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Jancis's diary – April 2025
A month with a trip to Japan and more very smart bottles than professional tastings. Above, Kyoto's 300-year-old Kenninji Ryosokuin temple in early April. I ended last month’s diary with...
Jancis Robinson
Thursday 1 May 2025
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Fontanel No 66 Ambré 2015 Rivesaltes
Tara Q Thomas
Friday 27 December 2024
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Domaine La Tour Vieille, Reserva NV Banyuls
Jancis Robinson
Friday 1 November 2024
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
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See The archivist of Roussillon for the background to this tasting of some of France's under-appreciated treasures. The picture is...
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Jonathan Hesford of Domaine Treloar in southern Roussillon made the point recently on our Members' forum that his 2012 growing...
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The vast Languedoc-Roussillon wine region is home to probably hundreds of artisan winemakers who make lovely wines chock full of...
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It is always fascinating to get some insights into the tremendous effort and innovation that goes into the bottles of...
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One French region I think has enormous potential and I have been following closely for at least the last 10...
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'Maury sweet and dry' is the strapline announcing the recent changes to the Maury appellation in Roussillon in the far...
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Purple Pager Jonathan Hesford of Domaine Treloar in Roussillon writes: [UK wine merchant] Leon Stolarski and I have been working...
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I have already written several times about Les Clos Perdus, the Languedoc-Roussillon producer based in Peyriac de Mer run by...
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Sud de France held their annual Languedoc-Roussillon Sommelier of the Year competition on Monday amid slightly less fanfare than the...
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I've been keenly following Le Soula, a joint venture between revered Roussillon winemaker Gérard Gauby and UK importer Richards Walford...
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I was so thrilled by the enthusiastic response to France's best kept secret about the great wines to be found...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. For wine consumers, especially those who...
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I firmly believe that the south of France is home to some of the best wine value in the world...
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The Occitan word for stranger is estranhièr – a hauntingly beautiful word. And the broad swathe of Mediterranean coastline from...
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