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Wildfires in Chile, New Zealand floods, South Africa starts harvest, Prosecco sales strong
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 23 January 2026
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Wine news in 5
Sweetener in French AOC wines, US diet guidelines updated, New Zealand free-trade deal
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 10 January 2026
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Jancis's diary – November and December 2025
Jancis Robinson
Friday 2 January 2026
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Coteaux Champenois inspected, if not uniformly enjoyed.
As I do every now and then, I took part in a tasting...
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A mixed bag of sparkling wines including two(!) Bollinger RD 1976s, English fizz and an exceptional Spanish discovery. Above, the...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. I asked the subject of this profile to provide...
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… plus three English offerings, with Valentine's Day in prospect.
Yes, pink champagne is a cliché. But, as a champagne...
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An international tasting of eight wines that beautifully demonstrates the ageing potential of Charles Heidsieck's non-vintage champagne, frequently referred to...
Hemming in Asia
Richard looks behind the prices of Asia's ubiquitous champagne. (Interesting that Moët seem to have abandoned flutes in favour of...
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A version of this article, an annual fixture, is published by the Financial Times. Matt Martin took this picture of...
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This is no time to desert the magic combination of wine and carbon dioxide. We present dozens of examples, and...
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A challenge for English sparkling wine reprised.
Five years ago I took part in a blind comparison of six English...
Inside information
In the final part of his three-part report on the situation in the Champagne region, Tim Hall of Scala Wine...
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In the second of this three-part report, Tim Hall of Scala Wine does the math(s), after setting the scene yesterday...
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In the first of three reports on the current unprecedented situation in Champagne, Tim Hall of Scala Wine, who specialises...
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18 August 2020 With the harvest already well underway, a deal has been struck between growers and houses. The yield...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Picture of the Abbaye d'Hautvillers by James Bort...
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A comparison of current releases from six of the most admired single-estate producers in Champagne with two similarly styled wines...
Drinks not wine
Two of Champagne's most respected chefs de cave and a French Canadian gastro-moleculist have turned their hands and palates to...
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