Bordeaux 2023: Our en primeur verdict and top-scoring wines
After tasting hundreds of wines across the region...
Vintage Guides
Which is a good year for wines from the world’s key growing regions? Our vintage guides section is here to help you, whether it’s information on Bordeaux, Burgundy, Tuscany or California that you’re after.
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Bordeaux 2023 wine styles: What to expect
The second warmest year in Bordeaux on record but not a 'solar' vintage...
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Bordeaux 2023 en primeur: Decoding the yields
A guide to Bordeaux 2023 yields in key appellations...
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Bordeaux 2023 market analysis: Lafite Rothschild released
Merchants and analysts react warmly to release price...
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Bordeaux 2023: How weather conditions shaped the vintage
A step-by-step analysis of the Bordeaux weather conditions in 2023...
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Bordeaux 2023 market analysis: Léoville Las Cases price drops 40%
Early trend for year-on-year price cuts in Bordeaux 2023 en primeur campaign...
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2021: Vintage snapshot & 15 top picks
A sneak peek at the new vintage...
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Sonoma Coast: 2021 vintage report and 2022 preview
A deep dive in the western reaches of Sonoma for the 2021 vintage...
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The rich history of California's Louis M. Martini including a vertical tasting
Tasting wines dating back to the 1960s...
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Best sparkling wines for Mother's Day
Celebrate in style this Mother's Day...
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Collector's Guide: Champagne
A comprehensive guide to investing and collecting Champagne...
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Cadence on Washington's Red Mountain: Producer profile and vertical tasting
Balance, finesse and elegance from Red Mountain's Cadence...
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018: 20 recommendations
20 recommendations from a variable, but in a few cases ‘stunning’, vintage...
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Which Brunello 2019 should I drink when?
15 Brunellos for early, mid-term and long-term drinking from the ‘superb’ 2019 vintage...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2019 – ‘spoiled for choice’: Full report
Read Michaela Morris' report on the highly regarded 2019 vintage, with 127 tasting notes & scores...
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Oregon's 00 Wines: Producer profile and 18 wines to try
Charles Curtis digs into 00 Wines' commitment to the terroirs of great Pinot and Chardonnay from Oregon to France...
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Premium Rioja crianza: Panel tasting results
The results of a 53-wine panel tasting...
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Best value Burgundy 2022 wines en primeur
The best value wines of the Burgundy 2022 vintage...
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Top northern Côte de Beaune 2022 wines en primeur
The top 2022 wines from the northern half of the Côte de Beaune...
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Top Meursault 2022 wines en primeur
The top Meursault wines of the 2022 vintage...
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Top Pommard and Volnay 2022 wines en primeur
The best of Pommard and Volnay in the 2022 vintage...
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Top Gevrey-Chambertin 2022 wines en primeur
The top Gevrey-Chambertin wines of the 2022 vintage...
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Top Morey-St-Denis 2022 wines en primeur
The top 2022 Morey-St-Denis wines...
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Top Chassagne & Puligny-Montrachet 2022 wines en primeur
The best of Chassagne and Puligny-Montrachet from the 2022 vintage...
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Top Chambolle-Musigny 2022 wines en primeur
Where to look for the best Chambolle-Musigny 2022 wines...
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Top Vosne-Romanée & Nuits-St-Georges 2022 wines en primeur
The top Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-St-Georges wines rom the 2022 vintage...
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Burgundy 2022 en primeur: Full report plus top-scoring wines
In a hot vintage, ‘an abundant crop of hugely drinkable wines’, reports Charles Curtis MW...
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Philipponnat: An 'astounding' Clos des Goisses 1978-2014 vertical
Peter Liem tastes 32 Clos des Goisses releases...
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Barbaresco 2013: A retrospective of one of the top vintages in the last decade
A unique retrospective tasting of this ‘turning point’ vintage...
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Chardonnay from Oregon's Dundee Hills
Oregon is crafting excellent Chardonnay in these hills where the Willamette Valley got its start...
