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Jancis's diary – October 2025
Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above (unthinkable in London). I write this just before taking off...
Jancis Robinson
Monday 3 November 2025
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Jancis's diary - September 2025
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
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Jancis's diary – August 2025
Hot, hot, hot – and much quieter than usual. Above, one of Sylt’s many (delightfully cool) beaches. This month’s diary will be shorter than usual because I did very little...
Jancis Robinson
Monday 1 September 2025
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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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19 Nov – See more details about the composition of Armand de Brignac cuves kindly supplied by Tom Stevenson after...
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I thought you might be interested to read this in conjunction with Richard's tasting notes on Laithwaites current wines, many...
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The last couple of days have seen a flurry of announcements in France and California in which the big get...
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Maine, the state in which ex-president/ex-drinker George W Bush's family has a summer home, has a new embarrassment – a...
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