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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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Quinta do Pôpa, Contos da Terra, Douro
If there’s one country that excels at value-priced wines, it would have to be Portugal. This is yet another wine that supports that theory. From €7, $11.29, £20. Above, Stéphane...
Tara Q Thomas
Friday 30 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Marrone, Che Vale Nebbiolo, Langhe
Tamlyn Currin
Friday 23 January 2026
• 1 min read
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