Wines

Organic and biodynamic wine are both made from grapes grown without synthetic chemicals, but they are not the same thing. Organic wine focuses on avoiding artificial pesticides, herbicides, and fertilisers in the vineyard. Biodynamic wine follows all of those organic...

Sparkling white wine is exactly what it sounds like: a wine made from white grapes that's had a second fermentation to trap carbon dioxide, giving it those bubbles. Champagne, Prosecco and Cava are all sparkling white wines. They're just made...

It is one of the most common complaints in the world of wine. You enjoy a glass or two, and the next morning, or sometimes within the hour, a headache arrives. For many people the immediate suspect is sulphites, the...

It is one of the most persistent debates in the wine world, and the answer is more interesting than a simple yes or no. Champagne carries centuries of prestige, a protected name, and a reputation that has become shorthand for...

Durif is a full-bodied red wine grape known for its deep colour, punchy dark-fruit flavour and firm, mouth-drying tannins. Australia, particularly Rutherglen in Victoria, produces some of the best examples in the world. If you love big, structured reds like...

Grenache is having a moment in Australia, and it is entirely deserved. For years it sat in the shadow of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, quietly producing some of the most interesting and food-friendly red wine in the country without getting...

Red wine has a reputation for being complicated, and most of that reputation is undeserved. The vocabulary around it can feel intimidating, the number of varieties is genuinely large, and the difference between a good bottle and a disappointing one...

Champagne is a sparkling wine made exclusively in the Champagne region of northeast France. To be called Champagne, the wine must come from that region, be made using the Traditional Method (where the bubbles are created by a second fermentation...

Two wines. One question. If you are standing in a bottle shop trying to decide between a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Pinot Noir, this guide will make the decision easy. These are arguably the two most celebrated red wine varieties...