Adam Holden, our Rhône Specialist, provides a brief glimpse of a few key highlights from the forthcoming 2013 en primeur offer. It’s fair to say that 2013 was not a stellar year for Bordeaux, so, how accurately does this reflect on the rest of France? It is a big country (398,099.474 square miles), with an […]

In our last glance (for now) at the prospects for Italy’s 2014 vintage, three more of our learned winemakers relay their experiences from the front vine to our buyer and Italian wine expert David Berry Green The Vaona family at Novaia, Veneto Difficult but not impossible is how 2014 might be remembered. It will certainly […]

In the sixth and final chapter on pairing wine with key ingredients, food writer Susie Carter looks at the best matches to complement shellfish. Shellfish is very delicate in flavour, so it’s important not to overpower it with the wine you serve. France tends to have a more austere approach to aromatic whites than New […]