With the flights booked, bags packed and fluoride at the ready, our team is prepped for a week tasting Bordeaux 2015 en primeur. Over the next couple of weeks, Philip Moulin will be offering tips and tricks on preparing your own trip to the area – from the best picnic spot to the perfect place […]

At our last Rhône tasting we met up with Michaël Gerin, part of a new generation of Côte-Rôtie winemakers – and son of the great Jean-Michel Gerin – to talk minerality, medals and making wine in Spain. It’s six years since I started work at Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin. My younger brother, Alexis, started three years […]

In the run up to Bordeaux en primeur, Henry Jeffreys traces the history of Britain’s ties to Bordeaux, a battle-worn bond built on Claret. For a certain kind of wine lover, usually British, Claret is red wine. At the moment though, the wines of Bordeaux are decidedly unfashionable. Bordeaux bashing is a popular sport amongst […]

While we love Burgundy and Bordeaux as much as the next wine-lover, today there is much more to discover and taste. Here Martin Hudson MW details five lesser-known wine regions that should be on your radar. The world of wine has arguably never been as diverse as it is currently. If asked “when was the […]