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Sparkling wines for the 2025 festive season
Top tips for those seeking a bit of sparkle for the holidays this Christmas and New Year. From £14 to £1,438 a bottle. A version of this article is published...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 22 November 2025
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South Africa's Trophy Wine Show 2025
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WWC25 – The thief in the night, by Charlotte Adams Alsaadi
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Thursday 21 August 2025
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10 February 2021 If you're looking for the latest information on our Old Vine Register, please see Our Old Vines...
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Was this year's showing by the Cape's young guns the tasting of the year? It certainly felt like it. See...
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A range of great wines from a Swartland star, and one to grab from a South African debutant (pictured).
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An established South African winemaker puts her name on the label with a versatile red from a once-disparaged variety.
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8 June 2019 Jancis writes I just remembered that I have a series of tasting notes from a lunch in...
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To coincide with today's Battle of the Sauvignons , we delve deeply into the archives, all the way back to...
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