Pol Roger launched its 2018 vintage in London this week at a lavish dinner at private members’ club Oswald’s, where the Champagne house celebrated its 175th birthday.

Patrick Schmitt MW explains that looking at only the public health and intoxication issues of alcohol misses one of the main reasons why we drink it.

Following an extensive ‘blind’ tasting of Chilean wines earlier this year, we have picked out seven first-rate whites, including some fine Chardonnay from Limarí, a flor-aged Semillon, and a brand new multi-regional top-end blend.

This week saw the unveiling of a ‘wine’ that’s so precious, it’s meant be served from a spoon, with restaurants charging more than £200 per sip.

These are the top 10 drops from the Global Pinot Gris Masters 2023, featuring a set of delicious wines from Italy to the US and UK – one of our category-leaders came from the Cotswolds.

We have sifted through the results of our major annual pink wine tasting – The Global Rosé Masters – to bring you the best drops for less than £15, be they from France, Italy, Austria or Moldova.

Following the completion of this year’s Global Rosé Masters, we bring you the top 10 wines from the competition, taking in a range of styles, and prices from £12.99 to £200.

These are the best blanc de blancs from this year’s Champagne Masters, featuring a range of fine sparkling Chardonnays from under £40 to over £400.

These are the leading rosés from this year’s Champagne Masters, ranging from the young and fresh to the fully mature and vinous.

These are the top vintage wines from the Champagne Masters 2023, featuring some outstanding fully mature fizz that’s available to buy now.

Continuing the listing of the best bottles from this year’s Champagne Masters, we turn our attention to the top-end of the category, with the Gold- and Master-winning prestige cuvées from the competition.

Following the drinks business’ Champagne Masters earlier this year, we list the best-performing Brut Non-Vintage cuvées from the competition, taking in some big name producers, as well as less famous labels, and a couple of outstanding organic samples too.