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Tail Fin Delights: Mâconnais 2023/2024
featured, France: Burgundy
, Aug 2025
The Mâconnais is a cradle of excellent, affordable Chardonnay in one of France’s most beautiful regions, with treasures that extend beyond just Pouilly-Fuissé. Surrounding the geologic “Cadillac tail fins” lies a trove of compelling wines waiting to be discovered.
Vinous Table: Maison Fujiya, Hokkaido, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Aug 2025
Maison Fujiya demonstrates deft use of ingredients, especially fish and shellfish, and enhances them with French techniques. The cuisine maintains a high standard, and the service on this evening was particularly memorable.
Domaine Duroché Latricières-Chambertin 1989-2022
featured, France: Burgundy
, Aug 2025
Following an epic Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze vertical two years ago, the same Duroché fan, Phil Clarke, organised a similar tasting that shifted attention towards another of the Domaine’s Grand Crus: Latricières Chambertin.
Vinous Table: Uni Murakami, Hokkaido, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Aug 2025
Uni Murakami typifies everything that makes dining in Japan a completely different experience from anywhere else. It dispenses with all the frills. The raison d’être is simply to offer seafood non plus ultra. The mantra is freshness, freshness, freshness. Prices are a fraction of what you would pay outside the country, and perhaps the only downside is that subsequent sashimi or sea urchin you encounter elsewhere will pale in comparison.
Barossa and Clare Valley: The Champion and the Contender
featured, Australia
, Aug 2025
The Barossa Valley has long held historic bragging rights in South Australia as the state’s most famous wine region. However, the sand is shifting, brought about by the growing confidence among Clare’s Valley winemakers to pursue a unique regional style. Barossa and Clare Valley are now both asserting themselves as fine wine regions deserving of serious attention.
Vinous Table: Sens & Saveurs, Tokyo, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Aug 2025
Sens & Saveurs has two main selling points: the very high standard of cooking and the stunning views of Tokyo. If you seek French cuisine delivered with Japanese perfectionism, Sens & Saveurs comes highly recommended.
Cellar Favorite: 1983 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, germany: Mosel
, Aug 2025
The 1983 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese exudes everything great about Riesling, about the Mosel, about Joh. Jos. Prüm.
Vinous Table: Le Tout-Paris, Paris, France
Vinous Table, France
, Aug 2025
Le Tout-Paris is one of the four restaurants inside the Cheval Blanc hotel. With its colorful decor and stunning views of the Seine, Eiffel Tower and other landmarks, Le Tout-Paris is an ideal spot for enjoying the best Paris has to offer in a refined setting. This recent dinner with my daughter was one of the highlights of the week we spent exploring the city’s many cultural and culinary delights. Le Tout-Paris is open from early in the morning until late at night, seven days a week, making it a very useful address for Vinous readers spending time in the City of Lights.
Sancerre 2024: A Test of Endurance
featured, France: Loire
, Aug 2025
There’s no sugar-coating the 2024 vintage. The wines are unlikely to show the region in its best light. In a growing season defined by rain and cold, one must wonder: will Sancerre’s allure prove as weatherproof as its reputation?
Only The Stars Know: Vin Doux Naturel 1955-1995
featured, Fortified Wines and Spirits, France
, Aug 2025
Drinking a Vin Doux Naturel is like looking back in time. Philippe Gayral has devoted years of his life to this extinct genre, foraging in cellars for unremembered vats of wine from a bygone era.