Featured regions
Start with the regions our editors are drinking their way through right now.
Alsace
Riesling, Gewurztraminer and 51 Grands Crus on the Vosges flank
Rheingau
Riesling on quartzite and loess from Hochheim to Lorch, Spätburgunder on red slate at Assmannshausen
Ribera del Duero
Tinto Fino on the Castilian plateau, from cooperative roots to cult-wine gravity
Languedoc
Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Picpoul and Mauzac across the garrigue from Narbonne to the Cevennes
Beaujolais
Ten granite crus, one grape, a natural-wine revolution
Pfalz
Riesling on basalt and limestone in the Mittelhaardt, Pinot Noir and Weissburgunder on the Sudliche Weinstrasse
Sicily
Volcano, sea wind, and native varieties that change with every contrada
Wachau
Danube terraces, gneiss soils, the Smaragd standard
Provence
Mourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle and Tibouren across the Mediterranean garrigue from the Rhone delta to the Italian border
Veneto
Amarone hills, Prosecco ridges, the full arc of Italian wine
Rhone Valley
Syrah, Viognier and Grenache across two hundred kilometres of the Rhone
Tuscany
Sangiovese hills, Super Tuscan coasts, one indelible terroir
Alto Adige
Alpine whites, native reds, bilingual cellars between the Dolomites and the Adige
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy's white-wine north-east plus the birthplace of modern orange wine at Oslavia
Priorat
Garnacha, slate and the five pioneers who changed Spanish wine
Loire Valley
Sauvignon, Chenin, Cabernet Franc and Melon across one thousand kilometres of river
Penedes
Cava's home, Xarel-lo's homeland, and the splinter that became Corpinnat
Piedmont
Nebbiolo kings, Barbera workhorses, fog over the Langhe hills
Bordeaux
Left Bank gravels, Right Bank clay, one top-tier appellation
Franciacorta
Traditional-method sparkling DOCG from 1995, born in 1961 at Berlucchi, anchored at Erbusco
Mosel
Riesling on slate, from feather-light Kabinett to noble Trockenbeerenauslese
Jerez & Sherry
Two DOs, three towns, one chalky terroir, flor yeast
Rioja
Tempranillo, oak and the Ebro across three sub-zones
Rías Baixas
Atlantic Albariño, granite pergolas, five rías
Champagne
The chalk cellars and Grand Cru villages of the world's benchmark sparkling wine
Burgundy
One thousand climats of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Douro Valley
Schist terraces, fortified Port and a still-wine renaissance
Vinho Verde
Atlantic Alvarinho on Portugal's green granite coast
Tokaj
Aszú gold from volcanic hillsides, 1737 royal decree, 2002 UNESCO inscription
Rheinhessen
Riesling on Wonnegau limestone, Silvaner on rolling hills and Roter Hang red slate above the Rhine
Santorini
Ungrafted Assyrtiko, kouloura baskets, volcanic salinity
Featured wines
Editor's-rating top of our cellar, rotated every 3 days. This selection live since 2026-06-09.
Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
100% Grenache from sandy soils at low yield; deceptively light in colour but profound in aromatic complexity, with ethereal red fruit, silky texture, and great longevity.
Rhone Valley · Chateau Rayas · €€€€€
Chateau d'Yquem
Botrytised sweet Sauternes; the sole Premier Cru Superieur in the 1855 Sauternes classification. Semillon-dominant with intense noble-rot character: beeswax, saffron, apricot, and honey balanced by...
Bordeaux · Chateau d'Yquem · €€€€€
Chateau de Beaucastel Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
100% old-vine Roussanne; the richest and most complex white of the Southern Rhone with extraordinary hazelnut, truffle, and beeswax character and extraordinary ageing capacity.
Rhone Valley · Chateau de Beaucastel · €€€€€
Château Margaux
The most perfumed of the Médoc first growths: haunting floral aromatics of roses and violets above a core of concentrated cassis, extraordinary saline minerality, and tannins demanding decades of p...
Bordeaux · Château Margaux · €€€€€
Clos Sainte-Hune
Trimbach's 1.67 hectare monopole inside Grand Cru Rosacker, declassified to Alsace AOC by family preference. Piercing dry Riesling that needs a decade to unwind into wax, citrus and Vosges granite...
Alsace · Maison Trimbach · €€€€€
Condrieu Coteau de Vernon
From the oldest Viognier vines in Condrieu, the Coteau de Vernon is considered the appellation's greatest Viognier. Christine Vernay continues her father's legacy with this flagship single-vineyard...
Rhone Valley · Georges Vernay · €€€€€
Cornas
The reference Cornas, produced by the family that defined the appellation. Old-vine Syrah on granite with iron-mineral concentration and traditional old-oak aging.
Rhone Valley · Auguste Clape · €€€€€
Cornas Reynard
From centenarian Cornas vines, Reynard is Thierry Allemand's cult cuvee. Zero-intervention old-vine Syrah with savage iron-mineral intensity and extraordinary ageing potential.
Rhone Valley · Thierry Allemand · €€€€€
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