‘Oxygen and a little warmth are the two most powerful variables for any host serving wine’

Celebrating this great grape from America to Asia

‘It can be intriguingly varied yet almost all show a high standard of winemaking’

‘Even non-biodynamic wine producers are careful to time their bottling with the phases of the moon’

‘Liberty Wines reports that customers’ most frequent question is whether a particular wine is vegan’

Cape wines are distinctive, ageworthy and seriously undervalued

‘Indigenous varieties thrive in their native region, as well as producing local, distinctive wines’

‘En primeur is the name of the precipitate business of turning embryonic liquid into income’

‘You might almost call them thunder-crack wines that leave no one indifferent’

The most seriously affected winemakers are already dubbing it ‘the next phylloxera’

Weather trends are in growers’ favour and help to explain the surge in vines planted

‘Made from Sauvignon Blanc, it has nothing in common with the luridly scented whites often sold under this badge’

‘The country’s traditional wine specialities are culturally fascinating and globally unique’

‘I believe there is no direct correlation between price and quality with wine’