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Hungarian wines – latest releases
From the shores of Lake Balaton to the volcanic fields of Tokaj, Hungarian wines have never been better. Above, the volcanic remnants of Tokaj viewed from the Szent Támas vineyard...
Oliver Coleman
• 4 min read
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Wine discoveries – April 2026
From Koshu to Kazakhstan-grown Riesling, in sparkling, white, orange, pink and red, some of the most interesting bottles we’ve tasted recently. Above, assistant winemaker Andy Zorzi with sheep at Cristom...
Team JR
• 2 min read
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This tasting of sweet Rieslings, mainly but by no means exclusively German with Alsace* and Canadian wines too, was part...
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My tastings in Burgundy at the end of October were punctuated by the most delicious and unBurgundian tasting, a very...
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For many of us in the northern hemisphere, temperatures are sub-zero, and the prevailing feeling is that we deserve all...
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One important feature of tomorrow’s annual generic tasting of New Zealand wines in its major export market the UK will...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. This is the prime time of...
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Vin de Constance’s reputation precedes it: it is the wine lauded by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Napoleon, the wine...
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From $14.99 a half. Find this wine The other day I was at one of our regular blind tastings at...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.This is the time of year when...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
See full tasting notes on Seppeltsfield...
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I don’t often post tasting notes on wines that are more than a century old here but below are descriptions...
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