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The Wachau region, west of Vienna, is reminiscent of the Rheingau or the Mosel in Germany – steep,

Portugal's Douro Valley – internationally revered for its tawny and vintage ports – also produces

I'm fascinated by comet vintages. That doesn't make me any more cuckoo than a vintner who

When Europe was asleep last night, Robert Parker published his Bordeaux 2008 report and ratings.

Wine journalist Jane Anson, based in Bordeaux, is one of my favourite information sources for the

Early in 2008 Paul Pontallier spoke the following words: "We are so fortunate with global

Hardly have I gotten over the fuss of the Bordeaux 2008 primeurs - high quality for interesting

This year's futures campaign started off so hopeful, with prices drastically lower than in the

Is now a good time to invest in wine? As the credit crunch continues to squeeze our spare cash, the

It looks as though the total French 2009 wine crop will be only 48 million hectolitres, 12% more than

On the face of it, the 2002 vintage of red bordeaux looks a rather attractive prospect. The wines

Prices for the world's top wines rose by 4.6% in August - the biggest monthly increase for more

Investors looking for variation from stocks, bonds and currencies could try investing in good wine,

Wine, rare coins and Guiness memorabilila: alternative investments, for the cautious or less

The expectation surrounding the 2006 vintage in Tuscany has been building ever since the grapes were

The Bordeaux 1986 vintage – considered by many as one of the finest in history – has perhaps suffered

With the Bordeaux crop now safely in the fermenting tanks, it seems certain that 2009 will be an

A response to the hardship of the years following the Great War, the first ever classification of the

It is old news to anyone who has done a little reading around the wines of Bordeaux that the 1855

It seems that the years running up to the Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1855 were indeed busy

The 1855 classifications of the Médoc, Sauternes and Barsac ignored what are undoubtedly very

The 1855 classifications of the Médoc and Sauternes did not even take into account the ancient

The world of wine has its would-be astrologers, led by Robert Parker and his predictions made in 2004

Of all the more famous regions of Bordeaux I think it is Pomerol that perhaps I know least well. This

If there is one Bordeaux appellation where terroir truly matters, it is here. I suppose, reflecting

Having examined the appellations of the Médoc, from the grand chateaux of Margaux just north of

Médoc, Médoc...so good they named it twice? Well, not quite, but there is more than one meaning to

Our arrival at St Estèphe marks the end of our journey through the four famous communes of the left

I have already argued that the wines of St Julien are perhaps the epitome of claret, but I am sure

The wines of St Julien are, surely, the epitome of Bordeaux, are they not? Sandwiched as it is