Opinion

Champagne's spat with Russia is a case of the region getting a taste of its own medicine.

Although wine-making has never been better, getting the top score is no mean feat.

Is it time to puncture wine's most sacred myths? Oliver Styles thinks so.

The harmonious blend of sweet fruit and spicy oak isn't the only bouquet associated with winemaking.

Shipping wine to the UK is now a "bloody nightmare" and it's only likely to get worse.

The Somm TV subscription service may be a little one-note, but one program stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Wineries are great at telling carefully concocted marketing stories, but what about dishing the real dirt?

We recently ran a piece decrying the pointlessness of wine influencers; Sophia Longhi presents an alternative view.

Does the good community work done by alcohol monopolies truly make up for the lack of choice?

Despite all the heated debate, isn't it time we accepted that natural wine is here to stay?

Joe Biden is in the White House, but what does that mean for an under-pressure wine industry?

Even Covid can't kill off the infestation of shameless self-promoters on social media.

A couple of glasses of wine and an open global forum might sound like fun, but it really isn't.

Is there any chance mainstream wine writers will stop attacking natural wine on principle? Probably not.

A New Zealand wine critic's attack on a natural winemaker has left a sour taste.

An English preacher has questioned the prices some people pay for wine, but does he have a point?

Some people love the new style of taut Chardonnay, but others miss the voluptuous fruit bombs of old.

Is it time to farewell glass and find better ways to serve wine? Oliver Styles is open to persuasion.

Are our wine decisions being made by right people and for the right reasons? History may tell us.

After more than four years of stuttering starts, Brexit finally looms as a reality for the British wine trade.

Can we strike a balance between slavishly following tradition and trying new things? Let's start with pizza...

Do you get annoyed when wines are compared to women? Or to men? If so, you're not alone.

Accusations of sexism by a noted whiskey writer has raised questions about propriety, but relevance is the key.

Smoke damage – or the perception of it – will be front of mind for producers and consumers.

Are rosé wines inherently inferior, or is it a case of outright discrimination?

Patience is the key when it comes to opening the favorite wine from your collection.

Celebrity cuvées aren't going to go away, so should wine writers accept that fact and move on?

With tongue near cheek, Tom Jarvis discusses the hopes and fears around opening the best wine in his collection.

It's the de facto way to asess wine, but is it time to dump the brown paper bags and blindfolds?

A European move towards ingredient labeling on wine should be enthusiastically taken up by American producers.