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Jancis's diary – January 2026
January is always a heavy month for professional wine tastings. This year Jancis fortified herself beforehand. 2026 got off to a truly delightful start when Nick and I spent the...
Jancis Robinson
Monday 2 February 2026
• 1 min read
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Bordeaux 2023 in bottle – the crus bourgeois
Classic, affordable bordeaux made for pleasure and selected for an independent, reliable and regularly updated classification. For all that we’ve published on this vintage, see Bordeaux 2023 – a guide...
Julia Harding MW
Wednesday 24 December 2025
• 7 min read
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A Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting in London gave us a first look at these finished wines. How...
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Six sleek guides for wine lovers wanting on-the-ground advice on what and where to drink and eat.
The Smart Traveller’s...
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Some wine really does get better with age, and not all of it is expensive. A slightly shorter version of...
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11 November 2025 This event is now sold out.
30 October 2025 This worthwhile initiative needs your support, and you...
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A chance to revisit Bordeaux classics from a lauded vintage that are now ready to drink. A slightly shorter version...
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Is five the magic number in Bordeaux vintages? 2025 puts the idea to the test. Above, the harvest of botrytised...
Tasting articles
Berry Bros recently went mad with a well-priced offer of this lauded vintage. See this guide to our more than...
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Multiple tastings and one visit to a vineyard this month.
I still have a physical diary. In August I had...
Tasting articles
An embarrassment of riches from Bordeaux, Champagne, Tasmania and beyond.
By the scores in this article, most Tasmanian wine can...
Tasting articles
A vertical tasting to mark the 100th anniversary of the Lurton family’s ownership of this Bordeaux estate. See also this...
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Should fine-wine producers have a network of exclusive distributors or throw themselves at the mercy of the Bordeaux Place? A...
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Some of the world’s more ambitious, and ambitiously priced, wines – those offered this year on the Bordeaux Place. Above...
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4 September 2025 Château Lafleur quitting the restrictive appellation contrôlée system has put irrigation in the spotlight again. We’re republishing...
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4 September 2025 Should irrigation be more widely permitted in France’s fine-wine regions? We’re republishing this argument against, free for...
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An archetypal Pauillac offering authenticity, consistency and longevity. See also this guide to our bordeaux verticals. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste may lack...
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Plus, new regulations allow Champagne bottles to go foil-less and sherry to go unfortified. Also, a run-down of harvest starts...
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