August highlights, and what's to come in September

August was as busy as ever for JancisRobinson.com, bringing you our usual cosmopolitan cocktail of tasting articles, restaurant reviews, news and opinion and wines from Croatia to the Czech Republic, from Virginia to Jura. Here are some highlights:

• Beaujolais continues its run of form in Lovely Beaujolais  2011 (and a look at how preceding years are developing)
• The controversial Gallo Moscato continues to make headlines
• Hearty fare from the George and Dragon in Jancis' home county
• A plea for more information from the Champenois
• The self-explanatory Vega Sicilia Uníco back to 1920
• The first reports of the 2012 vintage in France, plus a closer look at Bordeaux and Burgundy
• Tamlyn's comprehensive accounts of the Istria region of Croatia
• Some lovely sweet wines
• Alder Yarrow's postmortem of the California mould-breaker Crushpad
  

September is the new term for the wine trade, with loads of activity and plenty to look forward to, including ...

• The results of our writing competition to win a bottle of Pol Roger, Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 1999 Champagne
• Richard's results from this June's MW tasting examination (eep!)
• On-the-spot reporting from South Africa's biggest wine event, Cape Wine 2012
• A major report on the top dry wines of Germany's exceptional 2011 vintage
• A snapshot of the wines Chile and Argentina
• Verticals of some top Italians
• A special offer on Nick's new book
• Some great value from the Languedoc
• News from Ningxia
• A vertical of Trimbach, Clos Ste Hune
• And much more...

And don't forget ... our free events diary is packed full of events for wine lovers. Here are just a few of them:

• The Tesco Wine Fair in Manchester
• A sherry & tapas tasting in Fulham
• An introduction to the world of wine in Preston
• The crus of Barbaresco in Brighton
• Biodynamic and natural wines in Hong Kong