As the London Wine International Fair 2013 kicks off, our new columnist, Tim Atkin MW, asks whether reports of the U.K. wine trade's demise are greatly exaggerated.

The push to improve the image of Beaujolais wines.

Our new columnist, Jeannie Cho Lee MW, casts a skeptical eye over the market for French wine in the People's Republic.

Wine critics, consumers and climate change have all played their part.

Wine authentication expert Maureen Downey explains how to get the best results from selling your collection.

With domestic consumption continuing to decline, French winemakers are being advised to look to emerging markets for new customers.

The rise and demise of a wine powerhouse.

With Malbec World Day on April 17, Tyler Colman provides a backgrounder on this varietal that "sells like water."

Leading French wine critics, Francois Gilbert and Philippe Gaillard, who publish wine guides in four languages, review the 2012 vintage in Bordeaux for Wine-Searcher.

Californian wines dominate Wine-Searcher list.

Producers plan to market their wines to Old World consumers.

Russia's leaders drink a special blend made on a mountain where females – even animal ones – are banned. W. Blake Gray reports.

New Bordeaux investors are making the most of rapid growth in China’s wine market.

Maureen Downey explains the significance of a civil action brought by billionaire Bill Koch against internet entrepreneur Eric Greenberg.

Crops rot while growers seek workers, experts say.

Organizers raise thousands of dollars for historic hospital each year.

Germany is best-known for making some of the world's finest white wines, but German wine expert Stuart Pigott suggests that change is afoot.

Kerin O'Keefe reports on this year's Benvenuto Brunello tastings.

Is it a crime to uncork so much fine wine at one time?

With the third series of "Downton Abbey" having wrapped up its run on U.S. TV screens, Rose Hoare considers how wine lovers might weave a little Downton magic into their lives.

A new wave of Californian chardonnay producers are seeking more restraint, but is that what consumers want?

Architectural historian D.L. Gissen wonders if one can illustrate terroir, and if so, how should it be done?

The French region takes the protection of its appellation title very seriously.

Tyler Colman reports on the vinous equivalent of "University Challenge," where U.S. students battle to win a trip to Bordeaux.

If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to drink this much-misunderstood wine.

The rocketing popularity of smartphones is changing the way that wine lovers get their information.

Brrrilliant images from Niagara.

Maureen Downey compares different avenues for selling fine wines.

Producers seek ways to lighten their tread.

What happens when your name is your brand, and then you sell it? Donna Chisholm unravels the story behind Kim Crawford, founder of America's top-selling Kiwi wine.