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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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Yesterday, in a suite on the top floor of Claridge’s, Bernard Magrez was over from Bordeaux with his team of...
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We have the first significant set of prices for 2006 Bordeaux now – as usual from the relatively moderate house...
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Tasting the Bordeaux primeurs is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle. If you aim to be at all comprehensive, as...
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Spanish wine really must be hot. I’ve been to two fine wine tasting lunches in the last few days with...
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Friday’s Culinary Institute of America Vintners Hall of Fame dinner in St Helena honoured Robert Mondavi, departed pioneers André Tchelistcheff...
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Ernest Gallo is not only gone, he’s also been forgotten, at least by the group that selected the first members...
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As is well known, my assistant Julia Harding MW is amazing in all sorts of ways – not least for...
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Just received the following from Nigel Greening of Felton Road, arguably New Zealand’s most admired Pinot Noir producer: “I felt...
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Insurance is not generally one of the more exciting aspects of wine but today’s news from insurance brokers Aon is...
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Bumped into Neal (wine-journal) Martin last night who was still smarting from his experiences at the first of the two...
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I had been planning to devote this Saturday’s column to an interview with Jean-Luc Naret, the editor-in-chief of the Michelin...
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Now, where were we before we were so definitively interrupted by a sea of 2005 burgundy tasting notes ? As...
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A most amusing story on the front page of today’s Off Licence News. Every January the highly successful UK wine...
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Berry Bros’ annual burgundy tasting yesterday in a giant marble hall close to Westminster Abbey was more of a formality...
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People like Dominique Lafon, Christophe Roumier and Jean-Marie Fourrier are thoroughly normal, 21 st century young(ish) men. They travel the...
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Thought you might be amused by a short but very Parisian tale. My route back to London from Burgundy last...
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