Explore Spain’s undiscovered whites
There is great quality to be found among Spain's modern white wine styles...
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Steven Spurrier’s wines of the month – July
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The Decanter interview: Jamie Kutch
From former New York trader and ‘wine geek’ to fully fledged California winemaker...
