What the critic drinks at home

Life is too short to drink bad wine, says expert wine taster Tim Atkin as he picks out a dozen of the best bottles around.

So what’s the best wine club to join?

We asked our wine critic, Tim Atkin, whether buying wine by mail order is worth staying in for.

The best wines to drink this summer from £3.50 to £25

From a quiet riverside picnic to a lively barbecue, we asked our wine expert Tim Atkin to select the best 36 wines for a lazy, hazy afternoon. And his absolute favourite? A bottle of vinho verde for under a fiver.

He never reigns but he pours

Serving wine at Gordon Ramsay's three-star restaurant is very scary indeed.

Beware Aussies bearing booze

They produce 20 per cent of the wine we drink, but the taste's going downhill fast.

Poetry has its place but science is king

Tim Atkin's essential guide to wine.

Baby, you can try my Cava

Tim Atkin: If you write about wine for a living, watching a promotional video can provide a welcome diversion from the business of traipsing around vineyards and cellars.