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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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16 Jul – See these comments on Forbes.com from a Wine Spectator ex-staff member. Later that same day from J...
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I have long thought that vineyards and cellars are extremely vulnerable to criminal intent. Anyone with a grudge against an...
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[Also see David Schildknecht's notes for a winewriter's perspective from across the pond.]Biodynamics is so 2009. The very latest way...
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I spent much of Sunday as a barmaid – in the British Airways Executive Club tent at Taste of London...
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Reports that surfaced on 4 Jun that Sonoma's swank Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery was for sale have been...
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Late yesterday a very excited Stephen Browett, owner of Britain's biggest fine-wine trader Farr Vintners, sent a triumphant round-robin email...
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6 Jul – See full background on that '1880 port' .
On Wednesday I was treated to a trip down...
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Later that same day: See a paragraph added at the end comparing this place to Terroirs.Under the same management as...
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I was terrifically impressed by Ch Raymond Lafon 2009 Sauternes. I'm even more impressed by Jean-Pierre Meslier at Ch Raymond...
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This year's Decanter Man of the Year is Aubert de Villaine of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti – apparently, if almost...
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While researching tomorrow's article on wine's extraordinary invasion of Asia for the Financial Times and Free for all on the...
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Bordoverview is a simple and revealing website comparing critics' scores on the most notable Bordeaux 2009s. Those trying to make...
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It's so odd to be sitting by the beautiful garden of a country house hotel ( Casa Velha do Palheiro)...
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American consumers’ right to order wine from out-of-state producers and have it shipped to their homes is again under siege...
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I have to say that I am saddened by today's news that New Zealand has overtaken Germany as supplier of...
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Since today is the first day of our three-day publication of tasting notes on the roughly 450 bordeaux 2009s I...
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