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Long Read Wine Articles
Jefford on Monday: PDOs and the Brexit crisis
Analysing the UK stance on protected wine names...
Jane Anson: The wine maps making waves in Bordeaux
An interview with Pierre Le Hong in Bordeaux...
Tasting South American wine history: The ‘Criolla’ revival
Bringing the past to life with long-lost varieties...
Jefford on Monday: The cooper’s tale
Not a job for the faint-hearted...
Treating Malbec ‘like Pinot Noir’: The new terroir approach
How good can Malbec be?...
Proof of identity: South America’s signature grapes
What does the future holds for these varieties...
Jefford on Monday: Torres and the existential struggle
Identity and wine...
From the archive: When should you decant wine? An expert taste test
An in-depth report from our archive...
Jefford on Monday: The fullness of wine
Just don't mention 'natural wine'...
Top-value red Burgundy: hidden gems in the Côte de Nuits
The announcement of the sale of world-famous grand cru Clos de Tart in October 2017 confirmed the dizzying values to which top Burgundian terroirs can now aspire. The 7.53ha vineyard…
Jefford on Monday: Redressing the balance
Our columnist reviews a new book on vineyard soils and geology...
Champagne Grower-producers: the beginning of the end?
Will grower producers survive....?
Getting better with age: Old-vine Chenin Blanc in South Africa
Why efforts to preserve older vines are paying off...
Pessac-Léognan: Then and now – the story of an appellation
How Pessac-Léognan made a name for itself...
Sauternes second wines: Why they’re worth a look
The first thing I was offered at La Chapelle, the recently opened restaurant at Château Guiraud in Sauternes, was a tasting glass of the estate’s second wine, Petit Guiraud. It…
Understanding the Left Bank: A comprehensive guide
As the terms Left and Right Bank clearly imply, what we think of as Bordeaux is in reality two different regions separated by the broad Gironde River. It’s not just…
Bordeaux wine styles: 40 years of change
Long before I started writing about Bordeaux wines, I was buying and drinking them, seeking out bottles from less fashionable vintages, such as 1979, that I could afford. By the…
Anything but oak: Is Italy’s love affair with ‘barriques’ turning sour?
In-depth report and wines to try...
Jefford on Monday: Delta wine
Exploring the wines of Costières de Nîmes...
Jefford On Monday: Georgia – the tasting challenge
The latest Georgia has to offer...
Anson: Inside Bordeaux’s craft whisky distillery
Eighteen months. That’s how long it took to hew 20 six-tonne blocks of concrete out of the side of the bunker, simply to make one door that is something like…
Jefford on Monday: Georgia – finding its path
It’s been an eventful five years. My first visit to Georgia, in April 2013, came at a tense but exciting time for the nation’s wine producers. Russia’s 2006 ban on…
Anson: Vincent Dupuch – Bordeaux Right Bank’s quiet magician
Meet the unassuming consultant based in Fronsac...
Jefford on Monday: Schist versus Limestone
Battle of the terroirs...
The three Léovilles of Bordeaux: Full profiles and ratings
Three legendary estates and their wines...
Jefford on Monday: “Wind, stone …”
Making wine in Empordà...
Jefford on Monday: Lifting the veil
Comparing the wines of Jura, Jerez and Tokaji...
Anson: Promontory and Harlan’s ‘200 year plan’
Napa wine set for Place de Bordeaux debut...