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Favourites among the quirkier vine varieties. A shorter version of this article, with fewer recommendations, is published by the Financial Times. One massive change in the range of wines available...

Jancis Robinson Saturday 31 January 2026 • 1 min read

Free for all 25th anniversary tasting of mature Australian wines in Tokyo

Team JR Wednesday 28 January 2026 • 2 min read

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Calling singles who love wine

Are you single and interested in wine? If so, you just might be interested in a new and – yes...

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Last day for Geoffrey Roberts applications

Monday is the closing date for applications for the Geoffrey Roberts Award 2008. We judges are looking for someone who...

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Bordeaux Wine Trading Company Ltd – a warning

14 Apr – Aggrieved customers of the Bordeaux Wine Trading Company have formed an action group. Details may be accessed...

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Shortage of lightweight bottles in the UK

Bad blood seems to be developing between Britain’s wine importers and the local glass manufacturers. According to this week’s Harper’s...

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A new, improved feature on the site

Over this holiday weekend we have achieved a major, long-standing goal, to amplify the tasting notes list on this site...

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Schildknecht on reefer madness

In answer to my article about wine shipping temperatures, our old friend David Schildknecht, who until recently was a wine...

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What happens to your wine en route

This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See also Schildknecht on reefer madness...

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China Customs crackdown – the big picture

Lost in the clamour of denials from leading Chinese wine importer ASC Fine Wines as to the reported value of...

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Montalcino enjoys fourth good vintage

‘Giugiu’ Sesti reports on the 2007 growing season and vintage in southern Tuscany as observed from his hilltop south west...

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South Australian heatwave

As the 2008 Australian vintage progresses, temperatures in the wine state, South Australia, are a good 10 degrees C above...

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Will China ever be a serious wine producer?

This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See also Chinese wine – the...

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Just two weeks left for £3,000/$6,000 award entries

Don't forget that the closing date for this year's Geoffrey Roberts travel bursary is 31 Mar, two weeks on Monday...

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UK budget hits wine drinkers

In his first budget statement since taking over as Chancellor of the Exchequer (effectively UK finance minister) from Gordon Brown...

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Taste Portugal's best in London

Wines of Portugal are creating a fantastic opportunity to taste a wide range of Portuguese wines – and visitors to...

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Where to buy wine in Australia

Australian wine writer Peter Forrestal has compiled this incredibly thorough compendium of recommended wine retailers and merchants in Australia. The...

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Slovenia – land of extreme winemaking

This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See also tasting notes on more...