Do penedès looking at the past to build the future

Our tasting revealed a surprising abundance of high-quality white wines, not only from Penedès but from across many of Catalan Spain’s DOs. Prepare to be impressed

Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried

The big blue: winemakers’ quiet ally?

Something of a perfect storm for the Bordelais, as sluggish market dynamics and harsh weather have led to significant (long called-for) price drops for the new-release vintage. But this means opportunities for the buyer and collector – to choose wisely, start with these 60 of our Regional Editor’s top choices among 700 that she has tasted

At the extreme end of global viticulture, Patagonia, in the far south of South America, is producing wines of extreme quality

A focus on terroir has raised the white wines of this special part of the Loire valley to new heights