Burgundy winemakers today face a very different climate to their forebears: but while warmer summers might seem like a blessing, they bring their own challenges. Our Buyer Adam Bruntlett reports on how the region’s vignerons are adapting in the vineyard and winery Burgundy drinkers might be forgiven for thinking we are living in something of […]

Burgundy is endlessly complex – but its myriad terroirs produce some of the world’s most mesmerising wines. As we prepare for the release of the region’s 2018s en primeur, our Wine Director Mark Pardoe MW cuts through the Côte d’Or’s intricacies to offer a quick guide to its main villages. In part one of two, […]

In the latest instalment of our series looking at wine faults, we look at how light can damage wine Ever wondered why Cristal’s clear glass bottles come wrapped in orange plastic? This fault is the simple answer. Light can cause the production of volatile sulphur compounds in a wine, giving it aromas of cooked cabbage […]

Each month we shine a light on one of the bottles in the wine-tasting machines in our London Shop. This month, we’re looking to the Southern Hemisphere for some much-needed sunshine, with Dean Hewitson’s Baby Bush Mourvèdre 2016 Hewitson Baby Bush Mourvèdre, Barossa Valley, Australia What is it? The ebullient Barossa winemaker Dean Hewitson farms […]