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Nick on restaurants
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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
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
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25th anniversary tasting of mature Australian wines in Tokyo
Team JR
Wednesday 28 January 2026
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Yesterday, while co-founder Michael Hill Smith AM MW was battling snow and ice in London, Shaw + Smith in the...
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Jacob's Creek announced on Monday that the 2013 vintage is already underway in Australia – and the prospects for quality...
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From $10, €12.50, £10.95 and Aus$17 a half bottle Find this wine In the northern hemisphere, today is the shortest...
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Over a year ago, Andrew Jefford, sherry specialist Jesús Barquín, Portuguese specialist writer and now wine producer Richard Mayson and...
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This article was also published in the Financial Times. Australia has made a series of significant contributions to the world's...
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I have not in fact chosen...
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Our erudite monthly columnist Alex Hunt MW has a day job. He's the head buyer for Berkmann Wines, one of...
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As self-appointed chief drum-banger for Semillon, on this site at least – see Australia's magic bullet? from 2009, for example...
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Australia and New Zealand with their high level of winemaking technology and expertise are useful sources of very clean aromatic...
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The indefatigable Penfolds winemaker Peter Gago was in London earlier this summer to show the latest wines from the Penfolds...
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⁞From $7.99, £6.66,12.50 Swiss francs, Aus$13.99 Find this wine You may remember there was a bit of a hoo-ha about...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. Brian Schmidt is the only vigneron...
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See also Australia's love-hate relationships. Chardonnay is arguably the varietal that Australia is best at currently. At least, to palates...
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This article was commissioned by the Sydney Morning Herald for a special food and drink supplement guest edited by Heston...
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My article on the recent Rutherglen ambush and associated t asting notes on 50 Rutherglen stickies was much commented upon...
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While Julia was concentrating on Western Australia freshness and finesse at the London Australia Day tasting, I meandered more randomly...
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