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September 2008 , on sale Wednesday 6 August 2008

Great deals on Bordeaux
Steven Spurrier and Stephen Brook defy the credit crunch with their pick of good-value mature clarets to drink now


Sealed with a kiss
The fruit-heavy Northern Rhône 2006s have a fine future ahead of them says John Livingstone-Learmonth
Cazes in the fast lane
Jane Anson talks power and politics with Sylvie Cazes-Regimbeau, the new head of Bordeaux's classed growths
Chateau Monty
On the eve of his 40th birthday, wine writer Monty Waldin put down his pen and upped sticks to become a winemaker - the only question was where?
Straining at the leash
Roussillon's strict regulations are forcing producers to work outside the AC. Who's in the right, asks Richard James
Foreign exchange
Margaret Rand talks to the producers who crossed the globe to further their winemaking education
The best of both worlds
Christelle Guibert meets three French producers who have branched out into the New World
What do the French really know about wine?
When Matthew Stubbs MW moved to France, he thought he would be surrounded by fellow connoisseurs. The reality was somewhat different...
Handbag, lipstick, Beaujolais
Beverley Blanning MW wonders if targeting middle-aged women is Beaujolais' best policy
The heat is on
Jim Budd lifts the lid on how retailers store wine on the shelves
The fair that cuts the mustard
Sue Style on the epicurean delights of Dijon's Foire Internationale et Gastronomique
My passion for wine Lee Dixon
Panel tasting New Zealand Pinot Noir
Panel tasting Languedoc Reds

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