Wine 101 with kate hawkings

Consistent scoring across such an impressive range of vintages, styles and regions confirms the quality and diversity to be enjoyed in these food-friendly Spanish whites

Bulgaria has one of the oldest wine-making heritages, going back more than 5,000 years when it was part of the Thracian civilisation, and was once the fourth largest wine producer in the world, yet it

Don’t miss this handpicked selection of Garnacha and other wines that show real, distinctive mountain character – and are often incredible value for money, too

The award-winning novelist on raw fish, pickled cucumber and Champagne, and drinking Latour ’85 on Hampstead Heath from a tin mug

Two contrasting vintages impressed our judges in different ways, with astute winemaking resulting in nearly 70% of wines scoring 90 points or more

COMPILED BY LOUKIA XINARI Bordeaux remains a dream ...