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Author Anna Bruce’s guide to drinking mezcal in Oaxaca

Photojournalist and author of 'Tequila, Mezcal & More', Anna Bruce has called Oaxaca home for more than a decade. Here she gives us the inside scoop on the best places to sip mezcal in the heart of its homeland

by Eloise Feilden

Oaxaca city's santo domingo temple with agave plant outside

Fine-dining destinations in the Languedoc

by Natalie Earl

The Drinking Hour podcast: highlights from series 24

by Club Oenologique editors

Elena Casadei: Italy’s amphora whisperer

by Adam Lechmere

Pedalling through Piedmont’s great vineyards

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18 award-winning rums

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18 award-winning Georgian wines

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14 award-winning English whiskies to try

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18 award-winning Rioja red wines

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Autumn Drinking

Wine and spirits to savour this season

High on the hills: it’s time to get to know Rive Prosecco

Features by Helena Nicklin

Green vineyard hills, or rive, in the Valdobbiadene Prosecco region

Why Beaujolais Blanc is a wine to watch

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The hottest bars in the world right now

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What to drink with… pickles

Features by Eloise Feilden

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Sangiovese in excelsis: what to expect from the wines of Montalcino

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The shape of Chenin

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Meerlust Rubicon: 13 vintages of a pioneering wine

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Masi and the evolution of Amarone

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Margaret River’s wines deliver regional swagger

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Ten young winemakers shaping the future of Georgian wine

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The remarkable rehabilitation of stone-walled vineyards on the Azores

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‘It’s pretty cool to be unleashed’: Sally Johnson Blum on staying niche in Napa

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Bordeaux business: Peter Kwok on a life in claret

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‘The most improbable project ever’: Will Berliner on Cloudburst

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French connection: Hélène Darroze on the flavour of home

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Wine and spirits reports

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The Champagne Report 2025

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Food & Travel

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What to drink with… ice cream

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How British pub grub found an unlikely home in NYC

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Top wine hotels in the Western Cape

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Corkage in the capital: the best deals at top London restaurants

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The Drinking Hour

Catch up on episodes of wine and spirits podcast The Drinking Hour with David Kermode

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The Drinking Hour podcast: sommelier Melania Battiston’s tips for drinking top-tier Prosecco

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The Drinking Hour podcast: making perfect-score Chardonnay in Margaret River

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House of Cards winemakers Travis and Elizabeth Wray in the vineyard

The Drinking Hour podcast: author Tim Hayward on the culture of cocktails

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The Drinking Hour podcast: pairing food and wine with Charlotte Kristensen

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Clairet: Bordeaux’s old style capturing a new crowd

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The coastal gins evoking scenes from the shoreline

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The best English vineyards for tours and tastings

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Ageing wine underwater: explained

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Best Supermarket Wines

Our guides to the best value bottles at the major UK supermarkets

10 of the best wines at Sainsbury’s in 2026

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10 of the best wines at Lidl in 2026

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