Champagne Barons de Rothschild 2019 Le Grand Clos: All for one
Joanna Simon relishes a privileged first taste of the new Clos Champagne from Barons de Rothschild.
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2020 Brunello di Montalcino: The wines
A tasting of 89 2020 Brunello wines divided the panel.
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2020 Brunello di Montalcino: Mixed results
Andrew Jefford introduces our coverage of the 2020 vintage.
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Wine in history: Self-portraits with wine
What do artists' depictions of their own wine-drinking tell us about changing attitudes to alcohol over the centuries?
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From the vaults: Minerality—metaphor and myth
In a vintage post from 2017, David Schildknecht takes an intellectual scalpel to a newly fashionable tasting term.
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Pascal Chatonnet: Eminence grise par excellence
Margaret Rand meets the Bordelais consultant winemaker whose work as a scientist transformed our understanding of wine faults.
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Family tragedy, revolution, and botrytis
A new book tells the story of the “Lady of Yquem".
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At the table: Verjuice and lamb shanks
Joanna Simon finds the best wines to pair with a dish prepared with an historic acidulant made from unripe, unfermented…
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Taylor’s Victory 80-Year-Old Tawny and 1975 Single Harvest Port: Amat victoria curam
Two new special releases are the latest evidence of the anglophone Port house’s skill with very old Tawny Port.
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Timorasso time
Has Piedmont at last found a white fine-wine foil for Nebbiolo?
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