Rumours of Merlot’s comeback have been greatly exaggerated – but there are certainly bottles worth seeking out.

As all budding wine students learn, ripasso is made by ‘re-passing’ regular Valpolicella over the leftover grape skins from ...

Part seven of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. Click here for all the articles in this series so far published.

The magic of mizunara-aged whisky – and the patience it requires to realise it. ‘This is very special’, Seiichi Koshimizu said to me 25 years ago as two glasses of reddish whisky were placed in front ...

The Times, Britain’s newspaper of record, covered the news that two Burgundian winemakers, Pierre Duroché from ...

We’re living in an age of rosé. A 2023 study by the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) asserted that global production of rosé increased by 25% from 2000 to 202 ...

Historically, one could argue that Finca Ygay was the first true vino de finca in Rioja, Bordeaux-inspired in style and established in the mid 19th century. However, in more recent history, there are ...

The news that there is currently extensive fighting in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley has effectively doubled the number of places in the Middle East that I have longed to visit but realistically can now see ...

Before I get to global news, a quick reminder that on 22 March Richard is hosting a tasting of mature Margaret River wines in Tokyo. There are still a few tickets so if you’re interested, I highly ...

Overstocked wine collectors round the world share their strategies. A much shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. As first world problems go, this one is a cracker: ...

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