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Matching wine with Asian food, part 6 – smoky-nutty-earthy and strong-piquant
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 13 February 2026
• 1 min read
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France's most progressive region? Languedoc reds, part 2
Ninety-nine wines showing the dazzling diversity of this often-underestimated region. Part 1 was published yesterday. See also Languedoc whites – looking to the future and Languedoc – the buzzword is...
Tamlyn Currin
Tuesday 20 January 2026
• 9 min read
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Rhône 2024 – Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph and other northern reds
Alistair Cooper MW
Thursday 27 November 2025
• 13 min read
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The first of Ali’s reports on Rhône reds from the tricky 2024 vintage. See this guide to everything we’ve published...
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A half-price Hermitage, available from €19.50, $27.99, £28.70.
For this, my 99th wine of the week, I am returning to...
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, Turkish winemaker Evren Evrim Kalkan writes about her complex relationship with...
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Cathedral musician Jonathan Allsopp writes this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about Syrah. For more fantastic wine writing...
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A blind tasting of 10-year-old wines from groundbreaking producers. Pictured above is the seminal tasting in 2015 where the UK...
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The first 'Steenwold' blind tasting took place last May in London. Above, the 2015 new-wave tasting booklets were pictured by...
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Why blends reign supreme in Paso, and how to figure out what the wine in the bottle might taste like...
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If you want to understand what each grape variety brings to a Rhône blend, try heading to Paso. Above, Sadie...
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A breakaway group proves there's much more to NZ wines than Sauvignon Blanc. Above, Dog Point Vineyard in the Southern...
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A combination of luck and careful picking resulted in some fine reds from the southern end of the northern Rhône...
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A return to elegant reds in the northern Rhône after a string of solar years. For all of our coverage...
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A vast array of high-end Australian Shiraz wines shown in London proves that p ower and elegance are not incompatible...
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1 August 2024 The news that Pinot Noir has been approved for a third Alsace grand cru, Vorbourg, reported by...
Don't quote me
A month of contrasts.
After a busy start, life has really, really calmed down for me this month. Which is...
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Julia and Jancis were among the dozen lucky tasters at this impeccably organised roller-coaster tasting in Stevenage, just north of...
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What was once an affectation now has real meaning, as a host of lean, spicy Syrahs come out of recent...
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