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Seeking closure
In Kiboni’s Corky 2.0, Tom Stevenson thinks he may have found the best closure for re-sealing open bottles of sparkling wine. Although you will find at least one open magnum of top-quality bubbly in...
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Wine in history: Fountains of wine
Stuart Walton reflects on a sadly discontinued English tradition of marking coronations and other special occasions with fountains of free wine. The coronation of King Richard II of England in the...
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Digby Fine English: A blend of ideas
Trevor Clough and Jason Humphries have built a successful English sparkling wine brand with their take on the négociant model at Digby Fine English. Now, after buying a vineyard, they are ready for...
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Fit for an empress
With the 2024 Grandi Vini della Contea per la Pace auction in full swing this weekend, Jim Clarke tells the story of the 18th-century vineyard classification of the “princely county” or “Contea” of...
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A Thirst for Wine and War: A horrifying story of manipulation
Stuart Walton reviews A Thirst for Wine and War: The Intoxication of French Soldiers on the Western Front by Adam D Zientek. A growing body of literature has questioned whether the conduct of war is...
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The commonalities of wine and music
Harry Eyres explores the many connections and affinities between wine and music. Music is the world as we would like it to be—a world without borders, free of prejudice and discrimination, a world...
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Susana Balbo: Life with a guardian angel
Susana Balbo tells the story of her long and varied career as a winemaker, entrepreneur, and tenacious administrator. What do you call someone who had to battle with her parents, brother, employers,...
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Moulin-à-Vent: The premier division
A century after it became one of France’s first AOCs, Moulin-à-Vent has applied to elevate its top sites to premier cru status. But how many of the lieux-dits in the proposal are worthy of promotion?...
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Tokara Wine Estate celebrates 25th Anniversary
Tokara Wine Estate, situated on the slopes of the Simonsberg mountains, proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Since breaking ground in 1999, Tokara has become a beacon of excellence,...
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Bordeaux’s mistakes coming home to roost
The little world of the Bordeaux wine trade, setting aside the parlous state of France’s domestic economy, has yet to grasp just how much its wines have fallen out of favor—what’s known as “Bordeaux...
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Figures of eight: Australia’s auspicious return to China?
In March of this year, after months of speculation, the 2020 tariffs applied to Australian wine were lifted by the Chinese government. In January, when we accompanied students on a tour of South...
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Vinho Verde: Another green world
To claim that the time is ripe to discover Vinho Verde may sound oxymoronic. The name of Portugal’s northwesternmost DOC—its highest rainfall region—has been inextricably linked with the concept of...
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The finest wines of Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde: Another green world ALVARINHO Soalheiro Revirado 2021 VR Minho (11% ABV) Elevation (400m [1,300ft]) and relatively turbid juice inform the flinty Burgundian profile of this Melgaço...
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Trás-os-Montes: Behind the mountains
Simon J Woolf visits the adventurous producers of Trás-os-Montes. People here don’t want to sell their vineyards,” explains Frederico Machado. “They believe that their children will one day return...
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World’s Best Wine Lists winners’ stories: The Pines Modern Steakhouse
In the latest in a series of articles going behind the scenes at some of the winners of the 2024 World’s Best Wine Lists Awards, Morgan Rhule, Food & Beverage Director at Yaamava’ Resort &...
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Essential reading for anyone with a deep interest in Burgundy
Raymond Blake reviews The Grand Crus of Burgundy: Detailed Atlas and Characterization of the Climats by Laurent Gotti. As howlers go, the designation of the Romanée-Conti vineyard as a “Vosne-Romanée...
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Arthur Young: An Englishman meets French wine
Rod Phillips retraces the steps of the English agricultural reformer Arthur Young on the eve of the French Revolution. Just before the French Revolution broke out in 1789 and during its opening...
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Azerbaijan: A vinous reboot in the Caucasus
As world leaders gather in the capital Baku for COP29, Paul White looks back on the history and reports on the modern-day realities of Azerbaijani wine, and picks out some of his favorite producers...
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1994 Vintage and colheita Port: One for the ages
Anyone who has had the privilege of tasting Vintage Port from the 1960s or earlier will agree that these are some of the best wines they have ever tasted. It speaks volumes, therefore, that the 1994...
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Víctor de la Serna, the fine man of wine, in memoriam
Víctor de la Serna was the great one-man band of wine in Spain, in addition to leaving a legacy that touched diverse realms: a journalist to his core, co-founder of a leading Spanish newspaper, an...
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