Don't quote me The 100 Club – the tyranny of scores Matthew Hayes, our man in Burgundy, reflects. Laura Brunelli is a lovely... 12 Jan 2021 Matthew Hayes
Free for all Burton Anderson's 50-year view of Italian wine Walter writes There is so little original written material in English available... 7 Jul 2020 Walter Speller
Hemming's spittoon The flaws of the scores Richard wonders why wine scores are so enduring when they are so... 12 Dec 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Alder on America Enologix – same as it ever was in Napa Fifteen years ago, at the height of wine critic Robert Parker’s influence... 16 Jan 2017 Alder Yarrow
Don't quote me Behind the scenes as a wine judge Australian wine competitions are a notorious proving ground for the wine industry... 25 Nov 2015 Richard Hemming MW
Free for all Correlating scores and the scorers Fine-wine merchant Joss Fowler comes off the fence on the question of... 18 Aug 2015 Guest contributor
Don't quote me Seeing the truth about scoring Everything is relative. Take, for example, scoring 20/20. For eyesight it’s considered... 17 Jun 2014 Richard Hemming MW
Alex on taste What's in a number? Part the Second So, busy readers: breathe a sigh of relief. As well as the... 5 Aug 2013 Alex Hunt MW
Alex on taste What's in a number? In this age of scientific accuracy, we are surrounded by precise numerical... 4 Jul 2013 Alex Hunt MW
Don't quote me I fought the OIV score sheet and the score sheet won Last month I took part in the Concorso Enologico Internazionale, or International... 13 Dec 2012 Walter Speller
Alex on taste The problem with perfection Perhaps it's a British thing. We are wary of over-enthusiasm, and condescending... 2 May 2012 Alex Hunt MW
Free for all How to score wine Imagine going to an art gallery and being asked to fill in... 16 Sep 2002 Jancis Robinson
