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Who is venturing beyond Bordeaux?
Should fine-wine producers have a network of exclusive distributors or throw themselves at the mercy of the Bordeaux Place? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 20 September 2025
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The en primeur system has been called into question more than ever before in this time of pandemic, and generated...
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Our coverage of Bordeaux 2018 en primeur comes to a sticky end today with the sweet wines of Sauternes and...
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This is our final tasting article on the Bordeaux 2018 reds. Come back on Monday for the sweet whites. For...
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The final part of Julia's overview of Bordeaux 2018 looks at pricing as one serious player and several smaller châteaux...
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In the second part of her report on Bordeaux 2018, Julia looks at the characteristics of the wines and the...
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Julia has worked very hard over two trips to Bordeaux to bring us reviews of more than 500 examples of...
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Julia samples some great Rheinhessen, and now Mosel, wines from cask, in situ. Please note that many of these wines...
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3 September 2018 Some comments on the Bordeaux Place's moves towards diversification have been added. 1 September 2018 A version...
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Ella Lister of Wine Lister provides some more food for thought on this year's primeur campaign. See this complete guide...
Don't quote me
Jonathan Reeve of Wine Owners, who assembled the proto-prices table in What price Bordeaux 2017?, sums up this year’s Bordeaux...
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14 June 2018 At last Bordeaux 2017 prices are tumbling out so we are revisiting this list of them as...
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I had hoped to provide some alternative to our Bordeaux primeurs diet this week for our free article today but...
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See also yes terday's vintage report – part 1 and this guide to our past and forthcoming coverage of the...
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For more specific comments and my tasting notes on individual appellations, see the articles published throughout this week and this...
Hemming's spittoon
I think they call it the coal face of wine tasting because your teeth end up looking like a coal...
Hemming's spittoon
Now that the detumescent 2016 en primeur campaign has passed its climax, mostly to the eye-rolling indifference of its weary...
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