The majority of distilled drinks are tightly bound by strict regulations, but they would benefit from loosening up and letting more creativity in, argues Joel Harrison

Nina Caplan yearns to return to this exhilarating corner of south-west Spain where Fino and Manzanilla Sherry hold sway

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...'

Columnist Nina Caplan is no fan of International Women's Day, but she is a fan of female winemakers making their voice heard through the quality and character of their wines

Despite the surge in popularity of low-and-no alcohol drinks, Joel Harrison is not exactly in high spirits at the prospect of trying them

We can all drink well at home during lockdown, but only a good somm brings that added, intangible frisson of exoticism, says columnist Nina Caplan

In the UK, the average bottle of wine sells for just over £5; in China, consumers turn their nose up at anything less than £20. Why?