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The world is awash with unwanted wine. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, a wine tank farm in South Australia. Reading about the current...

Jancis Robinson Saturday 17 January 2026 • 1 min read

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Team JR Monday 12 January 2026 • 1 min read

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Jancis Robinson Saturday 10 January 2026 • 1 min read

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Burgundy's new breed of négociants

Of all the classic French wine regions, the one that has changed most fundamentally over the last 10 years is...

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Portuguese table wines – worth looking in to

My palate spends a lot of time immersed in the various offerings of wine producers in what is so inaccurately...

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Matching food and wine – the paradox

Am I the only person in the world with a cellarful of red wine and a preference for white wine...

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Roussanne? Viognier? What's in a name?

Note – Look out for a stunning new varietal Roussanne from Rick Kinzbrunner of Beechworth in Victoria, he of Giaconda...

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I wonder why wine drinkers are so wary of acid?

A wine merchant of my acquaintance loves acidity in wine. German wine? Yes please, he says. And give me a...

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Old Wine

A lot of old wine has come my way recently, proving that there is merit in acidity. Some of the...

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Milk thistle – the drinker's friend

Sorry if this is less than crystal clear but I've still got eight 1989 red bordeaux sloshing round my system...

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Nicholas Lander on the marriage of money and restaurants

Money may not make the entire world go round but it has over the past eight years influenced the restaurant...

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News round-up at the turn of the year

A few brief follow-ups on previous stories. The giant French wine company Castel HAS finally acquired the quirky British off-licence...

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Sparkling, sweet and strong wines for the holidays

For the USA For the UK This is the time of year we tend to treat ourselves to the in-between...

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UK Champagne deals

Champagne prices have been falling rapidly as the market is awash with stock. Seckford Wines ( www.seckfordwines.co.uk) of Suffolk is...

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Italian vineyard spaghetti – with a hint of Pauillac

Time was when Italian wine producers were men of their village. They knew every nook and cranny of their native...

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Christmas Reds

For the USA For the UK So, what to drink with the big festive meal? If you are a serious...

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Last-minute recommendations for the holidays

(www.laywheeler.com) From 1998 Chardonnay Reserve La Strada, Marlborough, New ZealandZ £18.95 Particularly delicious current drinking with elements of butterscotch although...

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Budd v the claret web: a sordid tale

As reported in Beware Dodgy Hawkers of Fine Wine, my colleague British wine writer Jim Budd has been doing a...

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Whites for entertaining

There follow two versions of the same advice, one most suitable in terms of stockist information, etc, for British visitors...