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

One can almost sense vinous expertise in the air at No.3 St James’s Street, seeped into the very building over the three centuries it has stood there. So while between our eight Masters of Wine and our expert Account Managers (frequently to be found tasting their way through the latest releases), Berry Bros. & Rudd […]

Jim Clendenen, the shaggy-haired, famously renegade wine personality behind California’s Au Bon Climat, is still courting controversy three decades after founding his legendary winery. Here, Sophie Thorpe comes face to face with the Wildman of wine. “I don’t know how I went straight from Wild Boy to Wild Grandpa, I never got a wild middle […]

Following the release of Neal Martin’s report on 2014 Bordeaux, Philip Moulin considers whether Robert Parker’s successor elicits equivalent excitement, or if oenophiles will continue to look to the original 100-point critic. Last Thursday evening, just as most of the UK wine trade were considering their commute home, Neal Martin’s appraisal of the 2014 Bordeaux […]