Matthew JukesWith over 9 million Daily Mail readers a week, Matthew has the most keenly followed wine column in the UK. He also writes a weekly piece for MoneyWeek and occasional articles for The Week and Decanter.

Matthew was made Honorary Australian of the Year in the UK in 2012 by the Australia Day Foundation. He was also voted the most influential wine writer in the UK by OLN in 2011 and he was also presented with the Journalism Award at the Potuguese Wine Awards in March 2013.

He has won the highly prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition’s Trophy for Wine Communicator of the Year. He is the wine buyer for Bibendum Restaurant & Oyster Bar, the MW Eat Collection of Indian Restaurants in London which includes Chutney Mary, Amaya & Veeraswamy. He is also the wine buyer for the private wine club Quintessentially Wine.

Matthew is the author of fourteen wine books, most recently ’100 Most Iconic Wine Estates’ and he is the Founder and Patron of Touch Wine, Wine Rules & Touch Vinnie-Yard - all raising money for homeless charities in Australia.

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A link to Victoria Moore’s excellent Telegraph article on my 100 Best Australian Wines

| June 15, 2013
A link to Victoria Moore’s excellent Telegraph article on my 100 Best Australian Wines

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10118467/Hot-tips-on-Australian-wines.html

5 Seriously high quality wines in today’s Weekend Magazine colum

| June 15, 2013
5 Seriously high quality wines in today’s Weekend Magazine colum

A surprising wine for the chocolate recipes and also some stunning reds for the grills over the page. 2011 The Crusher, Wilson Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Clarksburg, California (£10.95, Jascots tel. 020 8965 2000 & www.jascots.co.uk).  It is nigh on impossible to find inexpensive Californian pinot .. more

2008 Viré-Clessé, Cuvée Spéciale, Domaine André Bonhomme, Burgundy, France

| June 14, 2013
2008 Viré-Clessé, Cuvée Spéciale, Domaine André Bonhomme, Burgundy, France

2008 Viré-Clessé, Cuvée Spéciale, Domaine André Bonhomme, Burgundy, France (£11.95, The Wine Society tel. 01438 741177).  I have been buying wine from this estate for over twenty years and I am extremely keen on the way in which these vital Chardonnays retain their minerality and .. more

Five stunning, aromatic whites to tantalilse your olfactory system!

| June 8, 2013
Five stunning, aromatic whites to tantalilse your olfactory system!

I have five beautifully delicate white wines this week for romancing your taste buds. 2012 Dianthà, Sicily, Italy (£9.99, Marks & Spencer). This superb, new white wine goes on the shelf from the 3 June, so make sure you are first in the queue.  Made .. more

2012 Rosemount Estate, Blends Shiraz / Cabernet, South Eastern Australia

| June 7, 2013
2012 Rosemount Estate, Blends Shiraz / Cabernet, South Eastern Australia

2012 Rosemount Estate, Blends Shiraz / Cabernet, South Eastern Australia (£7.99, Booths Supermarkets, Booker, Makro, Bestway). I launched my 10th anniversary 100 Best Australian Wines list for 2013/14 a fortnight ago and this wine made the cut.  You can see the full list on my .. more

2013 releases from Caves d’Esclans, La Motte en Provence

| June 2, 2013
2013 releases from Caves d’Esclans, La Motte en Provence

2013 releases from Caves d’Esclans 2011 Déssse, Astrée, Caves d’Esclans, Vin de Pays du Var This stunning looking white is a honeyed creature with moments of mint and wild garlic lending a savoury edge to the stone fruit lusciousness.  Pretty and balanced and drinking perfectly .. more

2011 Vintage Port Release with my scores/20

| June 2, 2013
2011 Vintage Port Release with my scores/20

2011 Vintage Port Release Scores out of twenty and then listed in my preferred order within each score bracket   2011 is a superb vintage in the Douro and the wines that I have tasted show remarkable fruit purity and freshness along with profound depth .. more

Five incredible wines for summer entertaining

| June 1, 2013
Five incredible wines for summer entertaining

Five perfect wines for classy entertaining. NV Tesco Brut Cava, Spain (£4.99, Tesco). I cannot believe it, but the current bottling of Tesco Cava is a star.  Get in quick and load up for the summer because this crunchy, refreshing, floral wine is a steal .. more

2012 Coteaux du Layon, Château la Tomaze, Vincent Lecointre, Loire, France

| May 31, 2013
2012 Coteaux du Layon, Château la Tomaze, Vincent Lecointre, Loire, France

2012 Coteaux du Layon, Château la Tomaze, Vincent Lecointre, Loire, France (£12.95, Yapp Brothers Ltd tel. 01747 860 423 & www.yapp.co.uk).  I will never forget pouring a few bottles of 1990 Coteaux du Layon, Cuvée Lys, Château la Tomaze at a very grand dinner, blind, .. more

Ornellaia 25 Year Anniversary Celebration – a vertical tasting at Sotheby’s

| May 31, 2013
Ornellaia 25 Year Anniversary Celebration – a vertical tasting at Sotheby’s

Ornellaia 25 Year Anniversary Celebration 16th May 2013 With winemaker Axel Heinz Raw notes from the tasting with scores out of /20.  One ‘+’ means needs time; Two ‘++’ means even longer lived. 2010 La Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia, Bolgheri DOC Rosso Very tight, dusty and .. more