Winemakers of colour

A snapshot of what’s happening in the world of wine

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

After two intense weeks of blind tasting by top wine professionals from around the world, all 137 Platinum medal winners were re-examined by the five DWWA Co-Chairs. This resulted in the following 50 wines being promoted to the prized status of DWWA Best in Show for 2025

WELCOME TO OUR WINE CLUB! ‘Ta-da! Hello to Platinum’s new-look monthly column where we’ll be learning all about wine with Elizabeth Hawthornthwaite, our resident expert. Whether you’re a swirl-and-sni

If any grape can be described as producing the Marmite of wine styles, it’s sauvignon blanc: you either love it or you hate it. This herbaceous, citrussy white goes from rustic, light workhorse in Fra

The pleasures and challenges of making – and describing – great wines