Winemaker Frank Cornelissen in Sicily produces wines with no added sulphur dioxide.

Rupert Joy gives an overview of the issue, weighing the pros and cons of an SO2-free approach

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A rare highlight from 2020: we review the vintage and recommend the top buys

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Château Palmer was among the highlights of 2018.

Hot weather posed challenges but there are brilliant wines here, says Jane Anson...

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This is the time for something stronger, no? But which vermouths are worth buying? Tam (TC) and Arnica Rowan (AR) did the hard work so you don't have to. Tam writes In her evocative, fascinating and instructive article, How to taste vermouth, Arnica Rowan discussed how we need to take a different, broader approach when tasting vermouth

Why it joins our Wine Legends...

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Tawse Winery, in Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula, is still a hidden gem outside of Canada. Find out about its hands-off approach and Burgundian connections…

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Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou

The 2018 wines are 'consistently impressive' in St-Julien, reports Jane Anson...

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Choices that deliver great value for money...

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Chateau Cos D'Estournel Vineyard

There is lots to enjoy, but look out for atypical flavours in some wines, says Jane Anson...

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The D2 road winding up through Pauillac's famous châteaux.

See Jane Anson's scores and tasting notes for the top names, and two under-the-radar value picks...

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As COVID bites, Britain's restaurateurs are having to flex muscles they never knew they had. The recently announced third lockdown in England brings a new set of challenges for many restaurateurs and chefs. Of them all, the biggest is probably how to reorganise their restaurants to meet demand for takeaway and delivery – to somehow keep their

A version of this article, written at the request of a reader, is published by the Financial Times. Photo by [2Ni] on Unsplash. South Africans and Australians may be baking on the beach but for those of us in the northern hemisphere this is usually the coldest time of year. It’s a time when red-wine enthusiasts feel justified in opening their

Château de Saumur is the archetypal turreted Loire château, high on the banks of the Loire.

Four vibrant European destinations that wine lovers will love...

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Château Ausone was among Jane Anson's highest scorers. (NB: Image does not show the 2018 vintage)

See Jane Anson's top scorers and read her full tasting notes...

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Decanter's California correspondent Matthew Luczy in 2012, setting up for a tasting

In his first column for Decanter, our California correspondent Matthew Luczy reflects on how he came to be bitten by the wine bug…

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How do you know if a wine is vegan?

What means that a wine is – or isn’t – suitable for vegans?

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This may be Michael's last collection of tasting notes on 2020's GG releases, this time great German wines that aren't Riesling. The scores are some of our highest ever. Above is the Marienthal vineyard of Spätburgunder vines in the Ahr Valley. As you can see from our guide to coverage of German wines released in 2020, we have already published

Yet another lovely, rose-scented Grenache/Garnacha, from an island that may be its birthplace. Corda's winery above. From €14.67, 18.90 Swiss francs, $21.95, CA$29.99, 199 Danish kroner, £21.95 Find the 2019Find the 2018 As you can tell from many articles here about Grenache and Garnacha, most recently Grenache and Garnacha redesigned, I’m

Vines and vineyards in Pauillac.

Read full tasting notes and see how the vintage is shaping up in the bottle...

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