While chef Kobus van der Merwe of Wolfgat was serving roosterkoek and soutslaai to Prince William on Thursday, his friend and collaborator Johannes Richter of The LivingRoom at Summerhill was ...

As fun as it can be to stop by your local wine shop and peruse their selection ahead of a dinner party or gathering (or just another Friday night), sometimes you wish you already had a few bottles ...

Want to know the best red wines you can buy from the supermarkets, including Aldi, Asda, Tesco and Waitrose? For our independent expert taste test, we asked a panel of wine experts to blind-taste and ...

One of the things I miss most about living in my parent’s house is their wine fridge. I didn’t realize how good I had it until I moved into my much smaller apartment, where I now struggle to ...

My favorite wines are seldom the world’s classics. (Well, with the exception of champagne.) Among my favorite reds are the cabernet francs of the Loire Valley and the gamays from the cru ...

Sparkling white wines such as cava, crémant and prosecco are are good choice you’re after a top-notch fizz for less. The best have style and complexity to match champagne – or provide a delightful ...

Gorgeous vineyards, delectable food and (of course) top-notch vino – these are the essentials of a wine vacation. To help you plan a great trip (where wine tours and tastings are just the start ...

Not anymore. English sparkling wines are winning gold medals in blind tastings and routinely competing with (and occasionally besting) wines from the fabled champagne houses in France. You ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. What if I told you that certain wines – and some ingredients in particular – might actually be doing more for your body than taking the edge off?

Gaja estate in Piedmont, Italy, is an iconic producer of red wines; bottles of Barolo and Barbaresco easily demand triple-digit prices. But several new projects show a focus not on the Nebbiolo ...

But I will not be joining the abstainers. I’m unwilling to part with wine. It’s not because I’m chasing tipsiness — as someone who writes about wine, I often taste 50 to 60 glasses in a ...