Screwcap. Plenty of density and concentration. Jean-François Bordet always makes a fine Chablis and in 2024 has excelled. Citrus fruit on the palate, cutting through the ripeness of some apricot-type ...

Matthew writes With the 2024 vintage Pataille and his team moved into a new cuverie on the edges of Marsannay-la-Côte’s urban sprawl. Anonymously urban on the outside, filled with some rather flash ...

Tam thinks so – and has nearly 200 red-wine recommendations to show for it. Part one of a two-part review. See also Languedoc ...

Nick highlights something the Brits lack but the French have in spades – and it has nothing to do with French cuisine.  This ...

Over 100,000 ha (250,000 acres) in South Africa’s Western Cape have burned since December 2025. The Eastern Cape has also ...

The keystone of Languedoc viticulture, explored. See also Languedoc whites – looking to the future. ‘Follow me!’ And I do, ...

Stony-chalky citrus with a hint of white blossom. Intense, pure and tightly wound with a long, mouth-watering finish. (JH) Light crimson. Zesty red fruits. Juicy, silky and mouth-watering with ...

Turning tides have brought wine back to the edges of north-west France, says Paris-based journalist Chris Howard. This is ...

Bottled in May 2025. A notch up in intensity from the Petit Chablis. Both stony and pure piercing citrus-grapefruit. Gently creamy on the palate balanced by deep, crisp freshness. So pure and ...

‘For decennia oxidative wine styles, like Vin Jaune, Château-Chalon, Jerez, Madeira and Marsala have been mistreated by a one ...

Colin-Morey saw early the threat of powdery mildew and decided to treat his vines with synthetic treatments as soon as just after flowering. The ...

Perpetuo, Ambrato, Altogrado – these ancient styles offer Marsala a way to reclaim its identity as one of Sicily’s vinous ...