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Nick on restaurants
When the world likes to eat out
Nick reports on a global dining trend. Above, diners at Hawksmoor in London. My frequent conversations with our restaurateur son invariably reveal to me the enormous changes that have taken...
Nick Lander
Sunday 8 February 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Plus, wet weather makes California drought-free for the first time in 25 years and leaves snow on Douro vineyards. Much to the delight of Otto, Paul Symington’s dog, above. A...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
• 1 min read
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25th anniversary tasting of mature Australian wines in Tokyo
Join Richard Hemming MW in Tokyo for a benchmark tasting of mature Margaret River wines. Celebrate 25 years of JancisRobinson.com and the launch of our Japanese site as we build...
Team JR
Wednesday 28 January 2026
• 2 min read
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Max on Oz
Our Throwback Thursday contribution today reprises Max's latest column, originally published on 4 Nov, on how he has been stirring...
Tasting articles
For a guide to all these regional and stylistic collections of tasting notes, see Sorting through the assortments. Richard writes...
Tasting articles
‘This is a beautiful time in our future history.’ This was Virginia Willcock’s slightly puzzling introduction to a recent presentation...
Tasting articles
One of the finest Australian Pinots I ever had (and no, that is not faint praise) was Coldstream Hills Reserve...
Tasting articles
As the chief executive considers yet another company restructure in the wake of abandoned American takeover offers for Australia's biggest...
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Penfolds' chief winemaker Peter Gago has just won an unprecedented double honour. He was made both Winemaker of the Year...
Inside information
23 Sep – an independent enquiry has been announced here. The approval of a new sustainability programme for Australian wine...
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Today's Throwback Thursday offering is an edited, updated version of the article first published here for members only last Monday...
Wines of the week
From Au$9.99, £8.95, 114 Swedish krone Find this wine I can't believe how much flavour there is in this wine...
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Newton Vineyard is not currently one of Napa Valley's most talked-about wineries. Long gone are the days in the early...
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This is a slightly longer version of an article that was also published in the Financial Times. Usually when I...
Inside information
Every year we publish tasting notes on the latest primeur releases of the single-vineyard (Sélections Parcellaires) wines of the energetic...
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Our regular columnist in Australia Max Allen asked in Australia at the crossroads? which way the wine industry would go...
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3 Jul - For today's Throwback Thursday article, we are sharing Max Allen's latest bi-monthly report from Australia, a particularly...
Don't quote me
At the launch of Graham's Ne Oublie last week I was asked by a Portuguese television interviewer what I thought...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times in 2009. 9 May 2014 -...
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