The stars of the recent blind tasting in the annual so-called Southwold-on-Thames series, were the sweet whites. The most ...

yet the most famous wines from Sauternes, in Bordeaux, are sweet. Among collectors, the top estates in the region can command impressively high prices, especially for older vintages. A quick ...

The term “dessert wines” used for very sweet wines (also, to an extent, some sparkling wines) is actually a misnomer when you ...

Extra Special is the name of Asda’s own-label range but, like other supermarkets, it also carries some wines that are made ...

or even the Loire and Sauternes. Here's why that's important when it comes to petit verdot from Virginia: these other regions and wine styles are the typical frame of reference that Virginia ...

Catena Zapata, now run by Laura Catena, is arguably the leading producer of fine Argentine wine. But it was the two El Enemigo wines from Laura’s younger sister Adrianna Catena, made with Catena ...

This fungus helps give Sauternes wines their signature sweet taste, but it’s also a key ingredient in Dior’s L’Or de Vie skin care line, which has been reformulated for the first time since ...

What the wines did have in abundance was acidity, often with a certain greenness associated with underripe fruit. Few had presence in the mouth. The odd one had a flashy nose, often assisted by oak, ...

In Bordeaux, where the grape's roots also run centuries deep, winemakers blend Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon and small percentages of Muscadelle for dry whites and, in the Sauternes and Barsac ...

In Bordeaux, where the grape's roots also run centuries deep, winemakers blend Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon and small percentages of Muscadelle for dry whites and, in the Sauternes and Barsac ...