Top-level burgundy offers value in downbeat market

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

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

Plenty of high scores highlighted the ever-rising quality of English fizz and the skill and ambition of the country’s winemakers

Henry Jeffreys on the emergence e of Essex as a winemaking county

Those who dislike luxury stocks cite similar criticisms to those who dislike the clothes many of them make. They are too expensive, fashionable one minute and out of style the next. For European inves

Rufus Bird on why the market might need a rethink