Summer of Riesling
Riesling is an extremely versatile grape, but if you think this poses a food-pairing nightmare, don’t despair. We’ve tried a whole range of dishes with different styles of Riesling to bring you our definitive ‘Summer of Riesling’ guide.
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The rise of reds & Riesling: new-wave wines from Germany
Despite being steeped in vinous history and respected throughout the wine world, Germany as a wine category is often overlooked and underestimated. But there is a new group of premium producers – both traditional and modern in approach – creating very exciting wines across the country. Read More
Moqueca - A Traditional Brazilian Dish
There’s more to Brazilian cuisine than grilled meats, as we found out with Andy Aldrich at Viva Brazil.
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The Deep South: Winemaking at the end of the world
We spoke with Paul Pujol, winemaker at Prophet's Rock, about what inspires him and what makes Prophet's Rock different to other New Zealand wines.
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The Bibendum guide to Riesling
Look beyond the infamous blue bottle and there’s a diverse world of seriously exciting (and great value) white wine out there. Read More
Judging a book by its cover: Beautiful label design
Why a great wine label can generate even greater sales. Read More
Trend watch: Premium Australia and New Zealand on the rise
On Trade sales of Australian and New Zealand wines over £25 are up, while sales of entry level wines are dipping. Are consumers starting to head south of the equator for that special bottle? Read More
A guide to the 2016 harvest in the Northern Hemisphere
A guide to the 2016 harvest in the Northern Hemisphere Read More
Vintage update 2014: Germany
As with the rest of Northern Europe, rot has been prevalent due to rain and a lack of sunshine... Read More
A guide to the 2016 harvest: Rest of Europe
While global production is estimated to be down 5% from last year and with many European regions affected by adverse climatic conditions, the overall impression in Europe is one of good – and sometimes even excellent – quality. We spoke to some of our producers in England, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary and Greece to ... Read More
Friday Quiz: Austria and Germany
Know your spatlese from your Veltliner? Then this week's brain teaser is for you. Read More
Sommelier Wine Awards 2017: the lowdown
Our fantastic producers have won a host of awards this year - check them out.
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Biodynamic and Organic Wine: A Grower's Perspective
We caught up with Clare Allan from Huia, one of our organic and biodynamic growers.
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A Tasting on Thin Ice: Gruner Veltliner vs. The World
A tasting with the effervescent Lenz Moser provides some talking points, springs a few surprises and leaves a pleasant taste in everyone's mouth.
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Brazil... Here we Come!
With the Rio Olympics just around the corner, Brazil will be firmly in the limelight in 2016. To make sure that you can add some truly Brazilian flair to your wine list, we have some exciting new wines to introduce from Miolo Wine Group.
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Hermitage La Chapelle
The hill of Hermitage is one of France’s most famous terroirs; an old vineyard whose name first appears in a play written 1680 and whose wines were revered by the likes of Thomas Jefferson. Read More
March - Just Like the 'Transitional Man'
A wine recommendation for this 'in-between season' Read More
Wynns: The Estate that Made Coonawarra Famous
The Wynns family have changed the face of Australian winemaking. Their wines are as much-loved here as they are in the land down under.
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