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Five minutes with Rhône champion Matt Walls

Published: 08 April, 2025

Andrew Catchpole catches up with the UK’s leading Rhône expert ahead of his inaugural Rhône Roots Tasting in London.

Marcelo Papa at Casillero del Diablo on the exciting changes in Chilean winemaking

Published: 20 March, 2014

Matt Walls catches up with Marcelo Papa to look at the plans for Calillero del Diablo and how developments taking place within winemaking across Chile are opening up new areas and varieties both for domestic and exported wines.

Buying Guide: Supplementary channels

Published: 17 July, 2013

In our last Buying Guide we looked at the three primary channels for sourcing wine in the UK: wholesalers, agents and buying direct. In this follow-up article, Matt Walls looks at the supplementary channels that can help you build the strongest range possible

The World According To... Matt Walls

Published: 28 June, 2013

Learning to engage with natural wines

How do you buy your wine?

Published: 17 May, 2013

When it comes to developing a wine range, there are an increasing number of different ways to source wine.

Retailing, but not as we know it, at the New Street Wine Shop

Published: 05 April, 2013

The line between the wine shop and the wine bar is becoming increasingly blurred, as D&D London's new retail outlet illustrates. Matt Walls reports from the New Street Wine Shop