Following on from last month’s post on wine forgery, Fine Wine Quality and Authentication Manager Philip Moulin gives us his top tips on how to spot the tell-tale signs of “fake wine” Authentic age Does it look and feel as old as it says it is? Is there a consistent amount of “wear and tear” […]

For wines golden in colour, backed by similarly illuminating words of wisdom, we sent Sophie McLean to an André Ostertag masterclass, to find out what makes him, his wines, and his Grand Cru Muenchberg vineyard site tick What strikes me most about André Ostertag is his “joined-up way of thinking”. Forgive the cliché, but this […]

Two of the Berry Bros. & Rudd team are currently under harvest-arrest in Western Australia. Here, Wine Buyer Will Heslop reports on his experience so far, and celebrates 30 years of Frankland Estate I write this from a veranda overlooking a mown wheat field and, beyond it, a forest of blue gums. The forest hides the rocky […]

Brunello di Montalcino cannot be released for sale until five years after the harvest, or six years in the case of Brunello di Montalcino Riserva. The 2013 vintage is now available. Italian Wine Buyer Davy Zyw gives us an overview of this year’s vintage conditions The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino vintage is now ready for […]