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After a fall in shipments of Champagne in 2023, we find out what the region’s producers think this year has in store for the fine French fizz.

We list five fine low-alcohol wines including a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, an Italian Pinot Grigio and a southern French rosé following our extensive blind tasting of the low and no wine category last month as part of our Global Wine Masters competition series. 

The top performers from the Low and No Alcohol Wine Masters, starting with sparkling and ending with a set of still whites and reds that taste similar to the real thing. 

Want to challenge that question? You can enter the Global Merlot Masters until 21 January for the chance of winning a medal. Open to both Merlot blends and single varietials.

It has been a long and challenging year for the drinks trade but punctuated with many wonderful moments. Here db rounds-up the best shots.

LYONS — It took multiple attempts over several years, but the Wayne County Board of Supervisors is set to pass an occupancy tax at its meeting Tuesday that is designed

We’ve picked out the best 23 wines for under £25 from this year’s Global Chardonnay Masters, featuring top drops from Australia, California, Chile, South Africa and New Zealand, as well as, more unusually, Austria, Spain and Turkey.

One of the world’s most significant, collectible and expensive Champagnes may soon disappear, and there’s nothing its producer can do, Patrick Schmitt MW was dismayed to learn last month.

As Burgundy gears up to release its 2022 vintage en primeur, Domaines Albert Bichot technical director Matthieu Mangenot tells Patrick Schmitt where to find “affordable” wines.

This week in pictures features db's Wine and Spirits Show, a new blanc de noirs from Kent, Langham's bumper harvest, Sud de France with Ox Clarke and a celebration of Day of the Dead tomorrow.