From watching Kyle Maclachlan to a Q&A with Katharina Prüm, there are a thousand ways to interact with wine online. Adam Lechmere dives into the wonderful lockdown world of virtual tastings and asks, does that backdrop really work?

Amid a wealth of online wine and spirits chat, we cut through the noise to assess the most notable broadcasts

Last month a bottle of 52-year-old Karuizawa became the world’s most expensive Japanese whisky ever sold at auction. Here we take a look at eight bottles from the legendary distillery that are (slightly) more affordable

From Assyrtiko to Xinomavro, the wines of Greece have captured the palates of wine lovers worldwide - but it's the rare varieties from the Greek Islands that are the most exciting

We had the good fortune to visit Napa Valley’s famous old winery Beaulieu Vineyard just before the lockdown to sample some of the oldest California wines in existence

White wines merit more attention, says Olivier Bernand, owner of celebrated Graves estate Domaine de Chevalier

This bottle from Bordeaux has reason to call it itself the world's most expensive wine. Is it worth it?

The veteran food and drinks writer has produced a fine manual for novice and expert alike

What is minerality in wine? Where does it come from and how does it manifest itself? Does it even exist? Jamie Goode and Steve Daniel debate the origins of the subject

Bordeaux 2016 ranks among the greatest vintages of this century according to a veteran group of some of the UK's - and the world's - most experienced wine merchants and critics