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Of shelter and exposure in the Corbières
Chris Howard contemplates the precarious balance of water, weather and vines in France’s Languedoc. Late summer sun beats down on the red valley, but we’re in the shade of the...
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Wednesday 25 February 2026
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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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Friday 2 January 2026
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Former BBC political correspondent Emma Udwin is an adviser at the European Commission in Brussels. After many years specialising in...
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Richard gets to the bottom of restaurant reviewing... My theory goes that you can judge the calibre of a restaurant...
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Rebecca Yeamans is the tasting-room manager for Afton Mountain Vineyards in Virginia. She writes a blog called The Academic Wino...
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This article by Andy Lloyd is the fifth in an irregular season of features written by previous winners of the...
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Emily O'Hare has been working in the wine industry since 2004 – as a tour guide at Vinopolis, a waitress...
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Bartholomew Broadbent, son of Michael, runs a leading American wine importer, Broadbent Selections, Inc. He also makes Port, Madeira and...
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No, this is not about Jancis' old book on grape varieties [Vines, Grapes & Wines, 1986] (nor the new one...
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This article is the second in an irregular season of features written by previous winners of the Young Wine Writer...
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Now the dust has settled, we begin a series of articles looking back at the 2010 en primeur campaign in...
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Labelling of wine has long been a contentious issue, and has certainly been discussed at length on this site (see...
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For over 200 tasting notes on every conceivable style and variety of Alsace wines, see Alsace – 10 top producers...
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This article begins an irregular season of features written by previous winners of the Young Wine Writer Award.
Rebecca Gibb...
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See the introduction to this five-part series here . Last, but not least, is Atrio. Atrio is in Cáceres, which...
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See the introduction to this five-part series here . I wish Monvinic were in my city rather than 600 kilometres...
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See the introduction to this five-part series here. Villa Mas is quite a different animal. Certainly an unusual one. It...
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See yesterday's introduction and first favourite restaurant here. Celler de Can Roca is probably my overall favourite restaurant in Spain...
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