Our expert picks out her top-value Chianti Classico buys Wine June 29, 2026 Both 2023 and 2024 had their challenges for winemakers, but that doesn’t mean these vintages are void of great value-for-money…
Gran Selezione: Chianti Classico's 100-point milestone Wine June 29, 2026 Elevated from Riserva to Gran Selezione for the 2023 vintage, Maurizio Alongi’s standout Vigna Barbischio proudly touts the UGA (Unità…
World Cup of Wines: Your wine pairings for England, Argentina, France and the rest in the first of the knockout games Wine June 29, 2026 With the group stages finished we’re into the real hurly-burly of the World Cup and its knockout stages.Unlike a few…
Chianti Classico: The enduring appeal and resilience of Riserva Wine June 29, 2026 With a young generation embracing it, and historical estates continuing to defend it, Chianti Classico Riserva remains resilient to the…
Chillable and quaffable: The low-alcohol Chianti Classico vintage everyone is talking about Wine June 29, 2026 Old-school or contemporary? Chianti Classico’s wineries argue that 2024 is both. ‘They recall the Chianti Classicos produced in vintages of…
Meeting Mr Dal Forno – the man who revolutionised Amarone Wine June 29, 2026 Romano dal Forno was born in 1957, the only son of a family of small vineyard owners in the valley…
Forgotten France: The wines born on the fallen mountain of Apremont Wine June 29, 2026 Just south of medieval Chambéry in Savoie, in eastern France, Apremont takes its name from either the Latin asper montis…
Ten Pinot Noirs from Sonoma that will appeal to every palate Wine June 29, 2026 There’s no shortage of great Pinot Noir in the world.Obviously it all starts with Burgundy. But, equally, there are a…
Winemaker to watch: Hombeline Guyon Wine June 29, 2026 ‘I’m a baby of the climats de Bourgogne,’ says Hombeline Guyon, the third generation, after her father Dominique and uncle…
Why Château Corbin is 'an intimate jewel of St-Emilion' Wine June 29, 2026 On a quiet road in St-Emilion, two tall stone pillars mark the entrance to small, idyllic, grand cru classé Château…
