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Vinous Table: Lurra
Vinous Table
, Feb 2025
Lurra is an unexpected gem nestled in a less-ventured part of London, hiding out of plain sight. I was planning a return visit as soon as I entered its doors.
Finger Lakes: Follow the Leaders
featured, New York: Fingerlakes
, Feb 2025
Making wine in the Finger Lakes is no walk in the park, and yet year after year, estates across the region turn out compelling Rieslings, Cabernet Francs, Chardonnays and a litany of other wines. But that’s not the full picture. The Finger Lakes has been the American wine scene’s underdog for decades. What will it take to break through?
Domaine J-F Mugnier Musigny Retrospective: 1993-2016
featured, France: Burgundy
, Feb 2025
It’s very rare for Frédéric Mugnier to participate in a tasting of his own wines, let alone his Musigny, so when I heard a few days before the event that a spot was available at a vertical of 15 vintages, with Mugnier in attendance, I leapt at the chance.
Future Memories: DRC 2022 In Bottle
featured, France: Burgundy
, Feb 2025
Much has been written about Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, but tasting the bottled 2022s recently, I thought about all the memories made whenever a bottle of DRC is opened…
Cellar Favorite: Château Latour 2025 Late Releases
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Feb 2025
Following Antonio Galloni’s take on this year’s late releases from Château Latour (the First Growth having exited the customary primeur campaign in 2012), here is my own take on the trio that will hit the market this March.
Vinous Table: Mudan Tempura – Taipei, Taiwan
Vinous Table
, Feb 2025
Taiwan's strong affinity with Japan is deeply embroidered into its gastronomy. At its most fundamental level, Japanese cuisine is about elevating simplicity to its highest level. The ethos of Mudan Tempura takes that principle and runs with it.
A Place Beyond Praise: Bordeaux 2022
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Feb 2025
The bottled 2022 Bordeaux arrive at a critical point for the region. Whilst 2022 is not an infallible vintage—and this report pulls no punches—the highs are future legends. Now, if they can just get the prices right…
2023 Burgundy Supplement
featured, France: Burgundy
, Feb 2025
This brief supplement to Neal Martin’s extensive report on the 2023 Burgundies covers several dozen wines I tasted on my most recent trip through the region. Readers will want to revisit Neal’s article for an in-depth look at the growing season and the conditions that shaped the wines.
Exploring Sonoma’s Moon Mountain District
featured, United States: California
, Feb 2025
Nestled in the Mayacamas Mountains just east of the town of Sonoma, the Moon Mountain District is one of the most exciting emerging appellations in California. These hillside vineyards offer an intriguing mix of the old and the new, a melting pot of historic vineyards, established players and a generation of younger winemakers who are bringing their energy and enthusiasm to these sites.
English Sparkling Wine: Effervescence and Reserve
featured
, Feb 2025
This not-quite inaugural report on English Sparkling Wine (Neal Martin reported from the depths of lockdown in July 2020) shines a light on England’s much-hyped fizz and puts it all into context. I tasted just over 100 current releases, hailing from as far west as Cornwall, all the way east via Essex to the Suffolk Coast, along England’s southern counties of Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire and Surrey, to its wine heartlands in Kent, Sussex and Hampshire—as well as Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. There are some world-class wines among them and some stunning late releases. Blanc de Blancs is the star among a wonderful diversity of styles, geographic origins and producers.