Features

50 years of Amarone

Cantine Bertani is credited with developing a wine style that has helped an entire region prosper. Felicity Carter reports.

Que Syrah, Syrah?

Robert Joseph created a survey to try to understand how the wine trade thinks about the future — and he’s already had some surprising insights.

Turning the ship around

How do you raise the profile of a region known for high-volume wines? Michèle Shah considers the case of Colline Teramane.

Perspectives - Brazil

Less than a decade ago, there were high hopes for the so-called BRIC markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Since then, China has boomed, Russia is improving, India is still difficult, and Brazil remains promising. It has a wine-loving population, but economic challenges. James Lawrence speaks to experts who work in the market.

The Spanish acquisition

Can new designations and grand cru status do anything to change the low-key image of Spanish wine? Amaya Cervera looks at the evidence.

The roots of terroir

Discussions of terroir tend to turn on soil. But, asks Felicity Carter, what if there’s a whole dimension that’s been missed? 

The wine trade after Brexit

Miles Beale, head of the UK’s wine and spirits body, talks to Robert Joseph about the shape of the post-Brexit world.