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Wildfires in Chile, New Zealand floods, South Africa starts harvest, Prosecco sales strong
Also: the WHO calls for raised alcohol taxes; more tariff drama; Champagne sales decline, and protests continue at Moët Hennessy. Above, fires still rage in South Africa. Photo by David...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 23 January 2026
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Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
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Jancis's diary – November and December 2025
Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed. This diary is a double helping, covering late October to late December, because this particular...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 2 January 2026
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See a new report on the potential for safely using lighter bottles for sparkling wines here . Unlike most, South...
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Quite a stir has been caused in the South Africa by wine writer Tim James’s discovery that Kleine Zalze, Vineyard...
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I did tweet about this at the time but I would just like to thank all those South African wine...
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Some truly exciting wines are now being made by South Africa's new generation of wine producers, typically...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. 10 Nov 2009 See the spirited...
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The speed with which the character of the South African wine scene changed at the beginning of the post-apartheid era...
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Richard Hemming kicks off a week that will see quite a number of tasting notes on some of South Africa's...
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Look out for our forthcoming report on some of South Africa's exciting new wines. At last, the opportunity to combine...
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Written by Tim James. Pinot Noir was probably first planted in South Africa in the 1920s (the crossing with Cinsaut...
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1 Oct - We have just received the following update to the article below, first published a couple of years...
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From 55.56 Rand, £6.95, €7.47, $15.98 and 15.75 Swiss francs. Find this wine This week’s wine is available in the...
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These tasting notes on 57 South African reds were made at a blind tasting for business class on British Airways...
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Early last month Julia flew to South Africa to be a judge with Michel Bettane and Brian Croser of the...
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News of recent developments that I strongly commend to you. See www.adelaideaca.com.au for news of what Constellation are up to...
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Old age is complicated, for wines as for people. Should old wines that have weathered the chemical interactions of their...
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‘We all have the anti-establishment complex here’, explained Eben Sadie when I asked why none of the Swartland and Paardeberg...
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