‘It’s not necessarily a guarantee’: should you buy an award-winning wine?

Faced with a wall of unfamiliar wine, it seems logical to reach for the bottle with the most gold stickers – but experts suggest other ways to get a drop you’ll enjoy

An All-Italian Sparkling Experiece: Pininfarina leaves its mark on the bottle of a iconic prosecco

    A sparkling wine that needs no exceptional circumstances to make it stand out. Pininfarina’s has completed the restyling of Zonin Cuvée 1821. Zonin had focused on Prosecco with great pride and determination even before it became the international phenomenon of the past ten years. For Zonin, Prosecco is an accessible, authentic, Italian luxury. … Read more

Why European wines are still number one

Most connoisseurs agree that Europe still produces the world’s greatest wines

The 50 best wines for Christmas 2019

High street bargains, best value buys – and reds, whites and fizz to splash out on, chosen for Observer Food Monthly

Sparkling Surrey: England’s first vineyard hotel

A champagne cork’s throw from Dorking – and 40 minutes from London – our wine critic toasts English plonk’s progress at a vineyard that feels like part of the local community