Each country has its legendary wines. They are legends for a reason: the best climate and the oldest vines, with no expense spared in vineyard and winery. Whether you love the ...

When it comes to food wines, nothing beats the Europeans. Their wines are made for the dinner table, with soft fruit and the complexity to go with savoury food. If someone you ...

Ever wondered why people keep turning up at your place with Rhone wine? This style is all things to all people. Its pleasures are in the blend, which is the same as the famous ...

If you want deep, dark reds then you need to centre your attention somewhere, frankly, we’d all rather be - Mediterranean Provence. Here the dry, hot climate makes reds ...

Everyone knows Spain makes amazing reds, right? But while they used to be rich and rustic (and cheap) they’ve sneakily become rich and polished and perfectly world class ...

Spain has the climate of Southern France but not the price tag. You’d pay a mint for six bottles of Chateauneuf-du-Pape but these select wines from famous Spanish ...

How nice that an Italian label tells you the varietal... sometimes. Italian food suffers no shortage of olive oil, as we know, which has given that country a passionate love of ...

It’s funny, the Italians don’t endlessly sniff and obsess about their wines - they just drink them with their dinner. Unlike the rest of us - give us a top Chianti ...

Europe really nails whites, we reckon, because it isn’t afraid to hold back the fruit and shine a light on minerality and freshness. Dryness and elegance is often the ...

What makes a great European white? A chicken and egg thing, really. Did the local vines adapt perfectly to the area, or did ancient winemakers learn to get the most out of ...