Bluf fer’s guide to… barrel ageing

Having acquired its own cooperage, Napa’s Silver Oak has been quietly and scrupulously revolutionising the use of American oak in winemaking

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Summer’s here and the fridge is working overtime, but when it comes to wine, it doesn’t have to stop at white and rosé. We asked five experts to inspire us by sharing their go-to bottles for chilling

The big blue: winemakers’ quiet ally?

Move over barbecue: today’s ‘live fire’ cooking is all about nuance – and the kinds of wine best suited to such cooking may not be the ones you think…

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