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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...
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Monday 2 February 2026
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Jancis's diary – November and December 2025
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Jancis writes Young Shi is my representative in China and, as a hard-working MW student, commutes between the UK, Shanghai...
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Neophyte Slovenian vigneron and dreamer Chris Boiling reveals his new strategy for succeeding in the wine world: keeping his fingers...
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Rish Poola, announced as the winner of our wine writing competition at our recent Sherry Night, presents his first official...
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Suppose you owned the world’s biggest luxury goods company, comprising a host of competing brands. (Yeah, dream on.) To what...
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See this guide to all Walter's articles this year on major tastings of Piemonte wines.
The stellar ascent of Nebbiolo...
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Diligent readers will be familiar with my arguments in favour of named subzones on Chianti Classico labels, and with the...
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See also Groundhog Day – new Chianti Classico releases. Nowadays it is fashionable to talk about Chianti Classico as ‘unfashionable’...
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Andy Howard MW continues his review of the UK retail scene with a look at the wines offered by the...
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During my trip to Barolo to taste the forthcoming and highly anticipated 2013 vintage last week, rumours of an imminent...
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Jan-Erik Paulson of Rare-Wine.com in Waldkirchen, southern Germany, has been dealing in rare wine, particularly mature bordeaux, for over 30...
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Andy Howard MW continues his series on UK retailers, turning his attention to the the unconventional business mix of Majestic...
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Andrew Howard MW continues his audits of major UK retailers' wine ranges. It has been a topsy-turvy ride for Marks...
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Andy Howard MW assesses the wines of the two most prominent 'discounters' among the UK supermarkets and their increasing share...
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Neophyte vigneron Chris Boiling continues to make bad decisions – this time he managed to miss his own 2016 harvest...
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See also Castello di Ama – an exclusive vertical and today's review of Liberty Wines' Tuscans.
This year the wine...
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It’s been a strange few weeks for neophyte Slovenian vigneron Chris Boiling. And things just seem to be getting stranger...
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