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Languedoc whites – looking to the future
Part one of a two-part exploration of change in the vineyards of southern France. Not for the first time, I’ve come away from the Languedoc convinced that it’s the whites...
Tamlyn Currin
Tuesday 16 December 2025
• 5 min read
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The greatest-ever champagne vintage?
A comparative tasting of champagne from the highly acclaimed 1996 vintage and the overshadowed 1995. And a daring way to remove a recalcitrant champagne cork. Was 1996 the greatest-ever champagne...
Andy Howard MW
Monday 15 December 2025
• 4 min read
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Vintage 2023 saw intense heat in the southern Rhône, but the best Châteauneuf-du-Pape reds are stunning. See this guide to...
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So which of these vintages is the best and which is the worst? JR and laptop bottom left of this...
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A very early preview of these two promising vintages at the Vinexus Anteprima tasting in London last month. Above, Cavallotto...
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Reviews of 18 recently released 2022 vintage ports as well as some outstanding older wines, both bottle-aged and wood-aged, and...
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London wine professionals were recently treated to a showcase of more than 50 of Australia's top current Cabernets, many of...
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A combination of luck and careful picking resulted in some fine reds from the southern end of the northern Rhône...
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A return to elegant reds in the northern Rhône after a string of solar years. For all of our coverage...
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Light, fresh and ready to enjoy. For an overview of the 2023 vintage, see Vintage 2023 – northern Rhône. Above...
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Buy now before prices go up, as they inevitably will.
The Wine Society outdid itself for value in the wines...
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The best of the autumn offerings from Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, The Co-op and Lidl – and thoughts on the...
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Thoroughly modern Madeira (at least in branding) is among this month's eclectic Singapore selection. October was full of lessons learned...
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Exploring the lesser-known corners of the wine world, naturally. Above, Patrick Sullivan, producer of an impressive range of Chardonnays in...
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Hurry, hurry, hurry. Waitrose’s promotion of 25% off any six mixed bottles ends at midnight on 29 October. Here’s what...
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A fascinating and revealing tasting organised in London recently of wines from a supposedly off vintage. See also The rewards...
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You read about the sparkling, white and rosé wines yesterday – here come the reds. Above, Wynand Grobler of De...
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