For 10 years, lumpy, chunky Aussie Chardonnay was the girl that nobody ever wanted to date – but the slimmer, more elegant post-millennial version is starting to turn heads. Why, Miss Jones… you’re beautiful, says Simon Woods

Uco Valley winery Diamandes now in the UK

A day for Argentina's grape

Ken Forrester creates an exclusive Chenin for the London-based restaurant

Second International Grenache Day to be held on 23 September

Napa has myriad terroirs, dozens of soil profiles and hundreds of producers. So why is it dominated by one-note Cabernet Sauvignons? Simon Woods joins a puzzled group of sommeliers to find out

Plenty of medals again for Chile, although the judges were most impressed stylistically with Australia and South Africa

After a shocking first year in the SWAs, Carmenère found its feet with some style this year, delivering some great wines

A small category, and not exactly a must-stock, but the Zins showed good typicity and matching potential for gutsy food

Astonishing value for money from the Chileans, as you’d expect, but not enough wines with the wow factor

More ambitious pricing but some decent wines too, with Australia, Argentina and South Africa leading the way

Good wines, good prices and a variety of styles, Syrah was one of the stand-out varieties for the New World

A successful haul for this must-list variety, with Chile achieving a bit of a David versus Goliath giant-slaying

Aussie Shiraz is rarely cheap now, but a growing elegance saw a big rise in medals this year – and a lot of happy tasters

From linear whites to powerhouse reds, Rapel offers something for everyone. And this diversity really shows itself with the region’s myriad expressions of Carmenère