For years Koshu was overlooked in Japan as a fruit worthy only of table grape status; finally it's being given the attention it deserves

It’s tough to get past consumer prejudice and sell Riesling, especially from Europe. But it can be done. Really… Margaret Rand talks to some top sommeliers to find out how

From the East they came. Strange. Strong. Threatening. Made of Rice (and some other stuff). Yet were saké and shochu the monsters they first seemed? Clinton Cawood donned his cape and entered their underground lair

Many pink wines are more akin to dental mouthwash than wine. If it’s a bit of the gen-u-wine food-friendly rosé you’re after, guv’nor, you want to be lookin’ at this Provence stuff, says Giles Fallowfield