Short Cellar Archives

Cellaring wine is magical

After six years as Precedent's wine critic, Matthew Sullivan concludes it's all a matter of taste

What's in a barrel?

Oh bourbon, you are my favourite whiskey

What does it take to become a master sommelier?

Matthew Sullivan thinks about (and explains) "minerality"

Matthew Sullivan defies France's iron grip on wine

Would you break the law for a good bottle?

The taste of fossilized sea life

Matthew Sullivan's top picks of vintage Champagne

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