The Club O Collection is home to reviews of the very finest wines and spirits, sampled by specialist critics in premium tastings, exclusively for Club Oenologique.
No-one did more to preserve the integrity of Brunello di Montalcino than Franco Biondi-Santi – now the famous family has dedicated a wine to his memory
Vin de Constance is a seductive delight, as Adam Lechmere discovered at a rare vertical tasting
After a frenzied campaign, the first of the Union des Grands Crus’ official overseas en primeur tastings took place this week in Hong Kong. Sarah Heller MW highlights some of the less ‘showy’ wines and takes the temperature of the Asian market
From dry and elegant to rich and spicy, today's rums come in myriad expressions and styles
Top-end Scotch comes in all shapes and sizes, from proprietary blends to independent bottlings to scarce releases from ‘ghost’ distilleries. Colin Hampden-White picks out highlights across a range of prices
They don't have the investment potential of the reds, and they weren't hyped to the skies, but 2010's white Burgundies are fine, fresh and ageworthy - and drinking beautifully
It was hard to imagine after Bordeaux’s heaven-sent 2009 vintage that the following year could match, or even outclass its riches - yet 2010 does just that
It's been in and out of fashion for at least 200 years and it's now on every bartender's A List. Alice Lascelles hymns the glories of vermouth
Fine wine used to come from a handful of old-world regions, but things have changed, as the recent IWSC tastings show
Old vintages from America’s greatest wine region can be elusive, but seek them out, and you’ll find wines that remain fresh and elegant for decades
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