Wine

Wine expert Matthew Jukes gives his verdict on which bottles to enjoy this year

Rosé wine-growing areas in Provence were devastated by the blaze

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This South African red is one of the most elegant and luxurious wines of the year

Discover a flavour that confounds the senses and tantalises the taste buds

This inky and powerful Australian red comes with one of the most affordable price tags for a wine of this build-quality

This riesling is a bargain and a beauty. And at a sniff under 20 quid, it is positively irresistible

This very serious red from Australian vineyard Swinney’s Farvie label tastes like nothing else made from the popular grape variety

This 2018 Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia is a delicious and well-thought-through wine

This Italian white could herald one of the most welcome renaissances in the modern wine world

And other stories from the stranger side of life

This 2018 Cordillera is a handsome, flavour-packed, expressive wine with perfectly balanced, hedonistic levels of oak

With stunning depth and juiciness, plush, but controlled oak and serious length, this is a phenomenal wine

With stunning depth and juiciness, plush, but controlled oak and serious length, this is a phenomenal wine

This luxuriously appointed Barbaresco contains hedonistic edges that gently tease the palate

These two new releases are worthy of extremely high praise

And other stories from the stranger side of life

This is an absolute gem of a quintet from Burgundy – and you must taste them all

The lockdown has seen wine lovers rush online

Matthew Jukes tastes a bone dry, palate-invigorating, sharply tangy sherry

An epic Beaujolais Cru with a tiny price tag, and a good old classic, infantryman white Burgundy

People go gaga for this sophisticated, amazing, Provençal rosé

The fruit in Seresin Leah Pinot Noir is direct, pure and resonant

This Gavi producer makes some of the most sensual and rewarding styles of white wine in Italy

This estate Châteauneuf and its two siblings are quite simply the finest releases from this much overrated appellation

This German pinot noir balancing mid-palate fruit density with a cool, long finish

No other wine from this challenging vintage comes close to this syrah – it shines out like a beacon

This Alsatian gewurz is the quintessential definition of the grape in crystalline, liquid, dreamy form

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Buy this incredible, mesmerising shiraz and help rebuild Australia's fire-ravaged wine country.

The most convivial welcome for those who are new to Georgian wines

This New Zealand sauvignon blanc is a serious, handsome, angular creation that harks back to the great wine of the Loire Valley.