Seresin Estate Rachel Pinot Noir 2023, Marlborough, NZD $55 buff.ly/3UVY65S

Medhurst Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2023, Yarra Valley, AUD $50 buff.ly/3UVHpr6

Kyneton Ridge Cabernet Rosé 2023, Macedon Ranges, AUD $32 buff.ly/3UW14Hy

The Marlborough Wine Awards are also the time when Lifetime Achievement in the NZ wine industry is recognised. buff.ly/4hW7AIk

Pinot blanc, weissburgunder or klevner (as it is sometimes known in Alsace), is a grape which deserves more attention in New Zealand. buff.ly/4eEhFXd

Stephen Wong MW has seen trends come and go, practices evolve and prices rise inexorably over the past quarter century, but something that seems to still split diners is the practice of wine matched menus. buff.ly/41fg7jF

Château Treviac Corbières Légende 2022, Languedoc, NZD $35 buff.ly/3OykFKm

Scotchmans Hill Cornelius Syrah 2017, Geelong, AUD $78 buff.ly/3VkNehX

Mitchell Watervale Riesling 2024, Clare Valley, AUD $28 buff.ly/4ggeTbQ

Lowe Zinfandel Rosé 2023, Mudgee, AUD $50 buff.ly/49mAFsz

Monte Christo Winery Pinot Gris 2024, Central Otago, NZD $40 buff.ly/3ZxtAlr

Pepper Tree Alluvius Semillon 2024, Hunter Valley, AUD $55 buff.ly/3OFAWxc

Bladen Five Barrels Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Marlborough, NZD $45 buff.ly/4ibJ8Tc

Your heart surgeons give you a triple bypass and you survive, what do you give them? Dom Pérignon. Or maybe Louis Roederer Cristal? This was the subject of a recent question from a reader. buff.ly/3ZypcCO

David Lowe doesn’t believe chardonnay has a future in his region, Mudgee. He’s spent years and a lot of energy looking for a substitute. buff.ly/41h10Gc

The 2024 World's Best Vineyards list has been released. It was announced at an event at West Sussex's standard bearing winery Nyetimber. buff.ly/4fZTILz

Back in August, Stephen Wong MW visited the restored baroque buildings which comprise the Sachsen VDP estate of Schloss Proschwitz, in the outskirts of Meissen. buff.ly/49vUDko

Pepper Tree Stone Mountain Single Vineyard Riesling 2024, Orange, AUD $55 buff.ly/3ZSvcqe

With the silly season upon us, we might ask how we can enjoy ourselves socially without taking in large amounts of alcohol. buff.ly/41JqtZ0

Alberto Antonini visited Australia recently to promote his Poggiotondo Tuscan wines, as well as to consult with wineries here, such as Pizzini, to whom he has consulted for 25 years. buff.ly/3De11AM