Our wine columnist on the worldwide efforts to ensure that the industry is open to all – and not just through qualifications

Sarah Heller MW argues that Italian wine is done a disservice when its appreciation is based on Bordeaux or Burgundian reference points

By finally looking to the future as well as embracing their past, Scotland’s distilleries – and the whisky scene as a whole – is on the cusp of a golden age, says Joel Harrison

Our intrepid columnist has spent a year of lockdown in search of the world's weirdest drinks – ‘like a gastronomic astronaut, exploring the outer limits of what the human palate can imagine...'

The legend of the Australian wine industry loves Test cricket, choc ices and fishing, but is convinced that golf-course designers have it in for him…

The wines of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars are famous for their finesse, power and longevity. To mark its 50th anniversary, we take a deep dive into one of California's legendary estates, including the first-ever vintage of the great Cask 23

Home to two producers, the Scilly Isles might be relatively virgin territory for viticulture, but that doesn't make its vineyards any less of a destination

It makes some of the most revered wines in the world, but Italy has some way to go before it becomes a must-have for wine investors