A first look at the 2020 vintage in Bordeaux, talking to the region’s top producers after the harvest

A benchmark tasting of Britain’s pét-nat and alternative sparkling

A round-up of recent writings

Talking to Paul Hobbs about why there’s much more to alcohol than a number

A round-up of recent writings

Exploring the controversy around Saint-Emilion’s classification system, and talking to the team at Latour about avoiding the limelight

Talking to the young vigneron about taking over from her father

A round-up of recent writings

A first look at Bordeaux’s 2020 vintage from the tasting table

A round-up of recent writings

I’ve been thinking a lot about terroir recently. We are so drilled in the world of fine wine into preaching the power of site – but is it really everything we’ve cracked it up to be? Or are we inadvertently the terroir hype squad?

Blogs were built to be badly managed - and so I have lived up to the expectation with a rather embarrassing two-year lull. Here's a quick(ish) look at almost everything that I've penned in that time.

Finding the balance in Australia's coolest region, the Adelaide Hills

Talking to two top wine estates: Charlotte Dalton and Cooke Brothers, from a husband-and-wife team in the Adelaide Hills

There is no shortage of things that fill me with rage each week (or – if I’m totally honest – day). Most flutter away after a few hours, a G&T or just a bit of distance. But one comment has been going round and round in my mind.

It’s all too easy, when your head is in the 9-to-5, to feel an unnecessary sense of urgency. It’s wine, after all; and even then, it’s writing about wine.

Highlights from the last month’s worth of recycling

Breaking in Brat, where Tomos Parry’s slow-barbecued turbot reigns supreme

There isn't enough time to dedicate a feature to every delicious bottle uncorked, so – in lieu of that endeavour – here is a soon-to-be-regular round-up of the producers and wines that have lingered in my memory most over the last month

Talking to Jon Bonné about his latest book, a tiny tome that’s well worth the investment