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Pinot Meunier – the Beyoncé of English vineyards
Henry Jeffreys
Thursday 8 January 2026
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A tribute to Peter Hall (1943–2025)
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Saturday 4 October 2025
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Nigel Greening, who wrote the popular Don't drink your own wine, on the importance of a confessional retreat for winemakers...
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Nigel Greening, owner of Felton Road, perhaps New Zealand’s most admired wine producer, sequestered by the pandemic in England, offers...
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Some great finds, in bottle and keg, from the UK's leading proponent of wine on tap. See also Tapping the...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . More detailed tasting notes on Purple Pages, many...
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There's everything here from the cheapest and quite cheerful fizz (in the Other group below) to the most sumptuous of...
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Katrina de Gentile-Williams' introduction to her competition entry is long, but I couldn't resist including it. 'When I enrolled in...
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In the first of four articles on food and wine matching, our queen of the table turns her attention to...
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For our second English-vineyard-based entry to the writing competition, Sam Hellyer reports in. 'I'm the head of wine and spirits...
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Many an established name in English sparkling wine, tasted blind – with a few champagnes. See also part 1 in...
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Lindsay Jones' entry to our old-vines writing competition begins, 'My name is Lindsay and I am an educator based in...
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As it's English Wine Week, it seems a good time for reviews of a couple of books, recently published, on...
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A look at just a slice of what English winemakers are up to. A version of this article is published...
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We continue our preview of English Wine Week (19–27 June) with a look at multiple sparkling wines. Above, harvest at...
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Chardonnay might not be your first thought, if you're looking for a wine to celebrate English Wine Week, from this...
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This is not an article about sparkling wine, but about some groundbreaking still 2018s. A version of this article is...
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A version of this article about a most unusual wine merchant is published by the Financial Times. See also Tips...
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