Volcanic Wine Awards | The Jancis Robinson Story

A traveller's tastes of Australia

Monday 3 September 2018
Image

What to take from home when embarking on a long journey abroad? There are the practical effects one needs for travel: itineraries, reading materials, exercise outfits you’ll never use. And the legal necessities to set you on your way, including passports, visas, clean and legal tender. But it was as I was packing for a year in London in pursuit of the good life through wine, I became painfully aware of all the tastes, flavours and gastronomical habits I would miss. Those things that, through some alchemical reaction, manage to weave tastes, flavours and friends with a dash of lore...

Become a member to continue reading
Member
$135
/year
Save over 15% annually
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
  • Access 289,005 wine reviews & 15,879 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Inner Circle
$249
/year
 
Ideal for collectors
  • Access 289,005 wine reviews & 15,879 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
  • Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
  • Access 289,005 wine reviews & 15,879 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
  • Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
  • Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
  • Access 289,005 wine reviews & 15,879 articles
  • Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
  • Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
  • Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Pay with
Visa logo Mastercard logo American Express logo Logo for more payment options
Join our newsletter

Get the latest from Jancis and her team of leading wine experts.

By subscribing you agree with our Privacy Policy and provide consent to receive updates from our company.

More Andrea's salon

Image
Andrea's salon A continuation of Andrea's search for the perfect wine dinner for her friends. See part 1. The origins of the...
Aphorisms of Brillat-Savarin
Andrea's salon The first of a two-part muse on a topic that may well be of particular interest to visitors to JancisRobinson.com...
Image
Andrea's salon Our most philosophically thoughtful columnist considers the polis of wine. Of all the paradoxes that exist in wine, one in...
Image
Andrea's salon I’ve long been troubled by the disparity between the enormous, glorious galaxy of feelings that wine elicits, and the narrow...

More from JancisRobinson.com

Edouard Delaunay
Tasting articles The fifth of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Colin-Morey family
Tasting articles The fourth of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Jacques Carillon
Tasting articles The third of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
Kim Chalmers
Free for all Kim Chalmers of Chalmers Wine and Chalmers Nursery in Victoria is no stranger to JancisRobinson.com. She was an important influence...
Samuel Billaud by Jon Wyand
Tasting articles The second of our alphabetically organised tasting articles compiling reviews of the young burgundy 2024s tasted by Matthew in the...
winemaker Franck Abeis and owner Eva Reh of Dom Bertagna
Tasting articles The first of our complete, finalised, alphabetically organised tasting articles collating reviews of all the young burgundy 2024s tasted by...
London Shell Co trio
Nick on restaurants A winning combination in North London beguiles Nick, who seems to have amused the trio behind it. Above, left to...
J&B Burgundy tasting at the IOD in Jan 2026
Free for all What to make of this exceptional vintage after London’s Burgundy Week? Small, undoubtedly. And not exactly perfectly formed. A version...
Wine inspiration delivered directly to your inbox, weekly
Our weekly newsletter is free for all
By subscribing you're confirming that you agree with our Terms and Conditions.