The World of Fine Wine has long been our favourite wine publication, and this issue has an incredibly detailed piece (16 pages!) focussing on the Place of Changing Winds project and Rob Walters' personal extended correspondence with Andrew Jefford. There are also loads of other great pieces on subjects as varied as limestone, authenticity, wine scores, wine pricing, tastings on Rioja, Malbec, German and Alsace Riesling and much, much more.

Issue 77 includes pieces by Alex Maltman (Five Fabled Vineyard Soils), György Márkus (Renascent Tokaj: The First 30 Years), Amanda Barnes (Stars in the Southern Sky: South American Winemakers) and Miquel Hudin (Ricard Rofes: The Modern Monk). Raymond Blake tells us "Take Down the Pedestals! Wine is for Drinking" and David Williams shares his "Astonishment and discovery, not geekdom and mastery: An interview with Andrew Jefford", while Barry C Smith reflects on Covid-19 and what it means to be without smellTastings include Organic and Biodynamic Champagne, Dry Loire Chenin and Barossa Valley Shiraz. A more complete listing of contents can be found below.Original, thought-provoking, absorbing and impeccably detailed, The World of Fine Wine has set a new standard for wine publications. Along the way it has won many awards including Best Wine Magazine in the World [Gourmand International] and International Wine Publication of the Year [Louis Roederer Award] on multiple occasions. First published in 2004 and now in it’s 77th Edition, each beautifully printed and bound issue is lavishly illustrated, and so rich that it resembles a book more than a magazine. It is not the cheapest wine journal on the market, but when you hold a copy in your hands, you’ll understand why. The star-studded list of writing contributors includes established names such as Hugh Johnson, Andrew Jefford, Raymond Blake, Michel Bettane, David Schildknecht and Michael Edwards (and many more). The magazine also supports a wealth of less conventional talent, like merchants Terry Theise and our own Rob Walters, and regular Australian contributions from Nick Ryan and Ken Gargett. There are also regular contributions from writers outside the wine industry, which is one of the things that make the magazine so distinctive. In our opinion, and in the opinion of many others, The World of Fine Wine is simply the most thorough and intellectually stimulating wine publication in the world today.

The World of Fine Wine’s 78th Issue is a many splendoured thing. A few highlights, if we may. In Then and Now, Preserving Pleasure, Stuart Walton looks back at sumptuary laws enacted throughout history to limit conspicuous consumption. Simon J Woolf looks at the ‘rebirth of cool’ in Slovakia, arguing that “if there is a new holy grail in wine, it’s cool-climate regions”, and The Last Catalog is a typically poetic account from importer/writer Terry Theise on visiting his European growers following a three-year absence. Then, Harry Eyres tackles the thorny issue of ‘Minerality’ in Learning to live with undefinability. On the tasting front (and forgive the Bibendum slant), Simon Field MW assesses a decade of Quinta do Noval and Noval Nacional, and Ken Gargett travels almost 3,000 to taste Max Schubert’s legendary Penfold’s Bin 60A 1962: “Someone had placed a spit bucket on our table. I don’t think anyone was ever going to use it”. In One Bottle, Andrew Jefford meets with François and Edouard Labet of Château de la Tour, writing, “We laughed a lot; father and son are both full of fun… But the wines were joyful and exuberant, too: broad-shouldered, generous, tender, animated. Perhaps that’s Clos Vougeot at its best?” Then, in one of three core tasting reports, Jasper Morris MW delivers his high-powered analysis and verdict on 2018 Burgundy. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg.: there are 226 pages in total! 

In this Issue:  Rod Phillips, Liberality, Quality, Festivity: Wine in the French Revolution / Tom Stevenson, Ca’del Bosco: House in the Woods / Katrina Alloway, Be of Good Cheer! / Rod Phillips, Pinot Noir in Canada / Michael Schuster, 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti / Robin Lee, Masseto Caveau Release / Michael Schuster, 2012 Salon Le Mesnil and 2014 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs / Simon Field MW, Sténopé 2012 in Camera / Joanna Simon, Frèrejean Frères / Anne Krebiehl MW, Arras Latest Releases / Simon J Woolf, Austria’s Best Single-Vineyard Wines / Margaret Rand, Ornellaia Bianco 2013–2019 / Simon Field MW, Marqués de Murrieta 170th Anniversary Dinner / Judy O’Kane, Hospices de Beaune: A Poem / Margaret Rand, Hambledon Vineyard / Neil Beckett, 2022 Burgundy and the Hospices de Beaune Auction / Tastings: 2021 Burgundy, 2018 Barolo, Oregon Chardonnay Original, thought-provoking, absorbing and impeccably detailed, The World of Fine Wine set a new standard for wine publications. Along the way, it has won awards on multiple occasions, including Best Wine Magazine in the World (Gourmand International) and International Wine Publication of the Year (Louis Roederer Award). First published in 2004 and now in its 79th Edition, each beautiful issue is lavishly illustrated and so rich that it resembles a book more than a magazine. It’s not the cheapest wine journal on the market, but you'll understand why when you hold a copy in your hands.

In this issue: Michael Summerfield, Future Climate and the Impact on Wine: Predictable or Uncertain? / Dr George Gross, Magnificent Occasions: Coronations, Royalty, and Wine / Hugh Johnson, The Bordeaux Club / Miquel Hudin, Las Garnachas of La Rioja: Past Becoming Future? / Anthony Rose, Raumland: Germany’s Pope of Bubbles / Raymond Blake, Olivier Bernard / Anne Krebiehl MW, 2009 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Rosé / Michael Schuster, 2021 and 2020 Comte Liger-Belair / Simon Field MW, 2021 Rhône / Robin Lee, 2020 Ornellaia Vendemmia d’Artista / David Williams, 2021 Vintage Port / Charles Curtis MW, Pol Roger Vintages 1934–2012 / Elin McCoy, Château Troplong Mondot 1983–2022 / Simon Field MW, Ridge Vineyards 60th Anniversary Tasting / Sarah Ahmed, 50 Years of Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz / Margaret Rand, Sara Lecompte Cuvelier / Judy O’Kane, Bordeaux: A Poem / Margaret Rand, Etna: Fire, Fact, and Fantasy / Tastings: 2022 Bordeaux, 2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Jurançon and PacherencOriginal, thought-provoking, absorbing and impeccably detailed, The World of Fine Wine set a new standard for wine publications. Along the way, it has won awards on multiple occasions, including Best Wine Magazine in the World (Gourmand International) and International Wine Publication of the Year (Louis Roederer Award). First published in 2004 and now in its 80th Edition, each beautiful issue is lavishly illustrated and so rich that it resembles a book more than a magazine. It’s not the cheapest wine journal on the market, but you'll understand why when you hold a copy in your hands.

In this issue: Roger Morris, Art and Wine in the Garden of Gains | Jim Clarke, TCA & AVAS: The Aesthetics and Terroir of Cannabis | Judy O’Kane, The Harvest Forecast | Robert Walters, Back in the USSR | Tim Atkin MW, White Rioja | Anthony Rose, Champagne Charlie: Act III, Scene I | Simon Field MW, 2020 Rhône | Ken Gargett, Henschke 2017 Shiraz | David Williams, 2020 Vintage Port | Margaret Rand, Peter Hall at Breaky Bottom | Paul White, The Dão: Finding its Tao | Simon J Woolf, Pignolo: Back from Oblivion to Make its Mark | Tastings: 2021 Bordeaux, 2017 Brunello di Montalcino, Provence RoséOriginal, thought-provoking, absorbing and impeccably detailed, The World of Fine Wine has set a new standard for wine publications. Along the way, it has won many awards on multiple occasions, including Best Wine Magazine in the World [Gourmand International] and International Wine Publication of the Year [Louis Roederer Award].First published in 2004 and now in its 78th Edition, each beautiful issue is lavishly illustrated and so rich that it resembles a book more than a magazine. It’s not the cheapest wine journal on the market, but you'll understand why when you hold a copy in your hands.