(2022) In its 25th year of continuous publication, Wines of the Year for 2022 was still impacted by fewer tasting trips and professional tastings in the wake of Covid. I still managed to taste very widely, with bottles opened a ( More... )

(2022) Each Christmas Tom Cannavan announces his Wines of the Year and invites visitors to do the same. See Tom's 2022 awards here. Entries for Visitors' Wines of the Year 2022 are now closed. Thank you to all who submitted ( More... )

(2021) My Wines of the Year is now in its 24th year of continuous publication, but once again 2021 was so unusual with so few trips and so many tasting events cancelled. Thanks to Zoom meetings with winemakers, as well as drink ( More... )

(2021) Each Christmas Tom Cannavan announces his Wines of the Year and invites visitors to do the same. See Tom's 2021 awards here. Entries for Visitors' Wines of the Year 2021 are now closed. Final set of entries a ( More... )

(2020) My Wines of the Year is now in its 23rd year of continuous publication, but never has a year been so unusual, with so many tasting events cancelled and all of my travel plans put on hold. That hasn't stopped me tasting w ( More... )

(2020) Each Christmas Tom Cannavan announces his Wines of the Year and invites visitors to do the same. See Tom's 2020 awards here. Entries for Visitors' Wines of the Year 2020 are now closed. Entries below added 11 ( More... )

(2020) This is the third part of a four-part report from my tour of some key New Zealand wine regions in 2020. New Zealand 2020 Overview and Kumeu River Central Otago Marlborough Hawke's Bay Marlborough At the ( More... )

(2017) My Wines of the Year 2017 follows a tradition begun in 1997. Reflecting on a year of wine is always a pleasure, but choosing the winning wines a huge challenge. I've whittled thousands of wines down to the best I have ta ( More... )

(2017) Each Christmas Tom Cannavan announces his Wines of the Year and invites visitors to do the same. See Tom's 2017 awards here. Entries for Wines of the Year 2017 are now closed. 11/01/2018 Keith Prothero Red: ( More... )

(2017) My Glasgow Festival of Wine on June 17th was a fantastic day, with the sun shining on the city and a sell-out crowd of 325 wine lovers happily tasting wines from our 22 exhibitors that included winemakers from France, Ne ( More... )