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For a long time, the wisdom about red wine was simple: bigger was better. Deep colour, high alcohol, firm tannin, and plenty of oak were the markers of quality. Barossa Shiraz, Napa Cabernet, Amarone: the wines that attracted the most attention and the highest scores were almost always the most powerful ones.
Discover the Languedoc wine region, which is quietly becoming one of the most compelling wine regions in the world.
White wine covers more ground than most people realise. From bone-dry and mineral to lush and tropical, from paper-thin and spritzy to rich and textured, the category stretches across dozens of grapes, hundreds of regions, and an enormous range of styles. Knowing your way around even a handful of the key varieties makes choosing a bottle dramatically easier, and more fun.
Vermouth is one of those drinks that most people have tasted without ever really thinking about. It is in a Negroni, in a Martini, in a Spritz. It is in more of your favourite cocktails than you probably realise. But as a drink in its own right, poured over ice with a twist of orange and nothing else, it is increasingly worth knowing about. And the best vermouths being made right now, whether from small Italian producers or independent English distilleries using foraged botanicals, are genuinely exciting.
Orange wine is one of those things people encounter and immediately want to know more about. The colour stops you: too golden for a white, too pale for a rose, and nothing like anything else on the shelf. Then you taste it and realise it occupies a world entirely its own, somewhere between white and red, with a texture and depth that neither quite achieves.
