September highlights, and what's to come in October

SEPTEMBER on JancisRobinson.com was a harlequin of wine, as ever. There was particular focus on Germany, China and the nascent 2012 vintage in France but other topics covered included the new St-Émilion classification, ethics in South Africa plus a host of tasting notes from Beaujolais, Sherry, Lisboa and beyond. Here are some highlights:

• Jancis' reporting what she drank on holiday
• The Bordeaux 2012 harvest according to: Martin Krajewski of Ch de Sours, parts one, two and three
• Alex Hunt MW on how to buy burgundy
• German Riesling at the top of its game from Keller and Schönleber as well as a comprehensive tasting of 2011 GGs
• Three articles about Ningxia in China: vinification, wineries and of course tasting notes 
• 'Some fleshy highlights' of Ch Trotanoy
• Richard's Fifty shades of sherry
• Alder Yarrow on Price and politics in California's 2012 harvest
• An astonishing back catalogue of Cockburn's vintage ports 
• Not forgetting highlights from Nick's new book
• and finally, tributes to Patrick Sandeman
  
  

OCTOBER promises to be just as busy, with the following articles due to be published:

• A massive tasting article on the best of Piemonte by Jancis and Walter
• Impressive 2010 Crus Bourgeois – nearly 200 of them
• Even more about That Book (our special offer will remain 'sticky' at the top of the list of Latest articles for a while)
• Many more tasting notes on fine Italians and fine Iberians
• A compilation of reviews of some of France's greatest wine bargains, from the Languedoc, of course
• and more on Croatia, Argentina and Chile 
• and Buckingham Palace champagne
• as well as a wide range of retailers' selections including Laithwaites and The Wine Society 

And don't forget ... our free events diary has over 30 events listed for October. Here are just a few of them (all UK but we'd like to encourage organisers of wine events anywhere in the world to post details of them):

• A South African Fine Wine Extravaganza in London
• A Fine Burgundy Dinner Tasting in Oxford
• Quirky Italian wines and a spot of dinner in Brecon
• An Epic Chilean tasting in Fotheringay
• Rhône Wine Tasting with Four-Course Game Season Menu