The best of an unusual and surprising selection made by a group of independent British importers, known as The BunchTanners Douro Red, Douro, Portugal 2018 (£8.80, tanners-wines.co.uk) The fraternity of seven British independent wine merchants known as…
Where to find top restaurant wines to drink at home
The pandemic has seen new retailers emerge, on a mission to satisfy your inner sommelier Some wine merchants have done well out of the pandemic. Among them were big guns such as Waitrose and Majestic, which saw online sales rise by as much as 300% last…
Why France’s well-travelled grapes conquered the world
New world winemakers have long revered French grapes – but now southern European varieties are making their markWhether it’s the Académie française taking its Canute-like stance against the waves of English words flowing into the French language, or ch…