As our columnist Nina Caplan reflects on her tasting notes from a year in wine, she also observes how the great bottles enjoyed in 2021 did more than dazzle the palate – they transported to places she longed to reach

Like many, David Kermode long held sherry in low regard. But having since rediscovered the Spanish fortified wine – and having recently visited its birthplace, Jerez – he waxes lyrical on the drink’s many virtues

Despite the charms of Washington and Oregon, wine investors looking to make their fortune should stick to California’s most famous region, says Bruce Schoenfeld. For those looking to drink their wines, though, there is potential – and value – elsewhere

Joel Harrison takes his drinks cupboard seriously. Here he offers some innovative tips for organising and pepping up your spirit shelves to coincide with the shift in seasons

On a trip to the island of Madeira, Nina Caplan finds plenty of gastronomic delights, including the eponymous, centuries-old fortified wine

With supermarket wine offerings becoming more diverse, David Kermode implores you to seek out and sample the world’s unsung grape varieties in favour of the old standards

Food and wine matching is familiar territory, but Joel Harrison argues that just as much joy can be found in pairing your dinner with the likes of Cognac, Tequila, pisco and whisky

Global rum ambassador, IWSC judge and RumFest founder Ian Burrell talks about putting the name of a former slave on a bottle, and why there’s still lots of work to be done in addressing rum’s history and heritage

Nina Caplan goes on a post-lockdown bar crawl around the UK capital and discovers plenty to raise her glass to

It has barely been part of the fine wine conversation in the past, but, argues David Kermode, Austria offers it all. Distinctive and different, it is a serious rival for quality – and you’ll get so much more for your money