Sommelier Julie Dupouy helps a wine-loving reader who has partially lost their sense of smell ease back into drinking low-tannin reds

Italy's ancient wine region might be best known for Verdicchio, but increasing interest in two of its indigenous grapes – Pecorino and Passerina – is further raising Marche's profile

Gaia Gaja tells Club O about the challenges of retaining a Piedmontese identity now that the family empire stretches the length of the country

A wave of new releases from some of Champagne’s most famous houses – and growers – is shifting attention away from the region’s fizz and on to its still wines. Essi Avellan MW explores the world of Coteaux Champenois

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

From his base in rural Wiltshire, Cognac enthusiast David Baker has built up a peerless library of historical bottlings of the spirit. Joel Harrison peers inside the quiet, discreet world of Hermitage Cognac

Mark Reynier, founder and CEO of Waterford Distillery in Ireland, takes issue with writer Andrew Jefford’s claim that whisky struggles to express a sense of place

An ambitious former financier has assembled a crack team of vineyards and consultants to produce a range of impressive wines made to an unorthodox formula. But would you pay £400 for a Bordeaux of unknown provenance?

The fine wine world is being shaken up by newcomers with little experience, or dabbling in unproven terroirs, producing lavish bottlings that command huge sums. Roger Morris looks at the rise of the aspiring icon wines