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Sicily Report 2024: Etna’s golden opportunity
Etna is on the cusp of its breakout...
By James Button Last updated
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‘I tasted over 100 Vin Santo wines, here are the ones to buy’
Richard Baudains' recommended Vin Santo wines...
By Richard Baudains Last updated
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Barolo 2021: Vintage report & top wines from ‘a modern benchmark’
Read Michaela Morris' analysis on the ‘charismatic’ 2021 vintage in Barolo...
By Michaela Morris Last updated
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Our Italy editor meets Bibi Graetz, tries his latest vintages, and learns how one wine got its naughty name
An eclectic collection of Tuscan wines...
By James Button Last updated
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Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba: These 25 bottles prove it’s not all about Barolo
It's not all about Barolo you know...
By Michaela Morris Last updated
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Why has Tuscany’s Orcia Valley become a talent magnet?
Exploring the allure of the sparsely populated Orcia Valley...
By Emily O'Hare Last updated
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Our Italy editor tastes 20 vintages of a Super Tuscan that’s ‘never been better’
A 20-vintage tasting proved that quality runs deep in this wine's DNA...
By James Button Last updated
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Expert’s Choice: 18 Swiss reds and whites you need to try
Hitting the heights...
By Robin Kick MW Published
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Here are five recommended Laithwaites wines to buy
James Button's top picks...
By James Button Last updated
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What does Sancerre wine taste like? Plus 10 top picks
What is Sancerre wine, and how does it taste?
By Natalie Earl Last updated
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Coonawarra Cabernet: 15 top bottles from the 2022 vintage
Top producers and best bottles to buy...
By David Sly Published
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Favia: producer profile and five wines tasted
Wines where nature, land, plant and person cohere...
By Clare Tooley MW Last updated
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The star producers from Sancerre and the Centre-Loire you need to know about
Keep your eye on these names...
By Beverley Blanning MW Published
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What is a SuperTuscan wine?
You may have heard of a SuperTuscan wine, but do you know what it means?
By James Button Last updated
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US Grenache: Panel tasting results
The results from a 63-wine panel tasting...
By Jusden Aumand Published
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Discover the surprising world of Welsh wines: Seven bottles you need to taste
There's a wine revolution happening in Wales...
By Susy Atkins Published
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Talent for adventure: South American winemakers abroad
Fruitful foreign shores...
By Author collaboration Published
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Ribera del Duero Report 2025: Why the region’s white varieties are a secret weapon waiting to be unleashed
Excellence and sense of place, beyond the reds...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Centre-Loire wines in 2024: The human impact of a harrowing vintage
Are there some gems to be found?
By Beverley Blanning MW Published
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Are California’s best sparkling wines from the Central Coast?
Toasting life with a ‘coastal accent’...
By Vanessa Rason Published
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South American premium white: Panel tasting results
A riotous array of quality...
By Amanda Barnes MW Published
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Ribera del Duero Report 2025: Our experts’ favourite new wines redefining this premium Spanish region
Two vintages go head-to-head...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Blaufränkisch across Europe: Panel tasting results
A grape of many guises...
By Caroline Gilby MW Last updated
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Aegean island whites: Panel tasting results
Sizzling indigenous whites...
By Lenka Sedlackova MW Last updated
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The hidden wine gems of the Italian coast
10 wines from Italy's coastal winescapes...
By Raffaele Mosca Last updated
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Sonoma County: The 2022 vintage report
The 2022 vintage in Sonoma County...
By Ana Carolina Quintela Last updated
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Bordeaux’s style counsel: The perpetual rise of the region’s white wines
Bordeaux blancs hitting their straps...
By Andy Howard MW Last updated
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Is the new Penfolds Grange worth £600? We rate it plus 23 more from the 2025 Collection
20 wines, tasted and rated…
By Tina Gellie Last updated
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Catalonian whites: Panel tasting results
Tinto is not the only tale...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Criolla: 15 great buys from South America’s trailblazing family of grapes
A story of Indigenous trailblazers...
By Amanda Barnes MW Published
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The typhoon terroir – four wines to try from the tropical island of Taiwan
Sweltering conditions require innovative solutions...
By Leona de Pasquale Published
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Ted Lemon and his 30 year winemaking journey at Littorai
Building something to last...
By Ana Carolina Quintela Last updated