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During a visit last February, Daniel Bouland showed us his full range of 2024 samples. He then insisted we taste the bottled wine from the 2023 vintage—for comparison, of course! Bouland works 12 hours a day in his vineyards and is no less meticulous when organising a tasting. He is a great believer in the 2023 vintage...

As we write, Mike Paterson is somewhere deep in Sydney showing a terrific set of artisanal Marlborough wines from the 2023 vintage. Fortunately for Paterson and his growers, Marlborough’s Southern Valleys were spared the torrid weather events that blighted Hawkes Bay and Canterbury...

“We harvested very quickly to avoid sur-maturity—the opposite of 2024. I think of 2023 in the same esprit as the 2022s—two excellent vintages,” explains Didier. Defaix’s whites balance generosity and classical restraint, which has become this producer's hallmark...

You may have seen Bondar’s name splashed across the pages of Halliday recently. In the 2026 guide, they took home the award for “Best Value Winery.” When we asked Andre and Selina about the award, they were pretty chuffed, “when you look at the other nominees, those are the wines we drink,” Andre told us...

Our readers know a great deal about what goes into crafting outstanding sparkling wine. This pioneering Catalan family tick all those boxes, and probably more. The quality of Recaredo’s wines and practices should be compared with Champagne’s greatest growers...

The apple never falls far from the tree. Today, Ambroise Agrapart, son of Nathalie and Pascal, is at the helm with the active support of his father. Ambroise has achieved the highest level of education in his field and is a qualified oenologist. In the mould of...

Let’s start with the conclusion. Swinney has a brilliant set of 2024 reds on its hands. It is a perfumed, textural vintage full of vibrant pleasures and appetising freshness; wines that will grace any table, at any time. In some ways, the immediately charismatic style sets the wines apart from...

We had a terrific introduction to Beaujolais’ 2023 vintage earlier this year. Visiting our growers, and many others, it was clear that most producers enjoyed the semi-luxury of making the style of wine they wanted to... 

It’s no secret that the team behind Place of Changing Winds are a tough bunch to please. Rob and Remi do not agree on everything, so it speaks volumes that both are particularly excited with their 2023 Grower wines. And it’s easy to see why...

“To drink a Riesling from Joh. Jos. Prüm is to enjoy a springtime of the heart and mind.” Stephan Reinhardt wrote these words in 2012, but we're sure he would agree if we applied them to the 2023 vintage. The wines from this epic year are transparent and pure, with the precision and depth that are hallmarks of Prüm’s finest years...

Our latest container has refreshed the warehouse with the full range of Zalto’s matchless stemware. Most of our customers are familiar with the quality that is on offer. Quite simply, the finer the glass, the more pleasurable it is to drink from...

Exciting times are these for Luke Lambert and Rosalind Hall. Earlier this year the pair crushed their first Nebbiolo from the family’s young vineyard in the Yea Valley, 30 kilometres north of Yarra Glen. As many will know, Lambert’s small, 1.6-hectare plot...