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Jancis's diary - September 2025
Jancis Robinson
Wednesday 1 October 2025
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John Atkinson MW has a particular interest in terroir and soil composition, as you can read in his Terroir and...
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Anthony Maxwell of Liv-ex contacted me this morning to draw my attention to the most recent addition to the blog...
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