Archive - Desoutter & James on Wine

What’s on a wine label?

In which we discover that wine labels are much more than just pretty pictures on a bottle.

Jul 5 •

June 2025

May 2025

The older the better?

In praise of viñas viejas

May 31 •

Matthew Desoutter

Meet Monastrell

In which we talk you through one of Spain’s best loved grapes, that’s also a bit of a hit in France.

May 25 •

An ancient symbol of modern Spanish wine

May 17 •

Matthew Desoutter

Support your local sommelier

In which I raise a glass to the wine experts of the restaurant world.

May 11 •

Vins de Cahors...zut alors!

More vinous research in south-west France

May 3 •

Matthew Desoutter

April 2025

Txakoli: crisp, dry, and criminally underrated

In which we introduce you to a Spanish wine that is sure to please all those 'dry' white wine lovers out there.

Apr 27 •

Why Mondeuse is worth a closer look this Easter

Apr 20 •

Matthew Desoutter

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