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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...
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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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The subject of food-and-wine matching is one that intrigues enough of us to have spawned books, websites, scientific research, schools...
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4 September 2021 You can read more about this topic, and various practical difficulties associated with it, in an article...
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… in which vineyard yeasts may perhaps prove to be able to beautify Ugni Blanc.
Kirsten Creasy (pictured above at...
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Thoughts on trying to carry on as usual. Above, emptied bottles of bordeaux 2020 cask samples – each labelled with...
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Varietal Nerello Cappuccio, a pink Vinho Verde, an Itata País … M&S strays off the beaten track once more.
M&S’s...
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Last week, speakers from Spain, Lebanon, Italy, Portugal, South Africa and the US seated themselves in front of webcams as...
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In the second half of his report on a keenly awaited vintage, Walter identifies the top performers. See also Brunello...
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Bordeaux is really getting in the organic, and food-pairing, groove … as a Zoom lunch, and an unusual breakfast, proved...
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23 March 2021 See a follow-up to this saga at the end of the original article.
22 March 2021 One...
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Our retail specialist picks his favourites from the UK supermarket's current wine range, though be warned that specific vintages are...
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On Saturday we published Which red wine vintages to drink now but it concentrates largely on French wines. There is...
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The companion piece to today's tasting article …
Mid-afternoon cravings for sauerkraut are alarming enough but potentially disastrous when there...
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Matthew Hayes, our man in Burgundy, reflects.
Laura Brunelli is a lovely lady, pictured above with her dog Orso and...
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Our retail specialist measures up the wine ranges of these two UK supermarkets. Bargains abound, even if top quality doesn't...
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Tam investigates wine and cheese pairings, discovers a fantastic new cheese, and tells us what to lay in for Christmas...
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Our retail specialist audits the wines currently on offer from his ex-employer.
On 4 November, venerable high-street retailer Marks &...
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