In May of this year, Robert Parker officially hung up his wine-writing boots. Joss Fowler – the man behind Vinolent – considers how the famous critic changed the world of wine

May saw the launch of Wine Lister, a new wine rating system that looks to revolutionise the way we score wine. Sophie Thorpe caught up with co-founder and CEO, Ella Lister, to find out more. For fine wine, numbers matter. Since Parker’s rise to power in the ’80s, coinciding with the development of an increasingly […]

With the end of year in sight, a few rays of sunlight have brightened the fine wine outlook over the past month. Christies reported a series of lucrative fine wine auctions in Hong Kong (23rd-25th November) including a rare private cellar focussed primarily on Bordeaux. Decanter published an article headed ‘Bordeaux prices ‘stabilising’: analysts’ supporting […]