He’s been crowned the UK’s best sommelier, he’s worked in the best restaurants and now advises A-listers on wine. But what Jan Konetzki really wants to do is host his own chat show, eat seafood in Porto and do a bit of skinny-dipping in Scotland…
Fiona Morrison MW – wife of owner and winemaker Jacques Thienpont – tells the story of how the Pomerol winery rose, almost by accident, from unremarkable plot to Bordeaux’s starriest site
Searching out value in Burgundy means seeking out the lesser-known, under-rated domaines, villages and cuvées. Sarah Marsh has done just that – here’s her pick of the under-the-radar, en primeur red wines from Burgundy 2019
Change comes slowly in this part of France. But now a generation of progressive Cognac cellar masters is challenging convention in this most conservative of regions – by revisiting its roots
Tim Atkin MW says it’s high time that Rioja is taken as seriously as the likes of Bordeaux and Burgundy as a fine-wine region – and he’s picked 12 great bottles to prove his point
Colin Hampden-White picks out some of the rarest, most jaw-dropping whiskies he's ever had the chance to enjoy – as sampled at a once-a-year London event for high-end collectors
To celebrate its 200th birthday, world-class sherry bodega Barbadillo has released a strictly limited number of its finest range: Reliquia. Natasha Hughes MW tries four of the rarest sherries in the world
Burgundy’s 2019 vintage has been well received by the critics – but as ever, the top-rated wines are as expensive as they are hard to find. Sarah Marsh MW picks out a host of under-the-radar gems to seek out from less exalted producers and villages
Eric Forget, long-time cellar master at Hine Cognac, reveals himself to be a military man with a love of the great outdoors – and almost ended up on the other side of the world making red wine…
It has gained a reputation as the best value non-vintage Champagne, but Charles Heidsieck’s Brut Réserve has a complex backstory. As a special edition of the wines is released, Essi Avellan MW delves into its past and present, and reviews the latest bottlings