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South America’s magnificent seven: Susana Balbo
Born in 1956 in the conservative mountain town of Mendoza, Susana Balbo had no female mentors to guide her way. She decided at a young age that she wanted to work in science, and nuclear physics was...
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South America’s magnificent seven: Pepe Galante
“There is a before and after in the Uco Valley,” affirms Pepe Galante, one of the Argentine winemakers who have been at the forefront of the region’s development. With some 50 vintages under his belt...
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South America’s magnificent seven: Pablo Morandé
Pablo Morandé has always been ahead of the curve, even when that curve has seemed too steep to overcome. However, when his radical theories have found a sympathetic ear in the industry, they have...
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2014 Bollinger La Côte aux Enfants and Vieilles Vignes Françaises: Black...
Neil Beckett welcomes the release of 2014 Bollinger La Côte aux Enfants and Vieilles Vignes Françaises. Swapping children for the devil. Happily, this wasn’t a Champenois twist on the Faustian pact...
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Amphora Day 2024: Portugal’s clay-pot summit hits new heights
After seven years, Amphora Day 2024, held at Rocim’s spectacular winery in Alentejo, has become a fixture in the international wine calendar exclusively devoted to clay-pot winemaking. While the focus...
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Frescobaldi Gorgona: The taste of hope on a Tuscan prison island
“The back taste is very special—there is the taste of hope,” quips Lamberto Frescobaldi to sum up the special identity of the wine produced on the penitentiary island of Gorgona. But there is genuine...
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The Symington Vintage Port Day: A first-class education
Richard Mayson joined a throng of Vintage Port lovers of all generations to enjoy a varied and informative program of presentations and tastings of wines both young and old at The Symington Vintage...
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At the table: Zelten
Joanna Simon on the history and preparation of zelten—and the best wines to pair with the once-a-year fruit, nuts, and spice-based cake. The Italians make the rest of the world look like slouches when...
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2014 Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs: Porcelain composure
Alice Paillard describes making her Vintage wine in terms of an “adventure,” an opportunity to broaden the stylistic palette from the necessarily consistent Non-Vintage template and maybe a chance to...
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Wine in history: Advent celebrations
From Bisschopswijn to Christmas Eve pink Champagne, Stuart Walton imbibes the history of celebratory Advent drinks. Although the season of Advent, which extends over three-quarters of December, was...
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The World’s Best Wine Lists winners’ stories: Vino Bar
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, Vino Bar sommelier Jeanette Bohinen explains how she and her team put...
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Val do Salnés: Such individuality
Sarah Marsh MW explores the varied terroirs of the Salnés Valley in Rías Baixas in the company of two of the region’s finest producers: Eulogio Pomares and Manuel Moldes. I wanted a good walk, and,...
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Almaviva 1999–2021: Marriage story
David Williams joins winemaker Michel Friou for a tasting of nine vintages of Almaviva. In the latter part of the 20th century, the arrival of a high-profile fine-wine joint venture between a local...
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Single-quinta Vintage Port: Exciting and challenging
Richard Mayson reports on his findings from a tasting of single-quinta Vintage Port shared with Simon Field MW and Andrew Jefford. There is a riddle that has both exercised and bemused the Port trade...
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Into the midnight black: A tasting of single-quinta Vintage Ports
Richard Mayson, Simon Field MW, and Andrew Jefford taste an impressive line-up of single-quinta Vintage Ports. Single-quinta Vintage Port: Exciting and challenging Quinta do Vesúvio 2022 (cask sample;...
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A year in tasting: Burgundy
Over the past year, The World of Fine Wine has published hundreds of our writers’ notes and scores on the wines of Burgundy. Here we pick out some of the most notable and admired bottles that appeared...
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A year in tasting: Bordeaux
Over the past year, The World of Fine Wine has published hundreds of our writers’ notes and scores on Bordeaux. Here we pick out some of the most notable and admired bottles that appeared in print and...
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A year in tasting: Champagne
Over the past year, The World of Fine Wine has published hundreds of our writers’ notes and scores on Champagne. Here we pick out some of the most notable and admired bottles that appeared in print...
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Yalumba at 175: An astonishing cavalcade
Yalumba put on a suitably extraordinary event to celebrate the company’s 175th birthday that featured a host of celebrated Australian and international fine wines. In any pursuit, 175 years of...
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A distinctive and friendly view of the science of wine tasting
Dr Neal D Hulkower reviews Behind the Glass: The Chemical & Sensorial Terroir of Wine Tasting by Gus Zhu MW. In the late 1960s and ’70s, when I first waded into the world of fine wine, I don’t...
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