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WWC25 – Ode to Romorantin, by Steven Norton
Technology columnist Steven Norton writes this engaging entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about a COVID-era encounter with Romorantin that sparked his love for this French grape variety. For...
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Sunday 10 August 2025
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Wine news in 5
Champagne news, hail hits the Loire, Barossa uproar, RIP Angela Muir MW
Plus news of a wildfire ripping through Washington State's Columbia Gorge. The Burdoin Fire is pictured above (photo credit: Lyle Fire & Rescue Dist #4). Before I get to global...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 26 July 2025
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Wine news in 5
Hail and fires in France, Australian organics upset, a Burgundy–UK venture
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 12 July 2025
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Every day should be a Muscadet, according to Richard.
From €14.90, $19.99, £24.75, SG$53
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Some serious goodies here. Castello di Volpaia, source of a great-value Tuscan red, pictured above, and below by Juan Trujillo...
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An update on organic Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from New Zealand. 98% of Marlborough vineyards are now picked by...
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' My name is Madeleine Rothery, I’m an Australian writer based in Paris. I’m by no means a traditional wine...
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Okay, I'm convinced … New-wave Pouilly-Fumé producer Jonathan Pabiot pictured above by Juan Trujillo Andrades for Lay & Wheeler.
The...
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A naturally made Chenin Blanc has Richard completely convinced. See also today's collection of Loire wines tasted by Jancis and...
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Some lovely wines, reds as well as whites, for enjoying in warmer weather. See also Tam's Project Loire.
Jancis writes...
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There is great Chenin Blanc in both the Loire and South Africa, the two being closely linked in the image...
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A tribute to Jacky Blot, champion of Chenin Blanc and Bourgeuil in the Loire. Above he is seen with his...
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We celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day today. See also today's wine of the week, a most unusual Sauvignon.
It's a...
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6 May 2021 We're republishing this tasting article free in honour of International Sauvignon Blanc Day tomorrow.
19 January 2021...
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In the final instalment of Project Loire (see this guide to the other four articles), we take a quick look...
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Back in May 2020, which seems like a lifetime ago, I was due to go on a trip to the...
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Tokaj might be famous for the being the wine of kings, but when it comes to the wine of queens...
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See this guide to the other instalments in this broad look at current offerings from the Loire Valley. Reds, pinks...
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Is Muscadet, possibly, the most underrated, misunderstood, underaged and underpriced wine in the world? Sounds overdramatic. Maybe. (This is the...
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