Wine Features

Alberto Antonini on Breaking New Ground in Viticulture
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Giveaway: Win Your Next Rosé Party from Maison Saint Aix and Falstaff!
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The Most Legendary Gin Cocktails
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Charles Heidsieck: Champagne Charlie Is Back
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Liv-ex: Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur "Worst Campaign" of Last Decade
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Are Celebrity Wines Really Worth Drinking?
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Wine Photographer of the Year 2022: The Winning Photos
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Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon: Honing Regional Style
Falstaff takes a closer look at the Western Australian region, where sustainable farming practices make its elegant Cabernet Sauvignons even better.
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Sideways Blog 2022: Rex Pickett’s Road Trip – Part 2
In the second part of his travelogue, our author has made it down to Central Otago – Pinot heaven. Could it be the setting for his new novel?
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Why Harry's Bar in Venice is an Italian Landmark
For more than 90 years the rich, famous and beautiful have flocked to this tiny place in Venice. But Harry's Bar is far more than just an institution.
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Grüner Veltliner Goes Global Despite Tricky Name
Austria’s favourite grape variety might be a tongue-twister for non-German speakers but it now thrives in places as far-flung as California and New Zealand. Falstaff finds out why.
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Dry Extract Interview: Greg Lambrecht of Coravin
In our Dry Extract mini-interview feature we ask top professionals in the world of wine, food and travel to answer 13 deceptively simple questions in a quick-fire fashion.
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Winemaker of the Year: The Power Couple Ebner-Ebenauer
Marion and Manfred Ebner-Ebenauer produce excellent wines from ancient vines in Poysdorf in Austria's Weinviertel. Falstaff awards the couple 'Winemakers of the Year 2022'.
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Sideways Blog 2022: Rex Pickett’s Road Trip – Part 1
Rex Pickett reports from his New Zealand road trip, where he is writing his fourth 'Sideways' novel after a 10-year hiatus. He has just arrived...on Friday the 13th.
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Langham Wine Estate: A New English Rising Star
Langham Wine Estate may just have more than doubled its vineyard area, but this Dorset estate is far keener to draw attention to a dramatic, ambitious quality shift.
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Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque Blanc de Blancs: An Entire Vertical
The launch of the latest vintage of Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque Blanc de Blancs from 2012, prompted the Champagne house to present an entire vertical of the wine, back to 1993.
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Rex Pickett's Sideways Column: The Bravest Woman Winemaker
What was supposed to be an exploration of Chilean Pinot Noir turned into "a journey into a Conradian heart of darkness” — until Rex Pickett caught a glimpse of a remote vineyard.
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Dry Extract Interview: Séverine Frerson of Champagne Perrier-Jouët
In our Dry Extract mini-interview feature we ask top professionals in the world of wine, food and travel to answer 13 deceptively simple questions in a quick-fire fashion.
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Crisp White Wines Uncovered in Australia's Southwest
Great Southern & Margaret River in Australia's southwest corner are home to some bracing Rieslings, and some vibrant expressions of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
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Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage Debuts Every Vintage for First Time
Kanonkop from Stellenbosch, South Africa, assembled an inaugural complete vertical of every vintage of Black Label Pinotage ever made. Falstaff got to taste the line-up.
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Should You Decant Fine Burgundy?
Decanting allows the wine to breathe, they say. In the case of fine Burgundy, however, this could lead to the wine taking its last breath – possibly even without an audience.
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Dry Extract Interview: Abrie Beeslaar of Kanonkop, Stellenbosch
In our Dry Extract mini-interview feature we ask top professionals in the world of wine, food and travel to answer 13 deceptively simple questions in a quick-fire fashion.
Interviews