
Recent and impending developments affecting the retail wine market.
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My detailed annual report on Spain covers everything from amazing bargains in the under-$10 range to thrillingly rich, world-class reds, some of which are shockingly affordable.
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The growing region that produces what is arguably the world's finest, most minerally expression of chardonnay enjoyed superb harvest conditions in 2002. My in-depth coverage of the young 2002s will give you the inside track on the vintage's best examples.
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It's hard to keep up with the explosion of new wines emanating from coastal Tuscany, a growing area that yields some of the most exciting merlot- and cabernet-based wines made outside Bordeaux. Edward Beltrami's article spotlights dozens of the best new examples from the highly successful 1999, 2000 and 2001 vintages.
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Jeremy Oliver on Australia: The Australian critic offers extensive coverage of the best new wines from Down Under.
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Lovers of the great sweet wines of Bordeaux will not want to miss the opulent, powerful, botrytis-rich 2001s, the strongest year for these wines since the extraordinary 1988 to 1990 trio of vintages.
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