Hurricane Helene, LVMH's non-alcoholic fizz, the VITÆVINO declaration and the US dietary guidelines controversy ...

When I arrived in India for a few days recently I was puzzled by Indian consumers’ and producers’ attachment to powerful reds ...

Of course, to get best value at Majestic you should buy a minimum of six mixed bottles, which reduces the per-bottle prices ...

Which goes to show that the estate has always focused on quality. What it doesn’t quite illustrate is why two wines made by the same person, from 100% Albariño, from the same estate in the Val do ...

There's no surfing in south-east France, but surfer/philosopher/wine writer Chris Howard finds many other reasons to visit this little-known corner of France. Above, vineyards surrounding the village ...

Superb wines from minutely defined plots thanks to a winemaker with no formal training (photo credit: Mike Smith).

Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse is the winemaker at St-Émilion's Château Beauséjour, taking the reins as co-director with Prisca ...

Howard Ripley’s en primeur tasting last month featured a good number of Grosse Gewächse (GGs), the top dry German wines ...

This brown spirit may be the best bargain in the drinks world right now says Henry Jeffreys, a former whisky retailer who's ...

If last month’s diary was a little short on action, this month’s is action-packed. Since I last wrote this diary I have, ...

There's a nostalgic thread to many of this month's tasting notes, from long-standing friends such as Ken Forrester 's ...