Wine

Noma Has Lost Everything. Can It Come Back Even Stronger?

Noma had it all: four-time winner of the title of World’s Best Restaurant, two Michelin stars, a destination for diners from around the wor...

In 2017, the Best Wines Were from Bordeaux, Chile, and... Texas?

Last week I spent hours combing through my notes on the several thousand wines I sampled in 2017 to single out the best of the best, writes Bloomberg's Eli...

End 2017 Joyfully and Cheaply With These 50 Best Wines Under €50

Every year I taste thousands of wines (I know, tough job), but I’m happy to report that finding great inexpensive examples has never been easier than...

Rupert Murdoch's Wine Is Going to Be All Right Despite Fire

Rupert Murdoch's vineyard in the ritzy Bel-Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles suffered minor damages to its vines after a fire erupted nearby. Murdoch, th...

Wildfires Trample California's $58 Billion Wine Industry

The fires ravaging Northern California stand to leave the area’s renowned wine industry with damage that will be felt long after the final flames bur...

Fires in California's Wine Country Kill 10, Damage Vineyards

Wildfires tore through northern California’s iconic wine-growing regions of Napa and Sonoma, causing evacuations of more than 20,000 people, killing...

The Sideways Curse Is Over: Wine Drinkers Are Remembering Merlot

Merlot was once the fan-favourite red grape and wine. Then came 2004 hit movie Sideways, in which Miles, the pinot-noir-loving main character, trashes the...