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Every alcoholic beverage claims to offer a unique ‘taste of place’ but does that stand up?
The Alsace winegrower is one of the greats, producing wines that are sensual objects of huge personality and impact
Blending, irrigation, more resilient vines – vineyard practices are changing swiftly as winemakers work out how to best combat warmer weather
‘Venice’s foamy-fresh, stress-dissolving sparkler has been one of wine’s recent success stories’
It’s the most Scottish drink there is. But is it ever OK to mix it with ginger ale? And is blended always bad?
When it comes to wine, almost anything is possible in the lower reaches of this former French province
How local winemaking endeavours have unearthed some growing locations without parallel elsewhere in the world
How it became the most successful wine category of the past two decades
This once-ragged urchin is now a Languedoc princess: the region’s greatest recent success story
This country doesn’t just produce good wines, but potentially great ones
Wine derives its enduring sensual characteristics from the physical surroundings in which it comes into being
What are the finest examples from these inclement regions?
The producers of Tuscany’s much-loved wine continue to emphasise what makes it different from Chianti
‘You might almost call them thunder-crack wines that leave no one indifferent’
The most seriously affected winemakers are already dubbing it ‘the next phylloxera’
‘Made from Sauvignon Blanc, it has nothing in common with the luridly scented whites often sold under this badge’
‘The country’s traditional wine specialities are culturally fascinating and globally unique’
‘Those who confine their buying to Barolo may be missing out — and paying up’
‘In terms of balance and flavour, the reds here provide a stark contrast to southern luxury and ease’
‘A sweet scent and a suffusing sweetness remain the hallmarks of Lebanon’s finest red wines’
‘Wines made with grapes dried for the full three months acquire compelling yet disconcerting asperities’
‘Impressive Napa wines are grown at every altitude, which contradicts examples elsewhere’
‘The indigenous star among Cretan whites, Vidiano, can vary from fresh and sappy to peachy and creamy’
‘The brisk sale of fine single-cask bottlings has woken the world to the extraordinary potential of sherry as a fine wine’
‘These are dark, pure, fragrant and nervy red wines . . . The Lot’s Argentine renaissance looks set to continue’
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