To plant vines in Colares, a deep and dangerous trench must be dug. And that’s only the start of the challenges, as Simon J. Woolf reports.

Igor Serdyuk looks at the likely impact of the new Russian wine law, which goes into effect later this year.

Forget Davos, because wine now has a high-level gathering of its own. Felicity Carter talks to the people behind Areni.

Felicity Carter visits the bulk wine fair in Amsterdam and hears about the latest trends.

California’s wine economy is not only one of the biggest in the world, but it’s a hub of innovation. Jeff Siegel identifies who is who.

Producers in Australia’s McLaren Vale have been putting their energies into combatting climate change. Jeni Port has the story.

Roddy Ropner identifies some of the people who help to shape and drive the Japanese wine market.

An interview with Antoine Leccia, by Robert Joseph