Anne Krebiehl MW

New Zealand's Gimblett Gravels, a sub-region of Hawke's Bay on the North Island and home to sumptuous reds, celebrates its 40 anniversary of viticulture.

Penfolds Grange is one of Australia's most iconic and emblematic wines. Max Schubert created the first wine in 1951 and to celebrate its 70 years, Falstaff was invited to taste five decades of wines.

Champagne has become a symbol of celebration as the corks pop and bubbles foam. It's time to savour the wine itself with our backgrounder on the finest bubbles from northern France.

Riesling revivals are regularly hyped but fail to materialise because the variety is seen as niche and still has an image problem. This means even the most stellar wines are amazingly affordable.

Wines made or endorsed by famous names are now a firm part of the wine business. If done right, they are a perfect extension of a celebrity’s brand but is it just a calculated exploitation of fame?

The UK winery showcases its spirit of experimentation with a trio of still wines: white, rosé and red grown at its Balfour Hush Heath Estate in Kent.

Billecart-Salmon is best known for its elegant Brut Rosé Champagne, but a mini-vertical of prestige cuvée Louis Salmon showed their savoir-faire when it comes to Blanc de Blancs.

This 1776-established estate in Franschoek, South Africa, received a new lease of life in 1993 when it was bought and restored and turned into a wine farm and winery.

The limited release of a cuvée called B13 is a mission statement dressed up as a delicious, vivid wine.

UK sparkling wine has come a long way in a short time. In just a few decades England’s fine fizz has become a delicious force to be reckoned with. Plus tasting notes.

The 2020 vintage of Burgundy is out and being sold en primeur, or while the wine is still in the barrel. Now with new tasting notes.

Ormarine, the Languedoc co-operative and largest producer of Picpoul de Pinet, has released just 3000 bottles of acacia-aged Picpoul.

Precision viticulture is the way forward: modern technology makes data capture possible which in turn enables winegrowers to make better decisions.

Cerasuolo di Vittoria, a red wine from Sicily, turns out to be a most versatile and food-friendly wine, one that is an unusual match for fish dishes.

The Bollinger-owned Champagne house Ayala has created a new prestige cuvée: La Perle 2012.

Champagne Ayala, known for its taut, sleek and Chardonnay-focused style, has released its latest Blanc de Blancs from the 2015 vintage.

Ayala No. 14 is a rosé Champagne from the 2014 vintage and the third release of the house's 'AYALA Collection' of limited releases.

Champagne Billecart-Salmon’s Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is the Rosé Champagne among their so-called 'Founders’ Cuvées' – it was first made in 1988

Falstaff tasted a complete vertical of every Clos Saint-Hilaire ever released by Champagne Billecart-Salmon: a series of outstanding and high-scoring Champagnes – including a near perfect score of 99.

Champagne Bollinger R.D. 2007 – Bollinger Launches the Latest Vintage of Its Flagship Wine - Récemment Dégorgé 2007