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Aug 22, 2023

Preview: the Soon-to-be-Released Vin de Constance 2020

The 2020 Vin de Constance in its trademarked, distinctive asymmetrical 500ml bottle that resembles the early hand-blown Constantia...

Jan 12, 2023

Vérité and Cardinale: Towering California Wines from Mountains and Micro-Crus

Winemaker Pierre Seillan, who created Vérité for Jess Jackson and Barbara Banke in 1998, and his daughter Hélène who is now assistant...

Sep 22, 2022

The Legendary Vin de Constance – a Wine Worth Ageing

The strikingly different colours of the 10 vintages of Klein Constantia Vin de Constance spanning the years 1987 to 2015. The oldest...

Feb 14, 2022

Ornellaia Ups the Cabernet Sauvignon in its Newly Released 2019, 'Il Vigore'

Each year the estate director of Ornellaia in Bolgheri chooses a single word to describe the character of the wine and reveals it at the...

Sep 16, 2020

A Sneak Preview of the 2017 Vintage of One of the World's Great Sweet Wines

Excelling again: the just released 2017 vintage of Vin de Constance, still in the traditional asymmetrical 50cl bottle, but now with a...

Oct 25, 2019

Down in a deep, dark sea... Drappier Champagnes

Encrusted sea-aged Grande Sendrée 2008 and a pristine bottle conventionally matured in Drappier's Champagne cellars in the Aube Why age...

Dec 20, 2017

Matching Wine to Goose

Goose has a reputation for being difficult to match to wine. I really don't think it is. I always roast a goose at Christmas and usually...

Dec 19, 2017

The Festive White Wine Guide 2017

Sixteen dry whites to cover the festivities and all eventualities at prices from £7 to £48 and from the supermarket giants to small...

Dec 15, 2017

The Festive Red Wine Guide 2017

Twenty red wines to take you through all manner of festivities and in some cases festivities for years to come. As, always, they’re...