When should a wine be chilled?

Some reds are better after a spell in the fridge – and some whites are often served just too cold

The 40 best wines for summer 2019

Bargains and best buys for barbecues, picnics and long, lazy lunches

There’s more to wine than terroir

Fashionable techniques, such as whole bunch fermentation, are bringing an extra dimension to winemaking

Return to Oz: the new generation of Australian wines

Irresistible, experimental but definitely grown-up, the new Australian wines that are well worth embracing

Who are Britain’s best wine retailers?

Bad news from Oddbins is offset by the rise of specialist indies and supermarkets upping their game

Food and wine matching made easy

Whether your priority is what’s on the plate or what’s in the bottle, always keeps thing balanced

How malbec scaled the heights

The rise of the grape that’s at its best on mountain slopes is an epic tale

Malbec, mencia, chardonnay: the wine trends of 2018

Sales down, prices up – but the year still had its bright moments

Christmas spirit: sweet and fortified wines for festive afters

Port, Madeira, sherry, Muscat … dessert wines to sup with Christmas pudding, cheese or chocs

The 50 best Christmas wines for 2018

Observer Food Monthly’s choice of reds, whites and fizz – from high street and online bargains to the best value at the top of the range

What climate change means for the wine industry

The warmer weather may benefit English vineyards, but winemakers from Bordeaux to California are struggling. Here are six wines rising to the challenge

It’s time to explore ‘suburban wine’

As land in France’s grand cru regions and the Napa Valley becomes eye-wateringly expensive, innovative winemakers are transforming previously unfashionable areas

Here’s what a wine needs now – concrete

The forward-thinking winery’s vessel of choice is the concrete vat

Yevgeny Chichvarkin: ‘I am still Russian, but home is an occupied territory’

He made millions in Yeltsin’s Russia, then fled Putin’s Russia for Mayfair. After setting up the ‘best wine shop in the world’, Yevgeny Chichvarkin now aims to do the same with food

North Wales gastro tour: what’s cooking in Cymru?

A culinary trip from Caernarfon to Conwy offers wine, whisky and fine produce a world away from rarebit and laverbread