Proof that South Africa remains one of the most rewarding countries for wine. Above, Chris Keets (left) of Weather Report and Banele Vakele of Tembela.

The combination of historic vineyards, high elevation, volcanic soils and organic viticulture make this little-known AVA ...

On 26 June 2023, a group of wine lovers, dedicated to the cause of preserving old vines, gathered online to celebrate the ...

When it was announced in 1980 that Robert Mondavi of the Napa Valley was going to make a California wine with Baron Philippe ...

Vintage 2023 will always be known as the year in which violent waves of peronospora – aka downy mildew – attacked whole ...

The late releases of Barbaresco 2022 put to bed two misconceptions – one regarding Barbaresco in general, and the other re ...

For the last three years I have flown from Oregon to California to review Napa Valley. Because time always seems to be in ...

Forest terroir is as real, and as consequential, as vineyard terroir. Above, Tony Bish in the Tronçais forest in central ...

You may remember my account of a vertical tasting of Opus One 2001–2022 enjoyed in London last November. It successfully ...

This year’s wine writing competition has broken all records, with more than 400 entries. They came from all over the globe ...

An excellent year for vintage port. No wonder every port house is releasing one or more such ports, making this the first ...

As this piece was about to be published, Stuart Bewley announced that 2026 will be the last vintage he farms at Alder Springs. ‘I arrived at the finish line, and I looked around, and there’s nobody ...