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Wines from this extraordinary Portuguese island in the middle of the Atlantic, varying from five to 155 years old. The image above, of terraced vineyards in São Vicente, in the...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 9 January 2026
• 3 min read
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Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Snap up this delicate tawny for the festive season, as it will carry you from canapés through cantucci. From $19.99, €18.50, £20. If it wasn’t for debts, I might not...
Tamlyn Currin
Friday 19 December 2025
• 1 min read
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On South Africa’s remote West Coast an unlikely fortified-wine revival is taking place. Malu Lambert reports.
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Sherry no longer has to be fortified. Out goes fino aged in Sanlúcar (pictured above). In comes Fino Viejo. And...
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More than a hundred reds as a follow-up to last month's whites. Above, Quinta da Chocapalha in the Alenquer subregion...
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A celebration of two decades of Anglo-Portuguese co-operation and restless innovation. Most wine producers make more or less the same...
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A mouth-watering reminder to drink more vins doux naturels, whether fresh and fruity, aged and nutty, or on the dry...
Wines of the week
An incredible buy from this volcanic Portuguese island, ready for dinner any night of the week, from €10.80 or £16...
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The best-value wine in the history of the universe? Richard thinks so.
1970 from £98, $220, HK$1,807, €220, 2,375 Danish...
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A hand-picked selection of great wines that is also published by the Financial Times.
Far too little top-quality champagne is...
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Whether you’re in the market for 2021s and 2020s to lay down in your cellar, tawnies for tonight or ancient...
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An exceptionally beautiful, enjoyable and informative guide to the wines of this dramatic Portuguese archipelago.
Madeira Wine Today
Jeroen Bronkhorst...
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A campaign launched to free Madeira from its before- and after-dinner status and put it straight on the dinner table...
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A soul-stirring wine from a small but mighty, women-led estate in Jerez. Above, owner Mari Carmen Borrego Plá and capataza...
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Three wines of this week this time – and they're stunning! Above, Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Andalusia, horse and sherry...
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Fortified wines are not just for Christmas – if you want a sip to get you through that last dark...
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