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Pedro Ballesteros MW picks out the top performers from Ribera del Duero, after a tasting of almost 200 wines, for the third instalment of The Spain Report 2025: hubs.ly/Q03rT1dM0

Tamlyn Currin 🌍🌱 on The Drinking Hour with David Kermode In partnership with Club Oenologique Listen - foodfmradio.com/programmes/the… David chats to Tamlyn Currin, wine writer for JancisRobinson.com, sustainability expert and Fortnum & Mason 2024 ‘drinks writer of the year’.

A wine-influenced distillery is causing a stir in Bordeaux, rewriting the rules of single-malt making. Becky Paskin pays a visit to Maison Lineti hubs.ly/Q03sb3mz0

In the final instalment of The Spain Report 2025, Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW visits Rioja to sample a large and diverse range of impressive wines from the region. Here we share tasting notes and scores for more than 200 top Rioja wines: hubs.ly/Q03sBk2X0

Laurent-Perrier's new cellar master, Olivier Vigneron, is a man with a 'profound understanding of the house and its raison d’être'. David Kermode hears more from him at an impressive Grand Siècle masterclass in London: hubs.ly/Q03sBpfd0

While other French regions ploughed ahead with biodynamic winemaking, Bordeaux had its reasons for delayed adoption. Yet now the practice is booming. Joel Hart pays a visit to the region to gauge its lively employment across a range of estates: hubs.ly/Q03sT0PY0

England may be known for producing award-winning fizz from Champagne grapes but several estates are now making still wines with some surprising varieties. Henry Jeffreys investigates: hubs.ly/Q03t8vf20

Connecting wine to its origins enriches it. However, after at least two decades of terroir triumphalism, our discourse around it is probably due a tune-up: hubs.ly/Q03tB-r80

Courtney Humiston swaps the glamorous vineyards of the Napa Valley for its lively wine bars. Offering the opportunity to sample special bottles and a slice of local life, she picks nine bars that will impress any wine lover: hubs.ly/Q03tB-jW0

As Joel Harrison visits distillers around the world, he finds himself in fields and forests - not science labs - exploring techniques handed down through generations: hubs.ly/Q03tB_p80

Natasha Hughes MW reports from Australia's Yarra Valley on Giant Steps, a producer revered for its single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines - tasting a horizontal of the 2023 vintage and two mini verticals from a duo of leading sites: hubs.ly/Q03tC5Sv0

Body, complexity, an undeniable artisanal appeal… It’s no wonder the aromatic beverage is reaching boiling point in luxury hotels and on the global fine-dining scene. Alice Lascelles spills the tea on the finest and rarest of blends: hubs.ly/Q03vBj1B0

In episode 220 of The Drinking Hour podcast, host David Kermode is joined by Olivier Badoureaux, director general of Inter Beaujolais, to discuss how Beaujolais' ten crus are key to the region's identity: hubs.ly/Q03vBhWw0

Maria C. Hunt speaks with some of Napa Valley's leading winemakers to get the inside track on the region's best restaurants: hubs.ly/Q03vBjm-0

Planning a vineyard visit for the summer months? From Kent to the Cotswolds, these are the best wine tours and tastings at top English wineries: hubs.ly/Q03vW45d0

Sommelier and author Bert Blaize advises a reader on the best barbecue wines for the summer season, recommending bottles that best match up with smoky meat and vegetables: hubs.ly/Q03vW3QT0

In episode 221 of The Drinking Hour, David Kermode meets with Eric Heerema, owner of Nyetimber to discuss his journey into wine and his exciting plans for the future: hubs.ly/Q03w2M6N0

Tina Meyer steps aboard with sustainable fisherman Mathieu Chapel to learn the techniques that set him apart and to hear his thoughts on Mediterranean terroir: hubs.ly/Q03wt25Q0

Alistair Cooper MW reports on a vertical tasting of Clos des Papes with winemaker Vincent Avril, highlighting some of the best wines from the estate over the last 20 years and explaining why they are must-haves for Rhône collectors: hubs.ly/Q03wt2YT0

In this extract from the second edition of his book Côte d’Or, published by Académie du Vin Library, Raymond Blake explores the viticultural decisions that go into making the region’s highly regarded wines: hubs.ly/Q03wt9rr0