Forget those points - just concentrate on the words and other food and drink news

The problem with scoring wine - Whitey explains why he's given away his weekly wine review scores, concentrating instead on the value of his words.

French champagne house Taittinger to make English sparkling wine - Champagne Taittinger has bought land near Chilham, Kent where it plans to make wine in partnership with UK wine company Hatch Mansfield.

Battle over coveted Bordeaux wine classification comes to court - Three Saint Emilion chateaux take the governing body of French wine to court, saying they were unfairly demoted or ousted from Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé rankings

Tannat Is the Ultimate Big Red Wine for Steak - Move over, Malbec, this little-known varietal from Uruguay demands a place at the table.