Tim Atkin MW, Author at Club Oenologique

Tim Atkin MW

Club Oenologique contributor

Tim Atkin is a Master of Wine, and a veteran wine journalist and critic, who focuses particularly on the wines of South Africa, South America, Burgundy and Rioja through his comprehensive digital reports. In Issue 6 of Club Oenologique, he argues that Rioja is perennially underappreciated, and deserves more respect in the fine wine world.

Assessing Cabernet Franc as the headline act

Tim Atkin selects ten top Cabernet Franc wines from a stylistically diverse tasting held in London, finding a level of quality that justifies the grape's growing status as the darling of the wine world

by Tim Atkin MW

Do the great red wines of Argentina and Chile stand the test of time?

Features

The quality of red wines from Argentina and Chile is undisputed, but their ageing credentials are still open to question. Tim Atkin MW weighs up the evidence

by Tim Atkin MW

Catena Zapata Adrianna – Argentina and Chile

Why isn’t Rioja considered a fine wine?

Features

by Tim Atkin MW