Editor

Adam Lechmere

Formerly launch editor of decanter.com, Adam Lechmere has been writing about wine for 20 years, contributing to Decanter, World of Fine Wine, Meininger’s, the Guardian and many others. Before joining the wine world he worked for the BBC, and as a music and film gossip journalist.

Reports

Academie du Vin Library’s Sherry released

A rich and rousing romp through the history of Spain’s 'greatest white wine'

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Gosset’s Celebris 1995 Les Célébrissimes released

The celebrated Champagne house has launched a unique double-aged cuvée

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Champagne Roederer and Philippe Starck present inaugural Brut Nature prize

The launch event of Champagne Louis Roederer's Brut Nature 2012 saw 12 art students give their interpretation of the new zero-dosage cuvée

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Armand de Brignac latest releases

Jay-Z’s Champagne brand might have raised eyebrows when it was released over a decade ago, but its place in the pantheon of top-rank Champagnes is assured

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Penfolds launches The Collection 2019

Penfolds’ veteran winemaker Peter Gago launches Grange 2015 along with its renowned stablemates in a compelling lineup in London

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Academie du Vin Library launches second title

The launch of Fiona Morrison MW’s 10 Great Wine Families in the Academie du Vin Library marks the book's first publication in English

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Auction Napa Valley in pictures

Club Oenologique editor Adam Lechmere gives the lowdown on the wine-fuelled extravaganza

Features

The Paris Legends dinner

A three-star chef as personal host at the best hotel in Paris and wines that date back to the Napoleonic wars – Adam Lechmere adjusts his reality

Interviews

Interview: Cristina Mariani-May

The president and CEO of New-York based Banfi Vintners represents the third generation of the Mariani family at Banfi

Reports

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2016 vintage

Club Oenologique editor Adam Lechmere tastes "the famously difficult 2016 vintage in Burgundy" from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti