Real cheddar for real wine. By some small miracle I manage to locate the one with four functioning wheels. My prayers to the ...

Coolness and light in bottles from some of South Africa’s best producers. Above, Monty enjoys the cool surf in Betty’s Bay, ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Britpop move over; here comes Brít-Nat with pop-the-crown-cap controversy and edgy attitude. Henry writes On the day that the ...