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The world is awash with unwanted wine. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, a wine tank farm in South Australia. Reading about the current...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 17 January 2026
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Wine news in 5
Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Plus an update on France’s ban on copper-containing fungicides for organic viticulture. Above, fire in South Africa’s Overberg, sent by Malu Lambert. As far as site news this week, our...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
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Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023 McLaren Vale
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 9 January 2026
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The final leg of my Australian Odyssey took in the vineyards of Victoria. Back in 2011, this state was the...
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Tasmania is the coolest region in Australia, both literally and metaphorically. Here, the resident devils evidently prefer frosty temperatures to...
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Generalising about South Australian wine just can't be done. The state has a bigger surface area than France and Italy...
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Appropriately enough for an epic quest around Australia, it began at sea. Specifically at Rose Bay in north Sydney, where...
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As a taster for Richard's Australian Week this week, we present Julia's latest report on some of the less well...
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This week, we are publishing a series of reports from Australia, starting today with this introduction to our coverage, as...
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This is the final, surprising, article (for now!) in Walter's series on Italian varieties in Australia. See also Australia's ongoing...
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There are signs that Nebbiolo has arrived in the league of the world’s most admired grape varieties, judging by the...
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Australia’s viticulture is famously much less restricted by law and regulations than its European counterparts, allowing producers to plant virtually...
Wines of the week
20 December Aldi have reduced the price to just £8.99 for 50 cl! 16 December From AU$19.99, £11.99, HK$149 and...
Max on Oz
It was the worst hailstorm in living memory. On 11 November this year a thunderous tempest of cyclonic winds and...
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16 November 2016 Specialist wine lawyer John Barker explains: 'In Australia, Prosecco can be used as a vine variety name...
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10 November 2016 This week's delve into our archives for Throwback Thursday provides a companion piece to today's Pinots from...
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For related articles on Australian Chardonnay, see Jancis's The new Pulignys of Australia, Australia's slimline Chardonnays and my recent Australian...
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To lure MWs to the Institute’s Annual General Meeting, and to reward those who have travelled from afar to attend...
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See also part one of this series, focusing on South Africa, and yesterday's article on Langton's Australian collectibles . Australia...
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