Romané Basset talks about some of the stellar experiences being offered at the Golden Vine Auction, which goes online on October 20^th.

Brian St Pierre takes a look at the latest crop of wine books, and picks out the ones he believes should be on every wine lover’s shelf

 John Stimpfig talks to Rodrigo Soto, one of the earliest and leading practitioners of organic and biodynamic farming.

Burgundy guru Jasper Morris MW looks at making white Burgundy.

Stories include harvest updates, wildfires in Europe and US, arrests in Champagne, controversy over the To-Kalon name, World Health Organisation anti-alcohol lobby, why you should visit the Finger Lakes, plus Coonawarra’s “Wine and Woof Walk” and the new trend of matching wine to books.

Emergency Bordeaux podcast! Jane Anson and Sarah Kemp discuss the news that has sent seismic waves around the wine world.

If you are heading to Edinburgh do not miss Ardfern, an all-day café, bottle shop and restaurant with the most brilliant wine list at reasonable prices. 

Don St Pierre Jnr founded ASC Fine Wines in China with his father in 1996, and pioneered the introduction of wine to a nation of Baijiu drinkers.

Take a deep dive into all things Barolo in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass with Italian guru David Gleave MW.

Christian Moueix is the winemaker’s winemaker, the man Hugh Johnson called “a reference point to the Right Bank of Bordeaux”. 

The fall-out of the Bordeaux 2024 campaign, aluminium bottles, vintage reports from Chile and Argentina, and much more in this month’s Omnibus edition.

Hannes Myburg talks to John Stimfig about running the iconic South African Meerlust estate, which is celebrating its 50^th vintage.

Find out why the Connoisseur Week is Sarah Kemp and Jane Anson’s favourite week of the year. 

Adrian Bridge of the Fladgate Partnership reveals how his belief in wine consumers helped create a vibrant tourist industry, both in Porto and the Douro Valley.

Philippe Sereys de Rothshild and Guillaume Leté talk about the creation of Champagne Barons de Rothschild.

Discover Beaune with Jasper Morris MW in our latest 10-Minute Masterclass.

This month’s wine news and views and it is fast-moving news this month as the roller-coaster tariffs cause chaos in the wine industry; John Stimpfig reports on their effect.

Mike Ratcliffe, one of South Africa’s most dynamic producers, talks to John Stimpfig for our series “Great Wine Lives”.

The verdict is in! Listen in to our final podcast on En Primeur 2024, where after three weeks of tasting Jane Anson delivers her verdict on the vintage.

Frédéric Faye of Château Figeac and Alexander Van Beek of Château Giscours talk to Sarah Kemp about how they approached the 2024 vintage.