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Madhu: A luxurious salve to humankind and the gods
The honey of the bee, as well as the juice extracted from grapes, are called madhu,” states the Arthaśāstra, a 2,000-year-old compendium of statecraft and domestic economy written at the Mauryan court...
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Dautel: A nearly unerring sense of taste and proportion
Dautel is the story of today’s Württemberg in microcosm. It’s also the story of the contemporary wine drinker, who are fewer in number and more exacting in standards of quality. The “old” Württemberg,...
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Dautel and the poetry of sticks
Dautel: A nearly unerring sense of taste and proportion Dautel Chardonnays For the moment we can ignore the question of what role German Chardonnay might play as a citizen of this overpopulated world....
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Bollinger PN VZ 19: Measured indulgence
Simon Field MW enjoys Bollinger PN VZ 19, the latest and, so far, the best instalment of the house’s ongoing quest to produce “the apotheosis of a Pinot Noir Champagne.” If any house has the right to...
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The Revival of Auction Napa Valley
After an unsuccessful attempt to change approach in a bid to reach a wider audience, Auction Napa Valley made a triumphant return to its original format in its new venue at Far Niente. Elin McCoy...
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1980 Ca’ del Bosco Annamaria Clementi RS: Crazy beautiful
Anthony Rose enjoys the latest examples of the meticulous and innovative sparkling winemaking practiced by the Franciacorta estate, including the much-anticipated 1980 Ca’ del Bosco Annamaria Clementi...
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Moët & Chandon Trilogie: 2016, 2009, 2000—Partners in turbulence
Anne Krebiehl MW tastes the latest Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage alongside two new late-disgorged Grand Vintage Collection wines from similarly “turbulent” years. As is the way with Vintage...
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2015 Casa Ferreirinha Barca-Velha:Turning 21 at 72
Born in 1952 but a product of only 21 vintages (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2011, and now 2015), Casa Ferreirinha...
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Graham’s 40 and 50 Year Old Tawnies: Wines of the highest caliber
Richard Mayson reports on the Symington family’s latest addition to the Graham’s stable, a 50 Year Old Tawny Port which completes the shippers ladder of aged Tawnies. Among fortified wines, Tawny Port...
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Inspiring Champagne moments with The Ozen Collection
Witness the passing-of-the-baton from father Xavier to daughter Hélène of Champagne Guy Charbaut at OZEN RESERVE BOLIFUSHI and OZEN LIFE MAADHOO in the Maldives. Experience the effervescent delight of...
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Penfolds Collection 2024: As good as it has ever been
The latest vintage of Australia’s grandest wine was overshadowed by the outstanding quality of the rest of the latest releases in the annual Penfolds Collection launch, says Ken Gargett. As ever, the...
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Mumm RSRV Dinner: The texture of terroir
Billed as a new sensory experience highlighting the texture of the wines derived from their individual terroirs, during a dinner specially crafted by a three-Michelin-starred chef, the Champagne Mumm...
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2022 Comte Liger-Belair: Great beauty and immense charm
Michael Schuster relishes a range of “absolutely lovely” wines from Comte Liger-Belair in an excellent vintage, the first to include four cuvées new to the domaine. Louis-Michel Liger-Belair calls his...
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The World’s Best Wine Lists Awards 2024: Pappas Bros and Park Hotel...
The hospitality world’s attention was focused on London last night as The World of Fine Wine unveiled the winners of the prestigious World’s Best Wine Lists Awards 2024. WFW editor and The World’s...
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Vedema 2023–24: A Santorini celebration
It is hard to imagine a better two-day event on a particular wine region than Santorini’s Vedema. A collaboration between Katikies Hotels and Yiannis Karakasis MW, it evolved from Selene Vedema,...
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God’s Ladder plainchant and testimony
Andrew Jefford tastes 2019 Torres Mas de la Rosa Vinyes Velles Porrera Priorat. The wind was blowing, I remember. Not a gale, but the air was in movement. We wanted to taste this wine in the vineyard...
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Ruinart Blanc Singulier Editions 18 and 19 and 2013 Dom Ruinart: Savoir refaire
Ruinart has joined the party—the very deluxe party with fellow guests such as Roederer, Moët & Chandon, Krug, and Jacquesson, the party that dares to defy the hegemony of Non-Vintage Champagne...
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Infusion revolution: Celebrating 50 years of Roederer Cristal Rosé
Sara Underdown charts the beautiful evolution of Cristal Rosé as a wine over time, punctuated with textural luxury and representing the culmination of a long and winding path to biodynamics,...
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At the table: Kydonato
Lamb stews with quinces are familiar autumn dishes of Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Moroccan cuisines—and may well be Persian in origin—so it might seem to be stretching a point to call the Greek...
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Intricate stories and identities: A fascinating guide to Adriatic wine
Caroline Gilby MW reviews North Adriatic: Friuli Venezia Giulia – West Slovenia – Istria – Kvarner by Paul Balke. A winemaker friend in Istria once explained to me that his family had lived in the...
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