On Reviews And Scores

by Anne Burchett
...“An assemblage with some wine vinified as red Pinot Noir in the blend, the overall Pinot Noir content is around 60%-75%. There’s a delightful swirl of smokiness to this, lots...

Everyday value?

by Matt Walls
...rosés and three sparkling wines. Since the wines I tasted are at the cheapest end of what is possible to produce, I was expecting some mediocre wines. Mediocre quality is...

Ageing wine critics

by Ron Washam
...point score meant something and was worth buying. Now when you buy a new wine critic, the chances that the wine critic will get better, reward your investment, are very...

About Tim

I’m an award-winning wine writer and Master of Wine with 38 years’ experience. I write for a number of publications, including Harpers, DecanterThe World of Fine Wine and The Drinks Business and am one of the Three Wine Men. I am a co-chairman of the International Wine Challenge, the world’s most rigorously judged blind tasting competition, and have won over 30 awards for my journalism and photography. So far, I don’t have a red nose to show for it.

(Here’s a longer CV below, couched in the third person to impress prospective employers.)

The Swartland Revolution

by Tim Atkin
...regions in the southern hemisphere. Back wasn’t looking to overturn the natural order; he was just searching for a source of cheap grapes for his Goats do Roam brand. But...

The Rules of BYO

by Matt Walls
...spend less than £15 retail on a bottle of wine, it’s likely to be cheaper to buy the same bottle directly from the restaurant anyway. You might also want to...

Wrestling With Wine

by Tim Atkin
...rated something cheap and cheerful from a discount store more highly than a “fine wine”, but the piece doesn’t get much attention. Wine has entered the mainstream. It’s become our...