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Jancis's diary – January 2026
January is always a heavy month for professional wine tastings. This year Jancis fortified herself beforehand. 2026 got off to a truly delightful start when Nick and I spent the...
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Monday 2 February 2026
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Jancis's diary – November and December 2025
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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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The UK's dominant supermarket has been surviving reasonably well and is slowly adding more interest to its wine portfolio.
There...
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Wine tasting in the time of COVID. Andy picks out what to head for in the UK supermarket's 25%-off offer...
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Walter goes on a mission to the mountains. Above, the Gschleier vineyard, proof of Schiava's potential magnificence.
Schiava, Alto Adige's...
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Many will remember Katia Nussbaum’s coronadiary earlier this year and her earlier forensic and inspiring Biodynamcis – new approach needed...
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Andy reviews a range of wines from his old employer.
Having been asked by Waitrose to review a wide selection...
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Napa Valley as seen by a fresh, fascinated pair of eyes. Samantha Cole-Johnson, shortlisted for a 2020 Louis Roederer International...
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Burgundy-based Matthew Hayes tried to persuade his neighbours to enjoy some non-French wines. The inspiration for this is a popular...
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Nick Martin of Wine Owners, who has been providing such valuable analyses of each new Bordeaux 2019 release on our...
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Richard takes allegorical aim at Pinot Noir (with apologies to any devout readers).
In the church of wine, Pinot Noir...
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One of Italy's most distinctive, ancient and aesthetically pleasing training forms is unjustly burdened with a reputation for producing dilute...
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Walter reports from the European country furthest along the path to relaxing a really stringent lockdown, and is far from...
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Dave McIntyre, wine columnist for The Washington Post , went to British Columbia last year and files this report on...
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Katia Nussbaum brings us up to date with her coronadiary on day 40 of lockdown on her San Polino estate...
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This year the pandemic-inspired lockdown put paid to the Bordeaux en primeur campaign that should now be underway. So when...
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