As châteaux send out samples across the globe, UK merchants claim launching the 2019 vintage now would be “the height of arrogance”

They are two of the greatest – and most expensive – Bordeaux vintages ever. For those lucky enough to have them in their cellar – or wanting to splash out in lockdown – which wines are most approachable now?

The UK’s political class got themselves into a lather assessing the contents of news commentators’ bookshelves. Adam Lechmere asks what we can read into the backdrops of drinks experts conducting online tastings

As Club Oenologique CEO Christelle Guibert recovered from a debilitating bout of COVID-19, her thoughts turned to the impact of the disease on her sense of taste and smell…

Could South America have a new contender to challenge the dominance of Chile and Argentina?

Uruguay may be a young presence on the world wine scene, but its wines are more diverse and exciting than ever

Joel Harrison charts the rise and rise of Islay, a remote island off the west coast of Scotland where distilleries were closing down just 40 years ago