Matt Walls

Smell: How our most overlooked sense can ground us

Exploring the rhythms of seasons and scent...

Eight top Rhône wines to buy in the supermarket

Don't miss these great value buys...

How Tablas Creek went on a quest to bottle Châteauneuf-du-Pape's hidden grapes

A taste of the Rhône from Paso...

Walls: The best wines to buy from Gigondas in 2022

Here are the wines to try from an extreme vintage...

Walls' hidden gems: The delicious originality of Château Boucarut

Vibrant and drinkable wines from Lirac and Tavel...

Walls: Rhône reds lighten up

A trend towards paler reds...

Walls: Exceptional single-vineyard Côte-Rôtie from Benjamin & David Duclaux

Walls: The joy of sand

With 11 wines from sandy soils...

Walls' hidden gems: Domaine Verzier, a new future for the northern Rhône

Transparent wines with a sense of place...

Walls: Reflections on what makes cuvée Boisrenard so spéciale

A truly special cuvée...

St-Joseph: Revisiting 2022 in bottle

Surprising balance from an extreme year...

Côtes du Rhône Villages Nyons: Where olives and vines are inextricably linked

Go here to satisfy both your wine and olive cravings...

Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier’s Sélections Parcellaires 2024

A taste of what's to come...

Walls' hidden gems: Domaine Mayard, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Forging a distinct identity...

Walls: 19 vintages of Beaucastel's white Rhône masterpiece

Remarkable longevity from an estate that defies convention...

Walls: Domaine de la Mordorée's La Plume du Peintre; then and now

The evolution of a southern Rhône label...

Walls: Memento Mori

Matt Walls on patience, hope and future happiness...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020: Best-value wines

Thirty great-value wines from the compelling 2020 vintage...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Revisiting 2020 in bottle

'I’m now in no doubt that 2020 is an excellent year, in quite a distinct style,' says Matt Walls...

Crozes-Hermitage 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Crozes-Hermitage gets back on track...

Hermitage 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Whites have the edge once more...