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Cellar Favorite: 2011 Fritz Haag Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese #10
germany: Mosel, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jun 2026
The 2011 Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese #10 is a brilliant translation of Riesling in all its unfettered glory.
Vinous Table: Hail! Hail! Yakitori!
Vinous Table, Japan
, Jun 2026
Yakitori was once seen as a staple of the commoners’ diet, but Japan's talented chefs are seeking to take it to the highest level by sourcing the finest ingredients and putting their own ingenious twists on standard recipes. I have never lost my soft spot for yakitori, and am happy to see it being reappraised and reinvented within Japan’s contemporary dining scene.
Vinous Table: La Kanro, Osaka, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Jun 2026
To those oenophiles venturing to Japan’s second-largest city, La Kanro will look tempting because it boasts a 1,000-bottle, Burgundy-focused wine list. Though it did deliver on that promise, so much went awry that I cannot recommend it.
Vinous Table: Hortensia, Tokyo, Japan
Vinous Table, Japan
, Jun 2026
Hortensia was deeply impressive from start to finish. Flavours marry beautifully, presentation is stunning and there is continuity between dishes. This was not just my favourite meal in Japan. It was one of my meals of the year.
Vinous Table: Row on 5, London, UK
Vinous Table
, May 2026
Freshly minted two stars, gunning for a third. A wunderkind chef. Star-studded wine list. Award-winning sommelier. If ever a new restaurant deserves the Vinous Table treatment, it is Row On 5.
Learn from the Best: Méo-Camuzet 1991-2013
Verticals & Retrospectives, France: Burgundy, featured
, May 2026
Méo-Camuzet is one of Burgundy’s most revered producers. Following an insightful dinner that featured their top cuvées, this article details the complex origins of the domaine, Henri Jayer’s role in its evolution and how his willing pupil, Jean-Nicolas Méo, has steered the domaine to great heights.
Hot Body, Cold Blood: 2025 Bordeaux En Primeur
featured, France: Bordeaux
, May 2026
The fascinating 2025 Bordeaux vintage merges traits of both hot and cool growing seasons. The best wines channel the finest of each, yielding potentially magical, terroir-driven offerings. The question is not one of quality, but whether there are any takers en primeur as Bordeaux stares into an unwritten future.
Gamayzing: Beaujolais New Releases
featured, France: Rhône & Beaujolais
, May 2026
Each time I return to Beaujolais, I fall a little more in love with the region, its wines and its people, including a clutch of up-and-coming young winemakers. My trip in early March broached the challenging 2024 vintage that nevertheless managed to deliver some "Gamay-zing" wines.
Cellar Favorite: 1997 Domaine Raymond Trollat Saint-Joseph
France: Rhône & Beaujolais, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, May 2026
The 1997 Saint-Joseph is a masterclass in understatement and one of the most satisfying, heartwarming wines I have drunk this year.
Southwold: 2016 Bordeaux, Ten Years On
Verticals & Retrospectives, featured, France: Bordeaux, France: Bordeaux featured Verticals and Retrospectives
, Apr 2026
The Bordeaux 2016s were lauded upon release. Now it’s time to put them to the test via two exceptional tastings, one sighted and the other blind, to see whether the wines deliver as they reach their tenth birthday.