2023 O-Port-Unidade: United we tread
Simon Field MW enjoys the second edition of Port expert Axel Probst’s charity project, a wine made from grapes provided by 28 top growers.
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Simon Field MW
Fine wine merchant-turned-writer Simon Field MW is a regular contributor to The World of Fine with expertise in Bordeaux, Champagne, the Rhône, and Spain.
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2018 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame: The sun also rises
The latest vintage of the house’s top cuvée is a wine of “magnificent harmony and energetic complexity."
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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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Champagne Valentin Leflaive’s latest lieu-dit releases: Les Champs Elysées
Behind Olivier Leflaive's Champagne project is a "quietly radical plan to reinvigorate the category."
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2024 Bordeaux: Red umbrellas
Small in quantity, and light in style, a tricky vintage has come at a tricky time for Bordeaux.
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Clos Rougeard: The lion in spring
The historic Loire estate is going from strength to strength under the stewardship of the Bouygues family.
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Prestige Cuvée Rosé with Marina Olsson
Simon Field MW reports from an inspiring tasting of the best examples of a style that is being taken…
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From the vaults: Hidalgo—a Sanlúcar story Â
In the first of a new weekly series of vintage WFW pieces, Simon Field MW profiles a great Sherry…
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Bruno Paillard 2009 Nec Plus Ultra and 2015 Assemblage: Beyond the Straits?
The latest vintages of two very different wines from the family Champagne house.
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