wines of the month
Wines may have been reviewed on wine-pages, in my magazine columns, or may have been tasted in the month, but not yet published.
2008
- August 2008 - Julien Schaal, Le Cortiglie, Cloof, Castello di Querceto
- June 2008 - Yali, Cook Wines, Domaine de Fondrèche, Willi Opitz
- May 2008 - La Mission Haut-Brion, Anta da Serra, Domaine Bellegarde, Teira
- April 2008 - Marks & Spencer, Warwick Estate, Quartz Reef, Haut-Bailly
- March 2008 - Morillon Blanc, Planeta, Punt Road Pinot Noir, Tapanappa
- February 2008 - Aurora Syrah, Vale do Bonfim, Tagonius, Tardieu-Laurent
- January 2008 - Stamford Brook, Bruno Giacosa, Knappstein, Trapiche
2007
- December 2007 - Il Fagiano, Cairnbrae, O.Fournier and Bodegas Noemia
- November 2007 - Clos de Caillou, Hécula, Pesquera, Long-Depaquit
- October 2007 - Artazuri, Ferrer-Ribiere, Heidsieck & Co, Artadi
- September 2007 - Cono Sur, Pewsey Vale, Domaine Ilarria, Laroche
- August 2007 - Susan Balbo, Doisy Vedrines, Rocca di Montegrossi
- July 2007 - Catena, Chateau de Saurs, Janz, Errazuriz/Chadwick
- June 2007 - Capel Vale, Mil Piedras, Nicolas Potel, Champagne Krug
- May 2007 - Co-op Malbec, Tamar Ridge, Simcic, Ornellaia
- April 2007 - Salentein , Artadi Artazuri, Long-Depaquit, Tapanappa
- March 2007 - Pulenta Estate, Chateau L'Hospitalet, CAVIT, Artadi
- February 2007 - Bodegas Pirineos, A Fernandez, Charles Hours, Krug
- January 2007 - Petaluma, Montecillo, Domaine La Garrigue, Cossart-Gordon
2006
- December 2006 - Catena, Massaya, Leeuwin, Champagne Bollinger
- August 2006 - Argento, Weinert, Donnhoff, Trapiche
- July 2006 - Finca Flichman, Quinta dos Roques, Zind-Humbrecht, Rayas
- June 2006 - Canti, Anakena, L'Avenir, Domaine Dujac
- May 2006 - Quinta de Simaens, Hunter's, Suavia, Château Haut-Brion
- April 2006 - Stone Road, Concordia, Ten Minutes by Tractor, Bollinger
- March 2006 - le Freak, Poggio Nibbiale, Etienne Sauzet, Château du Tertre
- February 2006 - Old Tbilisi, Wild Rock, Mount Edward, Neudorf
- January 2006 - Oreades, Celler de Capcanes, Zondernaam, Angelus
2005
- December 2005 - Dourthe, Kurt Hain, Torcolato, Gruaud-Larose
- November 2005 - Terrazze della Luna, Capcanes, Foillard, Clos de L'Obac
- October 2005 - Araldica, Kurt Hain, Rousseau de Sipian, Penfold's
- September 2005 - Tariquet, Valle Pradinhos, Henri Badoux, Cave Spring
- July 2005 - St Hallet, Rocca di Montegrossi, Pietri-Geraud, Nicolis
- June 2005 - Inycon, Yering Station, Mont Gras, Guigal
- May 2005 - La Serrana, Heartland, H Sauer, Guigal
- April 2005 - Marquieres, Braida, Villa Russiz, Canon-La-Gaffeliere
- March 2005 - Excelsior Estate, Mas de Lavail, Philippe Butin, Taittinger
- February 2005 - Brampton, Porcupine Ridge, Boekenhoutskloof, Flagstone
- January 2005 - Chateau Bouissel, Messmer, Casa Lapostolle, Torbreck
2004
- November 2004 - Viña Albali, Cloudy Bay, Domaine A, Champagne Krug
- October 2004 - Viña Real, Windy Peak, Rudera, FX Pichler
- September 2004 - Torres, Dom Laguerre, Marquis de Murrieta, Margaux
- August 2004 - Terrazas, Stella Bella, Vieux Telegraphe
- July 2004 - Kendermanns, Caronne St Gemme, Veuve-Clicquot
- June 2004 - Kaapzicht, Gallo, Château de Cesseras, Latour
- May 2004 - Simon Gilbert, Henry Pellé, Observatory, Maison Huet
- April 2004 - Viña Albali, Turkey Flat, Champagne Carlin, Chateau Margaux
- March 2004 - Fessardière, Musella, Combe Blanche, Romanée-Conti
- February 2004 - Portada, Falchini, Warwick Estate, Vinedo Chadwick
- January 2004 - Chasse de Pape, Chilensis, Denis Mortet
2003
- December 2003 - Infierno, Lilliano, Villa Maria, Champagne Veuve-Clicquot
- November 2003 - St Gisbertus, Quando, Cousino-Macul, Catena
- October 2003 - Trentham, Ch des Jacques, Suckfizzle, Pichon Lalande
- September 2003 - Michele Chiarlo, Wirra Wirra, Fernand-Pernot
- August 2003 - Peter Lehmann, Warwick Estate, Gallo of Sonoma, Latour
- July 2003 - Malambo, Mas Collet, d'Arenberg, Jim Barry Armagh
- June 2003 - Clearsprings, M Gaget, Lang, Quintarelli
- May 2003 - Oracle, Bernard Santé, Niepoort, Kies-Kieren
- April 2003 - Les Andides, Villa Maria, Domaine Pousse d'Or, d'Yquem
- March 2003 - Riverview, Clos d'Yvigne, Antech, Vega Sicilia
- February 2003 - Connubia, Trentham Estate, Gianni Voerzio, Romanée-Conti
- January 2003 - Terramater, Château de Fieuzal, Domaine Perdrix, Dominus
2002
- November 2002 - Terra Vitis, Max Ferdinand Richter, St Andrews, Pol Roger
- October 2002 - Via Floriana, Lowe Family, Planeta, Vega Sicilia
- September 2002 - Misiones de Rengo, Esk Valley, Simonsig, Château d'Yquem
- August 2002 - Goiya, Cassegrain, Château Doisy Daëne, Charles Melton
- July 2002 - French Kiss, Bouchard Père et Fils, Knappstein
- June 2002 - Lingenfelder, J.J. Christoffel, Yalumba, Trimbach
- May 2002 - Chiwara, Molino di Grace, Niepoort Redoma, Torbreck Cellars
- April 2002 - Philippe Michel, Château des Sarrins, Vergelegen, Bruno Paillard
- February 2002 - Domaine Bégude, Grande Bellane, Karthäuserhof, Léoville-Barton
- January 2002 - Undurraga, Roger Belland, Colin-Deléger, Leeuwin Art Series
2001
- December 2001 - Infierno, Lilliano, Villa Maria, Château Angélus
- November 2001 - Heritage Vineyards, Domaine de Regusse, Cortes de Cima, Latour
- October 2001 - Ashanti, Vincent Girardin, Renwood, Louis Latour
