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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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Post script – J&B have very kindly suggested that I taste some leftover samples of the Bruno Clair wines that...
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There is bad news on the Burgundy 2008 front, and not just that I am starting to taste wines lower...
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A thing of beauty or a 75cl joke? Any guesses as to where this bottle of wine may have come...
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'World renowned interior designer Nina Campbell presents the perfect wine glass', gushes a press release on behalf of this talented...
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6 Jan – First part of three interviews now posted on www.wineontherocks.com. The bust behind me is of Will Shakespeare...
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This has spawned a lively thread in our Members' forum. I am at pains to stress that this is entirely...
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Earlier this year, news rocked the usually placid German wine scene that 15 or so of the country’s top producers...
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The game is afoot. This week, I and several dozen wannabe MWs congregated at the Austrian Trade Commission in London...
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Does that headline work for you? It could be good, or bad, for sales of wines from the land of...
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What a shame it is that the global balance of mongering is so askew. Wail as we might, mongering of...
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Olivier, the charming son of Henri, Krug was in London last Thursday to launch the second-ever vintage, 1996, of Krug’s...
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Thierry Manoncourt of Ch Figeac in St-Émilion will be given the Légion d'Honneur at the château tomorrow. He will be...
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I am told that there is another major incident in the American fine wine market involving a very considerable consignment...
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Before the recent AGM of the Royal Household Wine Committee at Buckingham Palace, the penultimate before my two three-year terms...
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I know I am extremely lucky to have a job that involves tasting great food and wine and travelling to...
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Many worrying months after the departure of the previous CEO Sam Tolley, the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation at last...
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