‘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
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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
The 20 best wines for summer 2020
Budget fizz, elegant rosés, the best whites and reds … perfect for sipping in the sun
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