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Wine discoveries – January 2026
From light, delicate Prosecco to cult wine from Bordeaux and red Zinfandel, there’s something for everyone in these 25 wines. Above, the 1,000-year-old chapel at St-Jacques d’Albas, source of one...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 February 2026
• 2 min read
Wine news in 5
Friuli floods, Ste Michelle sold, UK duty hike, French Bloom buys vineyard, LVMH strikes
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 13 December 2025
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Hemming in Asia
Richard examines how cultural attitudes towards wine in Asia differ from those in Europe.
Without cultural context, wine is meaningless...
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14 November 2019 In our Throwback Thursday series of articles retrieved from the archive, we are republishing this 2012 article...
Inside information
Louise Hurren sheds light on the rapid evolution of the Chinese wine market through profiles of five over-achievers in wine-minded...
Hemming in Asia
Richard looks into the expansion of wine education across Asia.
In a country so keen to learn about wine, it’s...
Inside information
Louise Hurren compares attitudes to women winemakers in France and China.
In 2018 on my first visit to Ningxia (widely...
Hemming in Asia
Richard unpicks the reality of the current state of the Chinese wine market.
I can think of only two entities...
Max on Oz
The rapid evolution of Australia's wine exports. China is today's saviour of the country's wine industry. Where next?
‘It’s not...
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A shorter version of this article about a long-awaited launch in China is published by the Financial Times.
Château Lafite...
Nick on restaurants
A top wine bar by any measure, an ultra-modern restaurant with a keen sommelier, and a place that offers refined...
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A version of this article, which shines a strong light on Chinese reality, is published by the Financial Times. See...
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These 95 tasting notes on some of China's better wines may be quite a comprehensive guide... See also China slows...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. As he tucked in to Hangzhou-style stewed duck and...
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Some random images of China today. Nick and I are in China and Hong Kong this week (with a brief...
Nick on restaurants
As Chinese New Year (of The Pig) is celebrated, Nick investigates a high-profile newcomer in London. A version of this...
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Another aspect of Chinese wine considered after yesterday’s report on a London debut. I celebrated Bonfire Night, 5 November, with...
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A new exporter has designs on the UK market. More tomorrow on a rather famous Chinese wine . Jancis writes...
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