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Vignerons’ stories: Véronique Sanders
In the fourth of a series of series of extended interviews with leading wine growers marking 20 years of The World of Fine Wine, Véronique Sanders of Château Haut-Bailly in Pessac-Léognan explains how...
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Vignerons’ stories: Gaia Gaja
In the fifth of a series of series of extended interviews with leading wine growers marking 20 years of The World of Fine Wine, Gaia Gaja reflects on the past two decades in viticulture and fine...
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Vignerons’ stories: Telmo Rodriguez
In the latest of our series of series of extended interviews with leading wine growers marking 20 years of The World of Fine Wine, Telmo Rodriguez of Remelluri, Rioja and Compania de Vinos de Telmo...
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Vignerons’ stories: Francisco Baettig
In the latest of our series of series of extended interviews with leading wine growers marking 20 years of The World of Fine Wine, Francisco Baettig, of Baettig Wines in Traiguén, Malleco, Chile,...
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Vignerons’ stories: Diana Snowden Seysses
In the latest of our series of series of extended interviews with leading wine growers marking 20 years of The World of Fine Wine, Diana Snowden Seysses of Domaine Dujac in Burgundy and Snowden...
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Vignerons’ stories: Brian Croser
In the latest of our series of extended interviews with leading wine growers marking 20 years of The World of Fine Wine, Brian Croser of Tapanappa in South Australia reflects on viticulture, climate,...
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Kéknyelű: A late Lake Balaton comeback
Sarah Marsh MW meets the growers and researchers who have rescued the Kéknyelű grape variety from near extinction in the Hungarian PDO of Badascony on Lake Balaton in Hungary and are now making some...
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Drinking with friends: Wine’s role as a social lubricant
Dr Erik Skovenborg on the many potential health benefits of drinking with friends. In many societies, drinking wine and sharing meals provide a means for friends and families to gather and enjoy each...
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The Australian Ark: The storied history of Australia’s pre-phylloxera grapevines
Andrew Caillard MW shares some of the most revelatory findings from his two decades of research into the early history of Australian wine, highlighting the ambitious aspirations of the first...
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At the table: Poulet Gaston Gérard
Not for the first time in this series on wine country cuisine, the classic dish that is the subject, poulet Gaston Gérard, is said to have been the result of a culinary mishap which caught the...
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A magic-lantern show of richly animated dining scenes through the ages
Stuart Walton reviews China in Seven Banquets: A Flavourful History by Thomas David DuBois. China’s culinary past has kept Western food historians mightily occupied over the past half-century. Much as...
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Pinot Noir: A WFW miscellany
The World of Fine Wine has published dozens of articles on Pinot Noir over the past 20 years, a period during which Pinot Noir’s status as perhaps the world’s most revered red grape variety has only...
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Charles Symington takes over at PFV
Leading Port producer Charles Symington, head winemaker of Symington Family Estates, has taken the helm as the new President of the prestigious Primum Familiae Vini (PFV) for the July 2024 to June...
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AI, wine experts, and wine apps: Whatever next?
Professor Barry C Smith explores the philosophical implications and practical possibilities, for good and ill, of the increasing use of AI in the wine world. Scarcely a week goes by without us hearing...
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Points of view and views of points
In a recent posting on his website The Morning Claret, Simon Woolf astutely contemplates the state of wine competitions. Intriguing and encouraging are the dynamics of “discussion, retasting, and...
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The tree that hides the forest
Michel Bettane looks at the inequities of wine prices and wonders about the sustainability of wine prices both high and low. Looking at wine prices globally, I see that Chinese demand for...
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Wine glasses: The universal and the particular
The Robinson x Brendon Precision Glass is the latest wine glass to aspire to make the best of all possible wines. But where does that leave the market for hyper-specific glassware? Eleanor McNeill...
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Black Chalk Paragon and Inversion: Technically delicious
Anne Krebiehl MW is impressed by Black Chalk Paragon and Inversion, the Hampshire producer’s new Blanc de Blancs and Blanc de Noirs cuvées. It is exceedingly rare that winemakers launch new wines with...
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Growing an eclectic Australian cornucopia
Sarah Ahmed reviews Alternative Reality: How Australian Wine Changed Course by Max Allen and The Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show. The bold yellow ochre and terracotta cover of Alternative...
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2022 Vintage Port: Overcoming a challenging year
A difficult growing season kept most producers from declaring a full 2022 Vintage Port, but there were many worthwhile releases, including a number of Single Quinta Vintage Ports and an intriguing new...
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