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Ten common myths about wine
Recently, Jancis was asked by the Financial Times to list some of the most common misperceptions about wine. While we know that you, dear reader, don't believe any of the...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 9 August 2025
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22 December 2022 We’re republishing this story as Jancis interviews one of the four Zimbabwean sommeliers featured – Tinashe Nyamudoka...
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Currently hardly more than 10% of those who serve alcohol in California have completed the training and testing that has...
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How to tell glasses apart.
I don't know about you but when entertaining friends who are interested in wine (and...
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Neville Abraham is still campaigning for a fairer deal. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the...
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What wine waiters think of us diners. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
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Jarrett Buffington is currently a successful sommelier in Sydney, Australia, a long, long way from his beginnings. His application for...
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Nikan Jooyani is an Iranian living in Italy who applied for a Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity Scholarship and ended...
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Tinashe Nyamudoka was one of the team of Zimbabwean top sommeliers in Cape Town who competed in the World Wine...
Alder on America
No good news from Alder this month. See our own modest offer for out-of-work hospitality professionals.
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Nick on restaurants
It's difficult to think of a restaurant drinks buyer who is more respected and internationally experienced than Christine Parkinson. She...
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A follow-up to last year's Master Sommelier saga.
This week the Court of Master Sommeliers – Americas completed the annual...
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Dramatic contrasts between developed and developing worlds on the restaurant floor revealed. This article has been syndicated.
Travelling around the...
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12 April 2019 Almost every day I receive useful suggestions for keeping wine cool in high temperatures. See the end...
Andrea's salon
A continuation of Andrea's search for the perfect wine dinner for her friends. See part 1. The origins of the...
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A shorter version of this article, a gripping tale of a fight for global dominance in wine waiting, is published...
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7 March 2019 We're republishing this 14-year-old article in response to a plea from a fellow Master of Wine, Cassidy...
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