Published 21st February 2025

Whoever said young people in 2025 dont drink wine probably hasnt spent much time around young people or good wine, for that matter. Yes, global alcohol consumption is down, and industrial brands are suffering losses. But from the day some 12 years ago that we published the first issue ofNoble Rotweve been riding a wave of profound changes sweeping the world of artisanal wine, capturing the imagination of more budding winos than ever. Today, theres nothing more satisfying than hearing our twenty-something sommeliers, customers and readers talk passionately about their love of wine, or witnessing the growth of a thrivingbar vinsscene everywhere from Melbourne to Manchester. In reality, as Jon Bonn outlines in our 37thinstalment, our beautiful wine culture isnt so much waning in popularity as in better shape than ever.

Also in issue 37

we have dinner withBenedictCumberbatchwith Curnonskys Five Greatest Whites (Chteau-Chalon, Chteau-Grillet, Chteau dYquem, Coule de Serrant, and Montrachet). The problem is that he only really likes drinking red.

Irvine Welshreviews an eclectic selection of wines, from La Mission Haut-Brion (This one has the moves!) to Mateus Ros (In its iconic flask-shaped bottle, smooth shoulders tapering from a long neck into that cerise dress, is this tipple as seductive as ever? You bet!).

Kwame Onwuachitravels to Jamaica to uncover the origins of jerk, andSlutty Cheffvisits an abattoir to watch a cow being killed.

Levi DaltonprofilesDomaine DujacfounderJacques Seysses(who besides making legendary Burgundies mentored a whos who of other vignerons), andAlice FeiringmeetsJosimar Yacuta Verduzco,an illegal Mexican immigrantwho joined the French foreign legion before finding his mtier making Cornas.

Plus:we shine a spotlight onJura Ploussard, Cahors, Beaujolais,F.T. Marinettis 1932Futurist Cookbook,wine memes, XL Recordings co-ownerMartin Millsand SpainsCamino de Santiago pilgrimage reimagined as a wine tour, among much more.

Cover by Hattie Stewart.