For any and all who love brightness and tension in their glass, Michael Downer’s 2023 releases hit the bullseye. Twenty-twenty-three was, of course, a cool, wet, late and nerve-wracking vintage; a bugger of a year that tested even the most experienced of heads...

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time,” said Tolstoy. This offer marks our 18th year representing this historic monopole Grand Cru in Australia. Now, finally, we have been rewarded with an allocation allowing us to offer the wines more widely...

Whisper it: the Hunter's ‘once in a lifetime’ white-wine vintage of 2013 may have competition. That's Andrew Thomas's tentative assessment. Tentative, not because there is any doubt about the extraordinary quality of his Semillon from 2025...

There’s just a single Pinot Noir released from Place of Changing Winds from the 2023 vintage, and it’s one of the most seductive this vineyard has yet produced. As Rob explains, the cool, late season meant the style and personality of the vineyard’s Beyond the Forest and High Density...

Where to start with Mayacamas Vineyards? How about with the words of Eric Asimov: “A legendary purveyor of classically structured, ageworthy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.” Or perhaps Matt Kramer...

“One of the few irksome things about fine wine culture–apart from its pretence, and its propensity for snobbery–is the sheer cost of getting through the front door,” writes Dan Keeling in Noble Rot’s action-packed Issue 38...