As Crémants de Loire and Bourgogne turn 50, the style’s popularity continues to bubble up. In time for the party season, we present 20 great Crémant buys, from around France

Our judges arrived with high expectations of this line-up of Syrahs from an excellent vintage. They found a superb selection of wines, many of which are already drinking well

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

FRUITY AND TEXTURED

While many of these coastal red, white and rosé wines make for enjoyable everyday drinking, our judges rated most just below the 90pt threshold for appearing in print*

Always defined by its individuality, the house of Henri Giraud is celebrating its 400th anniversary – and intends to enjoy it