Although almost all attention in Piemonte goes to the glamorous Nebbiolo, quite a few Barberas were delivered to my doorstep, showing there is more to be had here. In general, Barbera is less pricey ...
The combination of an exciting vintage and low prices should be more appealing than it clearly is. High-scoring cru bourgeois exceptionnel Château Le Crock in St-Estèphe, a stablemate of second growth ...
In Tuscany the biggest surprise of the year came from Colline Albelle, a recent outfit in Riparbella run by Julian Reneaud, a French winemaker and agronomist, who in an email to me wrote that after ...
Information about UK merchants offering 2023 burgundy en primeur. Pictured above by Matthew Hayes are samples of Domaine Guy Roulot's 2023s lined up for tasting at the domaine. See also Burgundy 2023 ...
So what happened to wine in 2024? In a word: weather, lots of it and rarely following established patterns. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, ...
Or Fontanel’s Rancio Sec – two perfect wines for the festive season, one sweet, one dry, both revelations, and incredibly underpriced. From £19.99 or $28.95 for the Ambré and $29.99 for 50 cl of the ...
When else are you going to drink them? Above, the sort of place (in this case the Sanchez Romate bodega) where many of today's recommendations matured for far more years than you would imagine from ...
A wine worthy of gifting and holiday drinking, starting at $24.99 or £23.10 per half-bottle. It’s the season for gifts and shiny special things, a season of traditions and legends, so I thought to ...
A sparkling wine for pizza, parmesan, prosciutto, salami and gnocco fritto, and a whole lot more if you choose carefully. Julia leads the way. Pictured above, La Piana vineyards and winery in ...