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Close-up of red wine being poured and swirling in a glass

Step 3 Tasting...

Step three in learning to taste wine — where drinking and tasting diverge, and where practice makes all the difference. Drinking vs. Tasting Drinking is natural. Tasting is a skill...

Step 3 Tasting...

Step three in learning to taste wine — where drinking and tasting diverge, and where practice makes all the difference. Drinking vs. Tasting Drinking is natural. Tasting is a skill...

Rows of vines in spring at a vineyard, Volkach, Germany

Oatley Vineyard, Somerset

A chance turn down an overgrown lane near Cannington leads to an idyllic Somerset vineyard, a glass of wine under a gazebo, and one of the most charming winemakers you...

Oatley Vineyard, Somerset

A chance turn down an overgrown lane near Cannington leads to an idyllic Somerset vineyard, a glass of wine under a gazebo, and one of the most charming winemakers you...

Man examining and nosing a red wine glass

Step 2 – Nosing the Wine

Step two in learning to appreciate wine — why the nose is the most powerful tool at the table, what faults to look out for, and how to read what...

Step 2 – Nosing the Wine

Step two in learning to appreciate wine — why the nose is the most powerful tool at the table, what faults to look out for, and how to read what...

Three wine glasses showing rosé, red and white wine colours

Step 1 – What is there to see in a wine?

The first step in learning to taste wine — before you ever take a sip, your eyes can already tell you a great deal about what's in the glass. Why...

Step 1 – What is there to see in a wine?

The first step in learning to taste wine — before you ever take a sip, your eyes can already tell you a great deal about what's in the glass. Why...

White wine being poured from a bottle against green vineyard backdrop

Riesling Tasting

A group of friends gather to taste Rieslings from Germany, Alsace, Australia and New Zealand — discovering why older really is better with one of the world's most underappreciated grapes....

Riesling Tasting

A group of friends gather to taste Rieslings from Germany, Alsace, Australia and New Zealand — discovering why older really is better with one of the world's most underappreciated grapes....

Close-up of twisted bleached vine roots affected by phylloxera

Phylloxera. You what!

The tiny louse that nearly destroyed European viticulture in the 19th century — and why some corners of the wine world are still free of it today. The Louse That...

Phylloxera. You what!

The tiny louse that nearly destroyed European viticulture in the 19th century — and why some corners of the wine world are still free of it today. The Louse That...