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Jancis's diary – February 2026
A short month in London with just one sortie, to Barcelona for 48 hours. Nick took this picture of Jancis and Ferran Adrià of El Bulli. On the first of...
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Monday 2 March 2026
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Of shelter and exposure in the Corbières
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Wednesday 25 February 2026
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Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed.
This diary is a double...
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Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above...
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Multiple tastings and one visit to a vineyard this month.
I still have a physical diary. In August I had...
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Hot, hot, hot – and much quieter than usual. Above, one of Sylt’s many (delightfully cool) beaches.
This month’s diary...
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Winners and dinners and much else besides. Above, the Supreme Champion trophy at this year's Wine GB Awards. Since 1989...
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Spain, Languedoc, Roanne, Burgundy, Paris and London this month.
My father would have been 100 this month. He used to...
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Why defining the identity of Mediterranean wine is more important now than ever. Thousands of years before the châteaux of...
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Nick Martin suggests how Bordeaux’s en primeur campaign might work in future. See also this long thread on our Members’...
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Mainly some great tastings in London but a fascinating trip to Bordeaux, too. The scariest thing I did this month...
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A month with a trip to Japan and more very smart bottles than professional tastings. Above, Kyoto's 300-year-old Kenninji Ryosokuin...
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Illness, a posh banquet and a 60th wedding anniversary celebration are just some of the items reported here. Poor Nick...
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Can this southern Australian state compete with Burgundy for cool-climate wines with real personality and sense of place? See also...
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Heat, or lack of it, was a theme this month. February is meant to be a short month, and we...
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Brian Croser of Tapanappa in the Piccadilly Hills reports on an extraordinarily early – yet promising – harvest. Above, bins...
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Temperature was a theme this month. Above, the outdoor pool at Estelle Manor, said to be heated but even so...
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Not many professional tastings but an unusual number of lunches.
For logistical reasons I have to finish my diary a...
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