From in-depth vintage reports to interviews with the industry’s leading names, we’ve published a whole host of features over the course of 2024. Of it all, however, these were the stories that proved most popular Bordeaux 2023 Unsurprisingly, our coverage of the latest Bordeaux vintage was top of the most-read list this year. From our first…
In order to explore the mindset of the collector, Deyan Sudjic shines a light on the collected objects of Sigmund Freud and Andy Warhol, and speaks to three British collectors to better understand what it is that makes collecting such a vital part of the human experience. I am too disorganised to call myself a…
The critics have been busy in recent months, tasting up and down the Côte d’Or – and are now declaring their verdict on the 2023 vintage. Here’s your crib-sheet to what these leading names are saying so far about the latest Burgundy vintage Inside Burgundy – Jasper Morris MW Published just in time for Christmas,…
As friends and family gather together over Christmas, it’s the perfect time to pull the cork on something special. Here, some of the wine world’s biggest names – with leading sommeliers and top winemakers – to tell us what they’re cracking open this year, and why 2001 Chambolle-Musigny, Premier Cru, Les Amoureuses, Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier…
Burgundy’s vignerons were blessed with quantity in 2023, but – when it comes to making fine wine – how much is too much? We spoke to a host of top producers to find out if low yields really do mean better quality Old, low-yielding vines. I’ve written that phrase more times than I’d like to…
Our team spent several weeks exploring the 2023 vintage in Burgundy – visiting, tasting and talking to a range of producers up and down the Côte d’Or. Here, we offer a run-down of the year by producer, from north to south, reporting on how each fared and our pick of their range this year Chablis…
As we wound our way through the villages of Burgundy to taste the 2023s, the region’s winemakers seemed weary. The 2023 vintage, with its generous volumes, was tiring in its own way; but these vrais vignerons were also recovering from the 2024 season. High disease pressure, with warm conditions and twice as much rain as…
FINE+RARE and Vinfolio, in partnership with Brunello Cucinelli and La Paulée, hosted an exceptional gathering on 13th and 14th of November 2024. This event, inspired by Burgundy’s traditional end-of-harvest celebration, was held in the breathtaking village of Solomeo, Umbria—home to Brunello Cucinelli. Castello di Solomeo Welcomes La Paulée brought together iconic wine estates, distinguished guests…
One of the narratives frequently espoused in recent years is that Burgundy has become a plaything of the rich. It is not simply a question of who can afford to drink the Grands Crus, but that aspirant young winemakers are being squeezed out by the financial power of the super-rich – heavyweight French players such…
This year marks the 50th birthday of Cristal Rosé, Champagne Louis Roederer’s rarest wine. Sophie Thorpe caught up with CEO Frédéric Rouzaud and Chef de Cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon about this very special prestige cuvée and tastes through five decades of the wine Wine journalists are jaded folk – spoilt by too many impressive tastings, lunches…
Few names in Abruzzo have become as sought-after as Tiberio, best known for her single-vineyard Fonte Canale, Colle Vota and Archivio bottlings. We sat down with Cristiana Tiberio herself to talk about the project – and taste through a vertical of these extraordinary, category-defying wines “I want to struggle,” says Cristiana Tiberio, earnestly, as we…
In 2017, Chanel added Ch. Berliquet to their suite of prestigious Bordeaux properties, joining nearby Ch. Canon and Margaux’s Ch. Rauzan-Ségla. Our Bordeaux Buyer Hector Howes reports on the evolution of the estate under its new expert owners – and why it’s one to watch We normally taste Ch. Berliquet at Canon during en primeur, and…
