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David v Goliath in 2016 bordeaux
An overview of the 2016s tasted at 10 years old. See tasting articles on right-bank reds and sweet whites and left-bank reds. A version of this article is published by...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 28 February 2026
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Spanish wine set fair
Ferran and Jancis attempt to sum up the excitement of Spanish wine today in six glasses. A much shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 21 February 2026
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A wine merchant of my acquaintance loves acidity in wine. German wine? Yes please, he says. And give me a...
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Money may not make the entire world go round but it has over the past eight years influenced the restaurant...
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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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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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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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Time was when Italian wine producers were men of their village. They knew every nook and cranny of their native...
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For the USA For the UK So, what to drink with the big festive meal? If you are a serious...
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(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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As reported in Beware Dodgy Hawkers of Fine Wine, my colleague British wine writer Jim Budd has been doing a...
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British supermarkets and retail chains tend to rotate their special offers around the same old big brands and this nasty...
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John Hicks of Maurice Carrie Winery and Van Roekel Vineyards contacted me the other day to ask why I had...
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29 November, London – News has just reached me that the grandest old man of wine died peacefully yesterday after...
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Jean-Claude Rouzaud of Roederer considers '95 one of the great vintages, and prefers '89 to '90 which can be very...
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