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Jancis's diary – October 2025
Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above (unthinkable in London). I write this just before taking off...
Jancis Robinson
Monday 3 November 2025
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Jancis's diary - September 2025
Jancis Robinson
Wednesday 1 October 2025
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Last year, Jancis tasted every vintage (1982 through 2003 – see tasting notes) of Spottswoode St. Helena Napa Valley Cabernet...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times . See also my tasting notes...
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See Screaming Eagle – the new regime.
Below are notes on what are arguably America’s most famous wines, often discussed...
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See here for vineyards with meeting venues and see here for more winery suggestions.
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See this thread in members' forum kindly provided by Napa Valley resident and wine student Patricia Butler.
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times . California wine producers are a...
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Spottswoode Cabernets are very particular – delightfully particular. Read more in an accompanying article published in free for all on...
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Linda Murphy writes: It was with both celebration and some sadness this week that Dick Ward and David Graves poured...
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Berlin-based wine writer Stuart Pigott persuaded Delia Viader to open up a vertical of her Napa Valley red when he...
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Vast American/Australian wine conglomerate Constellation's bid for the entire Mondavi Corporation makes a lot of sense, but I wonder whether...
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See inside information for lots of techie stuff on Opus One.
This was a fascinating tasting through history. The first...
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How Opus One was made in the early years of this century.
I thought it might interest the more technically...
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These wines, straight from the Shafers' own cellars, were tased in Miami in early March 2003. They were served, in...
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James Conaway is not the most popular man in California's Napa Valley. He has now written not just one but...
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