Interviews
Life Lessons with Lenz Moser
From speeding down the Autobahn to pairing Mouton-Rothschild with Big Macs: winemaker Lenz Moser shares his Life Lessons
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Features
What additives are actually in your wine?
It’s become a hot – and often misunderstood – topic, with conflicting reports about what goes into most wines, why, and what is actually permitted. Simon J Woolf explains all…
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Gallery
Mouton-Rothschild’s legendary labels and the forgotten artist who launched them
Château Mouton-Rothschild’s Artists' Series, a collection of artworks from high-profile artists that decorate its iconic labels, is well documented. But the story behind the very first label, the 1945, and its creator is as unknown as it is fascinating
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Columns
Just how high can prices for top-end whiskies go?
As the demand for limited-edition single-malts continues to grow, so prices will continue to rise. But, warns our columnist, what happens when the tide turns?
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Reports
Among the vines in Bordeaux on the first day of harvest
With her husband Jacques Thienpont, Fiona Morrison MW oversees one of Bordeaux’s most prestigious wines, Le Pin. As the couple – and their counterparts across the region – begin this year’s black grape harvest, she recalls the drama of the first day of the 2019 season
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ReviewHandpicked by IWSC
What is contemporary gin – and which are the best ones to try?
David T Smith takes a look at the gin distilleries embracing innovation - and picks out six of the best new-wave gins
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Features
Hugh Johnson on the ancient origins of Spanish wine
The history of wine is a long and convoluted one, and it takes a writer of rare skill to bring it to life. In a typically sparkling excerpt from his re-issued The Story of Wine, the veteran journalist looks at how Christian Spain built its wine industry on Moorish foundations
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Interviews
Life Lessons with Hugh Johnson OBE
He wishes he were taller, and he'd invite Bertie Wooster and Winston Churchill to dinner... Hugh Johnson OBE is the next big name to share his Life Lessons
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The winning photos from this year’s Louis Roederer Artistry of Wine award
Veteran photographer Jon Wyand has been unveiled as the 2020 winner for the work in his book, Four Seasons in Côte Chalonnaise
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La Place de Bordeaux goes global – but what does it mean for collectors?
Bordeaux's ancient marketplace is now truly global, with a raft of new releases this month from every corner of the fine wine world - but what does it mean for those who actually buy the wines?
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