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Wine discoveries – January 2026
From light, delicate Prosecco to cult wine from Bordeaux and red Zinfandel, there’s something for everyone in these 25 wines. Above, the 1,000-year-old chapel at St-Jacques d’Albas, source of one...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 February 2026
• 2 min read
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Up-and-coming grape varieties
Favourites among the quirkier vine varieties. A shorter version of this article, with fewer recommendations, is published by the Financial Times. One massive change in the range of wines available...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 31 January 2026
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Plus, wet weather makes California drought-free for the first time in 25 years and leaves snow on Douro vineyards. Much to the delight of Otto, Paul Symington’s dog, above. A...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
• 1 min read
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19 Sep - Please note that we mistakenly omitted 20 wines from this collection of reviews when we published it...
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From €6.50, 14 Swiss francs, £9.59, 109 Swedish krone, 140 Norwegian krone Find this wine Talk about serendipity. At the...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. Last year the UK was beaten...
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At last, after nine months of tasting, tasting and more tasting, I am proud to present my top 50 Portuguese...
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I heard the shocking and sad news of David Booth's death on Tuesday evening. You only had to meet him...
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I first came across the glamorous Julia Kemper (fetchingly pictured by weinplus.com) when in Portugal...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
For further suggestions from our Purple...
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Julia, having been voted Portuguese Journalist of the Year, is about to become our resident expert on all things Portuguese...
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The exciting if daunting responsibility of choosing 50 top Portuguese wines falls to me this year, as Jancis reported here...
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From €8.50, £8.25 Find this wine I have been tasting like a demon this week as London's spring tasting season...
Don't quote me
This is the text of a speech I was asked to give to wine producers, promoters and commentators at the...
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I am delighted to announce that in the Portuguese Wine Awards 2011 our Julia, Julia Harding MW, has been chosen...
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It's party time in Portugal and in the offices of ViniPortugal, the promotional body for Portuguese wines around the world...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See tasting notes on 120 fine...
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Below are notes on about 120 Portuguese wines of all colours – almost all of them with an interesting story...
Inside information
7 Feb – See also this thread in the forum. For Shining a light on Portugal, I wanted to find...
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