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• Allegrini (3/11/04, updated 14/8/08) Benchmark Amarone and Valpolicella.
• Six Wines from Antolini (16/9/10) Recent vintages from the Antolini brothers.
• Brigaldara (21/4/03) Good Amarone here.
• Tommaso Bussola (26/5/03) Stunning wines - absolute top quality.
• Ca del Pipa (31/3/03) Good Amarone from Castellani.
• Campagnola (13/5/03) I taste Caterina Zardini, the top cuvée.
• Speri (24/3/03) A source of firm Amarone and Recioto.
• Tedeschi (28/3/06) Lovely Amarone here.
• Zenato (24/2/03) More good value Amarone and Valpolicella Ripassa.

• What's it Worth? The Value of Old Wine (23/7/03) Advice on old bottles.

• Vernaccia di San Gimignano (28/12/00, last updated 1/2/12) A guide to Vernaccia.

• Australian Wine Guide (28/12/00)
• Chapoutier (10/2/04) Chapoutier is involved in several estates in Victoria.
• Chapoutier Portfolio Tasting, 2011 (4/8/11) Négoce, Roussillon & Australian wines.
• Jasper Hill (15/1/04) A profile and small tasting of Emily's & Georgia's Paddock.
• Moorooduc Estate (18/3/04) Cool climate Australian Chardonnay & Pinot Noir.
• Toolangi (15/6/04) A unique approach to winemaking in the Yarra Valley.

• Wines of Hungary, by Cozzi & Jenkins (18/1/11) Including Villány.

• Domaine de Baruel (18/10/04) Onetime estate of Rainer Pfefferkorn.
• Mas Baux (25/7/06) The wines of Serge and Marie-Pierre Baux.
• Chateau Camplazens (12/2/04, updated 25/2/11) A British-owned La Clape estate.
• Domaine Mas Cremat (20/7/06) VdP des Côtes Catalanes, to be precise.
• Mas de Daumas Gassac (3/2/04, updated 10/9/08) The Languedoc's 'Grand Cru'.
• Domaine de Montgilet (4/8/09) More than just Coteaux de l'Aubance.
• Domaine de la Pépière (15/6/10) Not just Muscadet; fascinating VdP wines as well.
• Domaine Rabiega (6/7/05) The closest thing to Swedish wine.
• Domaine de Ravanes (27/9/04, updated 2/11/12) High quality from Marc Benin.
• Chateau Revelette (28/2/05) The wines of Peter Fischer.
• Chateau St-Jean D'Aumieres (20/5/05) Exemplary wines from Paul Tori.
• Domaine Trevallon (3/5/05) A leading domaine, run by Eloi Durrbach.
• Domaine Vaquer (1/11/04) Long established domaine of quality.
• Les Vignerons du Val d'Orbieu (4/8/04) Producers of La Cuvée Mythique.
• Vin de Pays (16/12/03) Mostly Vin de Pays d'Oc from H & H Bancroft.
• Vin de Pays (21/2/06) A large selection from LM Wines Online tasted.

• Vin Santo (28/12/00, last updated 1/2/12) A guide to Vin Santo.

• Vine training techniques The different methods of vine training.
• Wine and oak A harmonious combination (at times).

• Boscarelli (3/2/03) Stunning Vino Nobile from this little known producer.
• Poliziano (20/1/03) Fantastic Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 'Asinone'.
• Massimo Romeo (27/1/03) Decent Vino Nobile here.
• Tasting at Felsina & Fonterutoli (12/10/11) A septet of Tuscan wines.
• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (28/12/00, last updated 30/11/11) A guide to Vino Nobile.

• 2012 Bordeaux (16/4/13) A vintage of extreme highs and lows.
• 2012 Loire (19/2/13) A complex vintage, with varied results.

• 2011 Bordeaux (10/4/12) A most complex vintage, of variable quality.
• 2011 Loire (13/3/12, updated 7/3/12) A trying vintage, for treading carefully.

• 2010 Bordeaux (12/4/11, updated 22/1/13) A mostly fine vintage of acidity and tannin.
• 2010 Loire (17/5/11, updated 4/5/12) A very promising vintage across the board.

• 2009 Bordeaux (6/4/10, updated 15/11/11) A rich, voluptuous, velvet-textured vintage.
• 2009 Loire (28/6/11) A vintage featuring some high quality wines.

• 2008 Bordeaux (7/4/09, last updated 27/11/12) The sequel to 2007; only better.
• 2008 Huet Vouvray (13/10/09) An excellent demi-sec vintage.
• 2008 Loire (15/1/13) Frost sparks a spiralling decline in Muscadet.

• 2007 Albert Bichot Chablis (3/6/09) Plus other vintages of the grands crus.
• 2007 Albert Bichot Côte d'Or Reds (4/6/09) From Bourgogne up to the grands crus.
• 2007 Albert Bichot Côte d'Or Whites (28/5/09) Very good wines at all levels.
• 2007 Bordeaux (8/4/08, last updated 10/1/12) The Hollywood Vintage.
• 2007 Germany (24/6/08) Great vintage, great wines.

• 2006 Bordeaux (3/5/07, last updated 16/11/10) A success, with many good wines.
• 2006 Loire (8/5/12) A trying vintage of erratic weather, vine disease and rot.

• 2005 Bordeaux (4/5/06, last updated 17/11/09) A great vintage with many superb wines.
• 2005 Germany (14/12/06) I review a great vintage for Germany.
• 2005 Loire (25/1/11) The greatest.....since 1989, 1947 or 1921?

• 2004 Bordeaux (6/11/06, last updated 9/12/08) A return to classicism for Bordeaux.

• 2003 Bordeaux (25/10/05, updated 7/6/11) A vintage with Multiple Personality Disorder.
• 2003 Loire (20/9/11) The canicular vintage.

• 2002 Bordeaux (1/3/11) A polarising vintage of knife-edge ripeness and flesh.
• 2002 Vintage Ten Years On (18/12/12) The Loire, Bordeaux, and beyond.

• 2001 Bordeaux (21/7/06, updated 6/5/08) A great vintage for Sauternes.
• 2001 Northern Rhone (12/3/03) Some decent wines.
• 2001 Southern Rhone (13/3/03, updated 27/4/10) Another widely acclaimed vintage.
• 2001 Ten Years On (27/12/11) France, Italy, Germany & Spain. In two parts.

• 2000 Southern Rhone (8/9/09) Fine, fresh and full wines.
• 2000 Ten Years On (30/11/10) France, Spain, Portugal and beyond. In two parts.

• 1999 Ten Years On (22/12/09) France, Italy and Germany.

• 1998 Bordeaux (17/6/04, updated 26/8/08) A vintage of variable quality.
• 1998 Southern Rhone (19/2/08) Failure or success?
• 1998 Ten Years On (25/11/08) A broad selection from France.

• 1997 Bordeaux (12/2/03) One of the weaker vintages of the 1990s.
• 1997 Fifteen Years On (4/12/12) Loire Valley domination.
• 1997 Vintage Port (19/2/03) Two wines from this widely declared vintage.
• 1997 Ten Years On (20/12/07) No claret, but great wines everywhere else.

• 1996 Bordeaux (12/7/01, updated 7/4/07) Classic wines from the left bank.
• 1996 Champagne (10/8/07) An incredible vintage.
• 1996 Fifteen Years On (13/12/11) Champagne and Bordeaux excel. In two parts.
• 1996 Northern Rhone (19/7/01) This vintage is often criticised for its acidity.
• 1996 Southern Rhone (19/7/01) Top Chateauneuf plus two from the Languedoc.
• 1996 Ten Years On (28/12/06) Great wines from the Loire and beyond.

• 1995 Bordeaux (2/3/10, updated 29/8/12) A broadly successful vintage on both banks.
• 1995 Champagne (3/8/07) A relief after four disappointing vintages.
• 1995 Fifteen Years On (7/12/10) A broad spread of European styles.
• 1995 Northern Rhone (19/3/03) Some brilliant wines from top producers.
• 1995 Southern Rhone (2/3/04) A lovely vintage for Chateauneuf du Pape.
• 1995 Ten Years On (28/12/05) A broad spread of wines this year.

• 1994 Bordeaux (7/7/04, last updated 23/8/11) An under-rated vintage.
• 1994 Northern Rhone (12/2/02) Good value, with the added benefit of maturity.
• 1994 Southern Rhone (12/2/02) Wines from Gigondas and Châteauneuf du Pape.
• 1994 Ten Years On (30/12/04) A esoteric selection of wines.

• 1993 Ten Years On (18/12/03) A 1993 blind tasting and tasting dinner combined.

• 1992 Ten Years On (11/12/02) A vintage for investigating the New World.
• 1992 Twenty Years On (21/11/12) Loire, Languedoc, Hunter Valley and the Douro.

• 1991 Northern Rhone (6/11/02) A wonderful vintage for Côte-Rôtie and Cornas.
• 1991 Ten Years On (13/12/01) A great vintage in the Northern Rhone
• 1991 Twenty Years On (26/7/11) Spain and Portugal dominate here.

• 1990 Bordeaux (14/5/03) A hot and dry year resulted in some great wines.
• 1990 Northern Rhone (9/5/01) Stunning wines, but also a few disappointments.
• 1990 Ten Years On (7/8/00) An almost universal success.
• 1990 Twenty Years On (21/12/10) A Loire-heavy tasting of mature wines.

• 1989 Bordeaux (21/5/00, updated 14/8/08) Another very successful vintage.
• 1989 Champagne (26/6/00) Great wines from an excellent vintage.
• 1989 Chateauneuf du Pape (10/700) A great vintage in the Southern Rhone.
• 1989 Twenty Years On (24/11/09) A selection of classic Old World styles.
• 1989 with Handford Wines (26/10/10) Twenty-two wines from the 1989 vintage.

• 1988 Bordeaux (21/5/00, updated 11/8/08) The first of a triumvirate of good vintages.
• 1988 Northern Rhone (31/7/02) Another great vintage for the Rhone Valley.
• 1988 Twenty Years On (16/9/08) Five wines from France & Germany.

• 1986 Bordeaux (7/2/01) Classic, tannic, 'vin de garde' wines.

• 1985 Bordeaux (18/9/02) A superb vintage for current drinking.
• 1985 Vintage Port (11/10/00) Some wines are becoming very approachable.

• 1983 Bordeaux (7/11/00, updated 10/8/08) A classic vintage, great in Margaux.
• 1983 Twenty Years On (23/4/02) Another success in Bordeaux.
• 1983 Vintage Port (15/2/04) Drinking well at 20 years of age.

• 1982 Bordeaux (18/6/03, updated 19/8/08) A great vintage.
• 1982 Twenty Years On (10/4/02) A great vintage in Bordeaux and Rioja.

• 1981 Bordeaux (20/9/01) Including first growths and 'super-seconds'.

• 1975 Bordeaux (14/8/02) Quality can be patchy - here I find the wrong patch!

• 1964 Bordeaux (10/10/00) Two clarets from a patchy vintage.

• 1961 Bordeaux (15/6/07) A great vintage, but many wines tasted here were fading.

• Domaine des Aubuisieres (31/8/04, updated 6/1010) The wines of Bernard Fouquet.
• Domaine des Aubuisieres: 2013 Update (25/4/13) Notes old and new.
• Domaine des Aubuisieres: 2010 Update (5/10/10) The 2009 vintage.
• Michel Autran (21/3/13) Classy wine from another Vouvray newcomer.
• Sebastien Brunet (2/4/13) Another Vouvray discovery.
• Vincent Careme (22/6/10) A young and dynamic Vouvray domaine.
• A Visit to Vincent Careme (19/10/10) I visit and taste a selection of wines.
• Vincent Careme: 2013 Update (18/4/13) The 2011 vintage, plus 2009 and 2008.
• Vincent Careme: 2012 Update (27/12/12) Wines from 2009 and 2010.
• Vincent Careme: 2011 Salon (4/5/11) I take a look at the 2009s.
• Domaine Champalou (19/8/04, updated 29/9/10) Vouvray from Catherine & Didier.
• Domaine Champalou: 2011 Update (2/6/11) Wines from 2010, 2009 and 2008.
• Domaine Champalou: 2010 Update (28/9/10) The latest wines from 2008 and 2007.
• Francois Chidaine (18/8/09, updated 4/4/13) One of the Loire's true leaders.
• Francois Chidaine: 2013 Update (26/3/13) I look at the 2011 and 2010 vintages.
• Francois Chidaine: 2011 Update (19/4/11) I taste the latest releases.
• Francois Chidaine: 2010 Salon (25/5/10) Wines from 2007 and 2008.
• Mathieu Cosme (13/3/13) Vouvrays from Noizay and the arrières côtes.
• Philippe Foreau (19/8/08) Fabulous Vouvrays from a top-class domaine.
• Feasting on Foreau, 2013 (7/5/13) A tasting report on fifteen Foreau wines.
• Chateau Gaudrelle (21/9/10) The wines of Alexandre Monmousseau.
• Domaine Huet (2/10/03, last updated 25/8/12) A leading Vouvray domaine.
• Domaine Huet: 2013 Update (5/3/13) A tasting with Benjamin Joliveau.
• Noel Pinguet's Final Vintage (6/3/12) The 2011 vintage at Domaine Huet.
• Domaine Huet: 2011 Update (31/3/11) Wines from 2010, 2009 & more.
• Domaine Huet: 2010 Update (17/8/10) Principally 2009, other recent releases too.
• Domaine Huet: Sparklers in 2010 (10/2/10) 2005, 2002 and more.
• Domaine Huet: Demi-Sec in London (3/11/09) Stunning wines, back to 1949.
• Domaine Huet: 2008 Vintage in London (13/10/09) An excellent demi-sec vintage.
• Domaine Huet: 2009 Salon (26/3/09) The brilliant 2008s and 2007s.
• Domaine Lemaire-Fournier (22/2/13) A short-lived Vouvray domaine.
• Le Clos de la Meslerie (20/9/12) Single-vineyard Vouvray from Peter Hahn.
• Francois Pinon (5/8/08) Excellent Vouvray from this ex-psychoanalyst.
• Francois Pinon: 2012 Update (30/11/12) A great selection of wines tasted.
• Prince Poniatowski (16/11/06, updated 18/8/09) Mature Vouvray from Polish royalty.
• Domaine de la Taille aux Loups (5/5/09, last updated 24/3/13) The wines of Jacky Blot.
• Domaine de la Taille aux Loups: 2013 Update (19/3/13) Wines from 2012 and 2011.
• Domaine de la Taille aux Loups: 2012 Update (6/9/12) Wines from 2010 and 2011.
• Domaine de la Taille aux Loups: 2011 Update (11/10/11) News and new notes.
• Domaine de la Taille aux Loups: 2010 Update (7/9/10) The latest releases.
• Vouvray: My guide to the wonderful wines of this appellation.

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