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Free for all Madeira – the great survivor

But how long will Madeira, one of the great fortified wines, survive tourist development on this extraordinary Atlantic island? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...

Jancis Robinson Saturday 10 January 2026 • 1 min read

2brouettes in Richbourg,Vosne-Romanee

Free for all Burgundy 2024 – UK merchants making offers

Information about UK merchants offering 2024 burgundy en primeur. Above, a pair of ‘brouettes’ for burning prunings, seen in the Richebourg Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanée (photo by Jon Wyand). We...

Team JR Thursday 8 January 2026 • 1 min read

cacao in the wild

Free for all How to drink less wine

De-alcoholised wine is a poor substitute for the real thing. But there are one or two palatable alternatives. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above...

Jancis Robinson Saturday 3 January 2026 • 1 min read

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Alsace sweetness scale

How sweet is that Alsace wine?

21 September 2023 We are republishing Julia's 2021 article today because of the latest controversy in Alsace over sweetness and...

Marco Simonit with dead vine

Marco Simonit – pruning superstar

King Vine Pruner visited Jancis in the Languedoc last month. A much shorter version of this account is published by...

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The Oxford Companion to Wine – the 5th edition has landed

4 December 2023 Julia talks about the new edition to Billy Galanko and Brady Weller of Vint Podcasts. Available via...

A bidder raises her paddle at the Willamette Valley Wine Auction; photo by Carolyn Wells-Kramer.

How consumers are affected by wine auctions they can't attend

Wine auctions exclusive to members of the wine trade ('trade auctions'), common in the US, do more than move bottles...

Nick Harbour photographed by Jeff Burrows

WWC23 – who won?

We announced this year's competition in late March, started publishing selected entries in July, and now comes the dénouement. A...

Jasud Estate

The long story of Jasud Estate

Is this Napa's boldest or cheekiest enterprise? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. ‘ The...

Jon Wyand and Lalou Bize-Leroy

WWC23 – image shortlist

7 September 2023 Reminder: you have only until 8 am UK time this Monday 11 September to cast your vote...

Changyu bottle

How good are China's top wines?

Austrian Lenz Moser set out to prove a point. See also this detailed account of his taste-off. A version of...

Academie du vin publications

WWC23 – article shortlist

Now that all the entries to our 2023 wine writing competition selected for publication have been published, we're able to...

Ed Paladino

WWC23 – Ed Paladino, by Ocean Yap Powell

In this, the final 2023 wine writing competition entry we will be publishing, Portland-based wine professional Ocean Yap Powell writes...

Benjamin Perus reluctantly agreeing to have his photo taken during our coffee catch up at Nike EHQ in Hilversum

WWC23 – Benjamin Perus, by Sami-Jo Adelman

In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, wine enthusiast Sami-Jo Adelman writes about her friend and fellow wine...

Sean Magruder is a WSET-3 certified wine writer, educator and 2023 fellow of The Wine Writers’ Symposium. His work has been featured in The Santa Barbara Independent and Vintec Club. Since 2020 he has penned and edited press releases, long-form pieces and social media content for wineries on the California Central Coast and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Sean also contributes a monthly feature to natural wine bar and restaurant Satellite Santa Barbara and instructs WSET courses sponsored by Satellite with LA’s

WWC23 – Paul Zink, by Sean Magruder

This entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, by wine writer and educator Sean Magruder, is about wine and hospitality...

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WWC23 – Jeanie Falconer, by Aiden Carroll

In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, freelance writer Aiden Carroll writes about Herefordshire-based vintner Jeanie Falconer. See...

FT Mag cover

121 questions about wine

The food and drink editor of the Financial Times canvassed readers and staff for their questions about wine and put...

Meet two new Masters of Wine

The Institute of Masters of Wine has today welcomed two new MWs to the membership – Erin Jolley MW (US)...

The Subject and The Author. Antic Wine, Lyon, France

WWC23 – Georges Dos Santos, by Jez Fielder

In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, wine lover Jez Fielder writes about Lyonnais sommelier and wine-shop owner...

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