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• Bandol 2005 (4/10/05) My visits to top Bandol estates in 2005.
• Domaines Bunan (20/10/05, updated 18/11/08) Wines from the Bunan brothers.
• Chateau de Pibarnon (26/3/03, updated 1/11/05) Classic Bandol from a top estate.
• Domaine Ray-Jane (11/10/05) The wines of Raymond & Alain Constant.
• Domaine Tempier (21/8/02, updated 20/11/08) Bandol's benchmark domaine.

• Domaine du Mas Blanc (14/2/05) Cracking Collioure and Banyuls.
• Domaine de la Rectorie (6/12/04) Fine wines from Marc Parcé.

• Gaja (13/10/03) Piedmont star. Expensive though.
• Marchesi di Gresy (24/11/05) Wines tasted with winemaker Jeff Chilcott.

• Enzo Boglietti (23/6/03) Lovely Barolo, among other wines.
• Elvio Cogno (20/4/06) High quality Barolo from Elvio & Walter Fissore.
• Aldo Conterno (30/3/06) Barolo master.
• Luigi Einaudi (16/9/03) Good Barolo producer.
• Fontanafredda (21/7/03) Good traditional Barolo from this estate.
• Italian Wine Tasting Notes Odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.
• Marcarini (28/7/03) Good single vineyard Barolo here.
• Massolino (11/8/03) Good Barolo from Vigna Rionda.
• Pio Cesare (3/3/05) Lovely, stylish Barolo from Pio Boffa.
• Prunotto (16/6/03) Good wines from Piedmont.
• Vietti (11/4/06) Great Barolo and Barbera from this historic domaine.

• Grant Burge (8/12/00) A producer of top quality wines, mainly from the Barossa.

• How to Make a Wine Barrel (6/1/09) Bringing oak to life.

• Domaine Hauvette (29/3/05) Very good wines from Les Baux.

• Around Beaujolais with 1752 (9/9/08) I taste a selection of Beaujolais crus.
• Burgundy from Nick Dobson (1/10/03) Includes Beaujolais from the 2001 vintage.
• Beaujolais Nouveau (27/11/02) Three examples from the Beaujolais 2002 vintage.

• Chateau Musar (26/7/05) Serge Hochar's winery in Ghazir.

• L'Ancienne Cure (11/7/05) Super Monbazillac and Bergerac from Christian Roche.
• Tour des Gendres (29/8/05) Top Bergerac estate run by Luc de Conti & family.

• Coulee de Serrant (14/10/03) Nicolas Joly is M. Biodynamique!
• Marcel Deiss (15/6/05) Biodynamic, and controversial. An Alsatian superstar.
• Domaine Huet (2/10/03) Domaine Huet has long used biodynamic viticulture.

• Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia (13/12/05) Brilliant wines from Bolgheri made by Axel Heinz.
• Tenuta San Guido (5/2/08) Home to Sassicaia and Guidalberto.

• Bonnezeaux: Guide to the wines of Bonnezeaux and the Coteaux du Layon.
• Chateau de Fesles (23/8/02, last updated 11/8/09) Source of fine Bonnezeaux.

• 2006 Wine Guides: New guides checked out.
• Nicholas Belfrage: Italian specialist.
• Bettane & Desseauve: The leading French critics.
• Beverley Blanning: An MW with an interest in wine science and health.
• Michael Broadbent: Venerable author with an extensive tasting history.
• Stephen Brook: Bordeaux specialist.
• Christy Campbell: An historian writes on Phylloxera.
• Oz Clarke: Brilliant communicator at all levels. The stage's loss is our gain.
• Clive Coates: Burgundy is his strong point, but writes on many themes.
• David Copp: A passion for Tokaj is evident here.
• Diel & Payne: German specialists.
• William Echikson: Words from the Wall Street Journal Europe wine columnist.
• Michael Edwards: Champagne and Burgundy specialist.
• Len Evans: Stalwart of the Australian wine scene.
• Jacqueline Friedrich: Writer on the Loire.
• Rosemary George: Knowledgeable on the Languedoc, among other things.
• Anthony Hanson: Burgundy is a strong point here.
• Graham Harding: World Wine Trivia Champion.
• Andrew Jefford: Excellent communicator who drips knowledge.
• Hugh Johnson: A doyen of British wine writing.
• Giles Kime: Onetime Decanter editor and wine columnist.
• Don & Petie Kladstrup: Write on Wine and War.
• Dr Tran Ky & Dr F Drouard: Champagne as Medicine
• John Livingstone-Learmonth: Rhône specialist.
• Patrick Matthews: Some insightful works from this author.
• Dr E A Maury: Mad! What else can I say?
• Elin McCoy: US wine writer with a take on Robert Parker.
• Remington Norman: Very good, underappreciated author.
• Robert Parker: American guru.
• David Peppercorn: Bordeaux specialist.
• Jancis Robinson: British guru.
• George Saintsbury: Ex-Oxford Don and 19th Century bon viveur.
• Tom Stevenson: Alsace and Champagne guru.
• Benjamin Wallace: Author of Billionaire's Vinegar.
• Stuart Walton: Strong worded author and pop music expert!
• Michael Webb: Webb writes on architecture and design.

• 1855 Medoc Classification My guide to the classified chateaux of the Médoc.
• 1855 Sauternes & Barsac Classification The classified sweet wines of Bordeaux.
• 1959 Graves Classification The red and white classified wines of Graves.
• A Lament for Bordeaux 2003 (25/6/04) Thoughts on the Bordeaux 2003 campaign.
• Bordeaux CIVB Annual Tasting 2007 Part 1 (1/11/07) Left bank wines.
• Bordeaux CIVB Annual Tasting 2007 Part 2 (6/11/07) Right bank & sweet wines.
• Bordeaux Classifications: Recent Collapses (31/3/07) Part 1 of a two-part feature.
• Bordeaux Classifications: New Plans (1/4/07) Part 2 of a two-part feature.
• Bordeaux Tasting with Bibendum 2007 (22/6/07) Including Cheval-Blanc & Yquem.
• Bordeaux Week (8/3/05) Thoughts and profiles in a week of updates.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 1: Introduction Home to 720 million vines.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 2: History & Geography And climate and varieties.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 3: Graves The ancient estates of Pessac-Leognan.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 4: Sauternes Sauternes - rotten luck?.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 5: Courtiers & Négociants
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 6: Margaux The eternal underperformer?
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 7: St Julien The Léovilles and more.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 8: Pauillac The triumphant triumvirate.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 9: St Estephe Cos, Cos, Calon and more.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 10: Médoc, Médoc So good they named it twice?
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 11: Osmosis & Extraction The New Bordeaux
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 12: St Emilion Where soil really matters.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 13: Pomerol A different story.
• Bordeaux Wine Guide 14: Bordeaux - the Future? Wine astrology?
• Bordeaux Wine Tasting Notes Notes from my cellar, frequently updated.
• Cru Bourgeois Classification Led by the Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel.
• Four from Jean-Luc Thunevin (24/7/08) Including 1999 Valandraud.
• Is Claret Expensive? (20/9/02) Prices have risen dramatically in recent years.
• Les Tourelles de Longueville 2004: Cork or Screwcap? (24/9/08)
• St Emilion Classification A full rundown of this controversial classification.

• Chateau d'Angludet (24/4/07) A fine Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Chateau d'Armailhac (10/2/05, updated 20/3/07) Wines from the Rothschild stable.
• Chateau Barreyres (21/9/04, updated 31/7/09) A favourite Cru Bourgeois property.
• Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne (8/5/08) Fresh and lively Sauternes.
• Chateau Batailley (22/3/07) An assessment of this Pauillac.
• Chateau Beaumont (15/2/07, updated 27/2/08) Excellent value wines.
• Chateau Belgrave (19/11/08) A Dourthe property on the up.
• Chateau Beychevelle (8/3/05, updated 28/2/07) Signs of improvement here.
• Blind Bordeaux Tasting (16/10/03) An eclectic selection of left bank wines.
• Chateau Bouscaut (6/6/08) Graves from the Lurtons.
• Chateau Branaire-Ducru (18/7/06) Improving quality from St Julien.
• Chateau Brane-Cantenac (19/2/04, updated 11/4/07) A Lurton second growth.
• Chateau Brown (30/1/07) Brilliant wines from Mau & Derenoncourt.
• Chateau Camensac (28/5/03, updated 13/6/07) A fifth growth Haut-Medoc estate.
• Chateau Cantemerle (26/1/06, updated 19/10/06) A good value fifth growth.
• Chateau Cantenac-Brown (18/4/07) Underperforming Margaux estate.
• Chateau Carbonnieux (25/5/05, updated 22/8/07) Ancient Graves property.
• Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion (18/9/07) Good wines from Didier Furt and family.
• Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme (14/9/04, updated 9/2/10) Classic left bank clarets.
• Chateau Chasse-Spleen (31/10/06) Top quality Cru Bourgeois property.
• Domaine de Chevalier (27/10/04, updated 24/8/07) Top-drawer Graves.
• Chateau Citran (21/12/06) A revitalised property, part of Groupe Taillan.
• Chateau Clerc-Milon (19/1/05, updated 29/3/07) Very good value Rothschild property.
• Chateau Climens (17/8/04, updated 21/6/07) One of the leading estates of Barsac.
• Chateau Cos d'Estournel (15/10/08, updated 16/9/09) A fine St Estèphe second growth.
• Chateau Cos Labory (5/11/08) An under-achiever, but good wines in recent vintages.
• Chateau Coufran (4/11/04) Decent Cru Bourgeois property.
• Chateau Coutet (9/2/06, updated 19/6/07) Classic Barsac from this Premier Cru.
• Chateau Croizet-Bages (18/2/09) Pauillac, as seen by the Quié family.
• Cru Bourgeois Tasting (16/4/02) Some great value wines from these properties.
• Chateau Dauzac (11/1/07, updated 5/3/08) A revitalised Margaux estate.
• Chateau Desmirail (30/1/09) Margaux, from Denis Lurton.
• Chateau Doisy-Daene (29/6/07) Deuxième cru estate run by the Dubourdieu family.
• Chateau Doisy-Vedrines (24/7/07) A Barsac estate run by the Castéja family.
• Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (16/2/07) Frequently stunning St Julien deuxième cru.
• Chateau Duhart-Milon (17/7/02, update 14/3/07) A great value Pauillac.
• Chateau Durfort-Vivens (3/2/04, updated 10/4/07) Gonzague Lurton's Margaux estate.
• Chateau de Fargues (12/11/08) Deliciously rich wines from the Lur-Saluces family.
• Chateau Ferriere (5/9/06) Lovely Margaux style from Claire Villars.
• Chateau de Fieuzal (10/1/03, updated 7/9/07) Lovely Graves, both red and white.
• Chateau Filhot (25/8/04, updated 30/7/08) A lighter style of Sauternes.
• Chateau Giscours (11/7/06) A revitalised Margaux chateau.
• Chateau Gloria (4/9/00, updated 7/3/07) Gloria, Henri Martin's legacy.
• Chateau Grand-Puy-Ducasse (6/4/07) A rather quiet Pauillac fifth growth.
• Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste (4/4/07) Super quality fifth growth.
• Graves (26/10/04) A small tasting of mature Pessac-Léognan.
• Chateau Gruaud Larose (16/7/03, updated 5/10/06) Top St Julien second growth.
• Chateau Guiraud (20/6/07, updated 19/3/08) A premier cru Sauternes estate.
• Chateau Haut-Bages-Liberal (24/7/02, updated 28/11/06) Another great value Pauillac.
• Chateau Haut-Bailly (28/10/04, last updated 22/7/09) Top quality Graves estate.
• Chateau Haut-Batailley (23/3/07) Super value cinquième cru.
• Chateau Haut-Brion (15/9/09) A profile of this superlative first growth estate.
• Chateau Haut Canteloup (5/10/04) Great value Cru Bourgeois property in the Médoc.
• Chateau Haut-Marbuzet (20/9/07) A fine Cru Bourgeois estate in St Estèphe.
• Chateau d'Issan (13/5/04, last updated 15/5/09) Wines from the Cruse family.
• Dinner at d'Issan (12/5/09) Three wines over dinner with Emmanuel Cruse.
• Chateau Kirwan (5/5/05, updated 26/4/07) Much improved Margaux third growth.
• Chateau Labat (3/3/10) Nice wines from the Nony family.
• Chateau Labegorce (8/4/04, updated 11/5/07) Good value Margaux.
• Chateau Labegorce-Zede (16/5/07) Quality and value in Margaux.
• Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey (28/8/02, updated 31/10/08) Brilliant Sauternes.
• Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (25/2/04, updated 24/1/07) First growth profile.
• Chateau Lafon-Rochet (21/10/03, updated 23/5/07) Quality from the Tesserons.
• Chateau Lagrange (23/3/04, last updated 15/3/07) A fine St Julien property.
• Chateau La Lagune (4/3/04, last updated 6/5/09) A top Haut-Médoc property.
• Chateau La Louviere (28/8/08) Good value Pessac-Léognan.
• Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion (26/2/08) The wine critics' favourite?
• Chateau Lamothe-Guignard (9/5/06) Value for money from the Guignard brothers.
• Chateau Langoa-Barton (28/4/04, updated 19/9/06) Great wine from the Bartons.
• Chateau Larrivet-Haut-Brion (4/9/07) Wines from the Gervoson family.
• Chateau Lascombes (14/2/07) A revitalised second growth.
• Chateau Latour (10/3/04, last updated 29/5/09) A profile of this wonderful first growth.
• Chateau Latour-Martillac (21/9/07) Graves from the Kressmanns.
• Chateau Laulan Ducos (10/5/05, updated 15/8/07) The Ducos family strive for quality.
• Three from Chateau Laulan Ducos (5/6/09) A trio of wines from Frédéric Ducos.
• Chateau Laville Haut-Brion (27/3/08) Top white Graves from the Haut-Brion estates.
• Chateau Leoville-Barton (2/4/01, updated 24/8/06) A 'super-second'.
• Chateau Leoville-Las-Cases (6/2/07, updated 5/8/09) The supreme St Julien estate.
• Chateau Leoville-Poyferre (15/1/03, updated 17/6/09) A revitalised 'super-second'.
• Chateau Lezongars (20/11/02, updated 17/6/08) Good value from Philip Iles.
• Chateau Lilian Ladouys (2/5/08) The wines of this minor St Estèphe estate.
• Chateau Lynch-Bages (24/7/04, updated 30/3/07) A long-term over-performer.
• Chateau Lynch-Moussas (27/3/07) A Pauillac estate not to overlook.
• Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere (31/5/05, updated 17/5/07) Graves from the Bonnie family.
• Chateau Malescot St-Exupery (14/7/05, updated 25/4/07) Under-rated Margaux estate.
• Chateau Margaux (24/8/04, updated 9/1/07) Profile of this first growth chateau.
• Chateau Marquis d'Alesme Becker (2/5/07) An estate with unfulfilled potential.
• Chateau Marquis de Terme (10/5/07) Up and coming Margaux property.
• Chateau Meyney (15/5/07) Good value from St Estephe.
• Chateau Montrose (31/1/07, updated 30/7/09) One of St Estèphe's great estates.
• Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (2/1/07, updated 22/4/08) A detailed profile and tasting.
• Mouton-Rothschild Labels (4/1/07) All the Mouton labels gathered together.
• Chateau Nairac (1/8/07) A richer style of Barsac from the Heeter family.
• Chateau Olivier (15/4/04, updated 23/8/07) Solid white and red Graves.
• Chateau Les Ormes de Pez (26/8/04, updated 1/6/07) Value from the Cazes family.
• Chateau Palmer (2/12/04, updated 27/4/07) Top quality Margaux.
• Chateau Pape-Clement (7/8/07) Superlative wines from Pessac-Léognan.
• Chateau Peyrabon (29/4/04, updated 23/1/08) Wines from Patrick Bernard.
• Chateau Phelan-Segur (10/3/05, updated 10/1/07) Top quality cru bourgeois estate.
• Chateau Pibran (19/9/07) Leading Pauillac Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Chateau Pichon-Baron (26/2/04, updated 26/1/07) A second growth star.
• Chateau Pichon-Lalande (6/3/07, updated 23/9/09) Superb wines, a true super-second.
• Chateau Pontet Canet (24/9/03, updated 10/8/06) Profile of another Tesseron property.
• Chateau Pouget (11/5/05) Minor fourth growth Margaux.
• Chateau Potensac (26/6/02, updated 8/8/07) A property that excels under the Delons.
• Chateau Poujeaux (9/3/05, updated 27/7/07) One of the top cru bourgeois estates.
• Chateau Preuillac (27/2/07) Quality and value from Jean-Christophe Mau.
• Chateau Prieure-Lichine (4/5/07) A famous Margaux estate.
• Chateau Rauzan-Gassies (22/1/09) Wines from the Quié family.
• Chateau Rauzan-Segla (21/11/01, updated 6/7/06) A Chanel chateau.
• Chateau de Rayne-Vigneau (26/7/07) In part a revitalised property.
• Chateau Rieussec (28/7/04, updated 19/4/07) Top Sauternes Premier Cru.
• Chateau Rousseau de Sipian (22/6/05) Good value Médoc.
• Chateau St-Pierre (4/9/00, updated 21/2/07) An often overlooked St Julien estate.
• Chateau Sigalas-Rabaud (1/6/06) Lovely wines with the help of Cordier.
• Chateau Siran (24/4/08) An admirable Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafitte (16/5/06, updated 26/8/09) An estate restored to greatness.
• Chateau Sociando-Mallet (17/5/02, updated 12/3/08) Top quality from Jean Gautreau.
• Chateau Suduiraut (29/7/04, last updated 9/1/08) Success from another AXA property.
• Chateau Talbot (21/5/00, last updated 16/1/08) Multiple vintages tasted and assessed.
• Chateau du Tertre (12/9/06) A property on the up in recent vintages.
• Chateau La Tour Blanche (23/1/07, updated 30/1/08) A revitalised Sauternes estate.
• Chateau La Tour Carnet (8/6/07) Fine Haut-Médoc from Bernard Magrez.
• Chateau La Tour de By (14/6/07) An old favourite for some in the Médoc.
• Chateau d'Yquem (5/1/05, last updated 26/9/06) Sauternes' only Premier Cru Supérieur.
• Chateau d'Yquem with Pierre Lurton (10/6/08) Lurton, Cheval-Blanc & Yquem.

• Chateau Angelus (3/4/07, updated 10/3/10) A top premier grand cru classé estate.
• Chateau Ausone (29/7/08) Supreme wines from Alain Vauthier.
• Chateau Beauregard (18/9/08) Pomerol from Crédit Foncier de France.
• Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot (3/10/07) Fine St Emilion from the Bécots.
• Chateau Belair-Monange (10/10/07, last updated 29/4/09) A Moueix property.
• Chateau Bellevue (8/10/08) Wines from Derenoncourt, Thienpoint & Laforest.
• Chateau Canon (22/6/06) St Emilions from Chanel.
• Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelière (3/8/06, updated 4/10/07) Neipperg & Derenoncourt.
• Chateau Cheval Blanc (22/12/05, last updated 24/2/10) Supreme St Emilion.
• Chateau Cheval Blanc with Pierre Lurton (10/6/08) Lurton, Yquem & Cheval-Blanc.
• Chateau Clinet (19/12/07) Top quality Pomerol.
• Chateau La Conseillante (15/1/08) Pomerol superstar. Great wines here.
• Clos l'Eglise (9/12/09) Wines from Hélène Garcin-Lévêque and her husband Patrice.
• Chateau Faugeres (7/8/08) Successful St Emilion and Côtes de Castillon.
• Chateau Feytit-Clinet (27/7/06) Fine Pomerol from Jeremy Chasseuil.
• Chateau Figeac (16/1/07, last updated 28/1/10) Top quality St Emilion.
• Chateau La Fleur-Petrus (30/9/09) Stylish Pomerol from the Mouiex portfolio.
• Chateau Fonroque (20/4/04, updated 20/3/08) The wines of Alain Moueix.
• Clos Fourtet (12/10/07) St Emilion estate under the direction of Philippe Cuvelier.
• Chateau La Gaffeliere (9/11/07) St Emilion from Comte de Malet-Roquefort.
• Chateau Gazin (12/2/08) Pomerol from the de Bailliencourt family.
• Good Value Right Bank Bordeaux (30/7/03) Wines that offer value for money.
• Chateau Grand Corbin-Despagne (1/1/04, updated 6/12/07) Good value St Emilion.
• Chateau Grand Mayne (14/11/07) Good wines from the Nony family.
• Chateau La Grave à Pomerol (20/1/10) Pomerol from the Moueix portfolio.
• Chateau Hosanna (27/1/10) Substantial wines from the Mouiex family.
• Chateau Larcis Ducasse (28/11/07) The Thienpont and Derenoncourt team again.
• Chateau Larmande (11/3/04, updated 7/10/07) An excellent source of St Emilion.
• Chateau Latour a Pomerol (21/8/09) High quality wines from JP Moueix.
• Chateau Magdelaine (2/11/07) Wines in an elegant style from Ets Moueix.
• Chateau Mazeyres (22/4/04, updated 16/5/08) Another Moueix-run property.
• Chateau Nenin (9/9/09) Pomerol as interpreted by the Delon family.
• Clos de l'Oratoire (21/11/07) Wines from Neipperg & Derenoncourt.
• Chateau Pavie (7/2/01, updated 31/10/07) The wines of Valette and Perse.
• Chateau Pavie-Macquin (2/11/06) The wines of Thienpont and Derenoncourt.
• Chateau Petit Village (29/1/08) Pomerol from the AXA Millésimes team.
• Petrus (7/5/09) Top Pomerol estate run by the Moueix family.
• Le Pin (13/6/08) A full profile after my visit to Le Pin.
• Chateau La Pointe (29/7/09) One of Pomerol's largest estates.
• Pomerol 1982 - 1993 Tasting (15/5/02) Great wines, mostly from the 1982 vintage.
• Pomerol 1982 - 1990 Tasting (5/6/00) Here Vieux Château Certan shows its class.
• Chateau de la Riviere (29/1/02) This is one of my favourite Fronsac producers.
• Chateau Rol Valentin (5/8/03) Assessment of this property is thwarted by TCA.
• Bordeaux 1998 (17/6/04) I taste twelve top wines from St Emilion.
• Chateau Taillefer (29/6/06, updated 8/2/07) Solid Pomerol from the Moueix family.
• Chateau Teyssier (9/7/03) Value and quality combined from this Grand Cru.
• Chateau La Tour Figeac (12/6/08) Wine from the Rettenmaiers.
• Chateau Troplong-Mondot (24/10/07) Superb St Emilion from Christine Valette.
• Chateau Trotanoy (11/6/09) Top quality Pomerol from the Moueix stable.
• Chateau Trottevieille (5/12/07) St Emilion from the Castéja family.
• Chateau La Vieille Cure (29/1/02, updated 12/8/09) A leading estate in Fronsac.
• Vieux Chateau Certan (21/3/02, last updated 3/2/10) A stunning Pomerol estate.

• Bordeaux 2008 (7/4/09) The sequel to 2007; only much, much better.
• Bordeaux 2007 (8/4/08, updated 27/10/09) The Hollywood Vintage.
• Bordeaux 2006 (3/5/07, updated 28/5/08) A vintage needing careful assessment.
• Bordeaux 2005 (4/5/06, last updated 17/11/09) A great vintage with many superb wines.
• Bordeaux 2004 (6/11/06, last updated 9/12/08) A return to classicism for Bordeaux.
• Bordeaux 2003 (25/10/05) The heatwave vintage.
• Bordeaux 2001 (21/7/06, updated 6/5/08) A great vintage for Sauternes.
• Bordeaux 1998 (17/6/04, updated 26/8/08) A vintage of variable quality.
• Bordeaux 1997 (12/2/03) An assessment of one of the weaker vintages of the 1990s.
• Bordeaux 1996 (12/7/01, updated 7/4/07) Classic wines from the left bank.
• Bordeaux 1995 (2/3/10) A broadly successful vintage on both banks.
• Bordeaux 1994 (7/7/04, updated 24/5/07) An under-rated vintage.
• Bordeaux 1990 (14/5/03) A hot and dry year led to a bumper crop of great wines.
• Bordeaux 1989 (21/5/00, updated 14/8/08) Another very successful vintage.
• Bordeaux 1988 (21/5/00, updated 11/8/08) The first of a triumvirate of good vintages.
• Bordeaux 1986 (7/2/01) This vintage has a reputation for tannin.
• Bordeaux 1985 (18/9/02) A superb vintage for current drinking.
• Bordeaux 1983 (7/11/00, updated 10/8/08) A classic vintage, great in Margaux.
• Bordeaux 1982 (18/6/03, updated 19/8/08) Drinking beautifully at over 20 years of age.
• Bordeaux 1981 (20/9/01) Including first growths and 'super-seconds'.
• Bordeaux 1975 (14/8/02) I find quality to be very patchy.
• Bordeaux 1964 (10/10/00) Two clarets from a patchy vintage.
• Bordeaux 1961 (15/6/07) A great vintage, but many wines tasted here were fading.

• Wine bottle shapes Bottle shapes give a clue as to the contents.
• Wine bottle sizes A guide to bottle sizes, magnum to Methusaleh, and more.

• Yannick Amirault (28/8/07) Quality Bourgueil and St Nicolas de Bourgueil.
• Bourgueil: My guide to the wines of Chinon and Bourgueil.
• Catherine & Pierre Breton (16/10/08, updated 12/2/09) Low sulphur, natural Bourgueil.
• Domaine de la Butte (2/6/09) Top quality Bourgueil from Jacky Blot.
• Lydie & Max Cognard-Taluau (21/8/08) Bourgueil and St Nicolas de Bourgueil.
• Pierre Jacques Druet (31/1/06, last updated 2/9/08) Fine Bourgueil vigneron.
• Domaine de la Lande (4/4/06) Classic Bourgueil from Marc & François Delaunay.
• Frederic Mabileau (28/2/06) Wines from Bourgueil and St Nicolas de Bourgueil.
• Pithon-Paille (10/3/09) Jo Pithon's new venture with Joseph Paillé.
• Project Cabernet Franc (7/10/08) A 2008 tasting of Loire Cabernet Franc.

• Argiano (11/11/02) Quality Brunello di Montalcino here.
• Banfi (18/11/02) Once great, now good.
• Brunelli (6/1/03) Excellent Brunello from this estate.
• Costanti (9/12/02) Lovely Brunello di Montalcino here.

• Alois Kracher (24/1/06) Glorious sweet wines from Lake Neusiedl.
• Willi Opitz (13/1/06) Austrian showman turning out some fabulous sweet wines.

• Beaujolais Nouveau (27/11/02) Three examples from the Beaujolais 2002 vintage.
• Albert Bichot (26/5/09) A low-profile but high-quality négociant.
• Albert Bichot 2007 Chablis (3/6/09) Plus other vintages of the grands crus.
• Albert Bichot 2007 Côte d'Or Reds (4/6/09) From Bourgogne up to the grands crus.
• Albert Bichot 2007 Côte d'Or Whites (28/5/09) Very good wines at all levels.
• Simon Bize (23/2/05) Leading estate of Savigny-les-Beaune.
• JM Brocard (27/7/05) Chablis vigneron and négociant.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 1: Introduction Why Burgundy?
• Burgundy Wine Guide 2: History & Variety Mutation, mutation.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 3: Appellations & Classifications Dividing up Burgundy
• Burgundy Wine Guide 4: Labels Chablis, Côte d'Or and more.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 5: Chablis: An Introduction Climate and terroir.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 6: The Wines of Chablis Grands and premiers crus.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 7: Cote d'Or: An Introduction Climate and terroir.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 8: Cotes de Nuits Part 1 Gevrey and Morey.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 9: Cotes de Nuits Part 2 Chambolle and Vougeot.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 10: Cotes de Nuits Part 3 Vosne, Flagey and Nuits.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 11: Cotes de Beaune Part 1 Corton and Beaune.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 12: Cotes de Beaune Part 2 Pommard and Volnay.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 13: Cotes de Beaune Part 3 The Great Whites.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 14: Cote Chalonnaise The Région de Mercurey.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 15: Maconnais The complete guide.
• Burgundy Wine Guide 16: Beaujolais Fine but under-appreciated wines.
• Burgundy at The Ledbury, 2010 (19/1/10) Fourteen wines tasted with Eric LeVine.
• Burgundy from Nick Dobson (1/10/03)  Some lovely and affordable white Burgundy.
• Burgundy Wine Guide: A detailed guide to Burgundy.
• Burgundy Wine Tasting Notes Odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.
• Drouhin (7/10/04) One of Burgundy's top négociant houses.
• William Fevre (24/4/02, updated 6/3/08) A leading Chablis producer.
• Louis Jadot (6/11/03) Consistent quality from this large but successful négociant.
• Olivier Leflaive (15/9/04) Small, high quality négociant.
• Domaine des Perdrix (18/4/01) Source of some classy Nuits St Georges.

• Where to buy wine Supermarket, chain or specialist wine merchant?
• Reading wine labels Understanding wine terminology helps choose the right bottle.
• Consumer rights Information on the rights of the wine purchaser in the UK.

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