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

The new Penfolds California Collection marks the Aussie giant’s first big move out of the southern hemisphere. It’s a bold and exciting project – but is it brilliant winemaking or slick marketing?

Steven Spurrier, who has died aged 79, was a revered figure in the international wine world. Adam Lechmere looks back at the colourful career of a man who never lost his curiosity and his zest for life

Steven Spurrier has been at the centre of the wine world for six decades, but as he tells Adam Lechmere, there are more important things in life – starting with art

It's been portrayed as one of the wine world's big success stories. But, asks the veteran commentator, could the bubbles be set to burst?

How old is the natural wine movement? Ten years? Twenty? Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz set out on this artisan style of winemaking back in the 1940s. Here’s the lowdown on this forward-thinking German producer