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Wine discoveries – February 2026
A flurry of wines to chase the winter blues away. Above, Ina and Heiko Bamberger, makers of one such wine, a terrific German sparkler reviewed below (credit: Lucie Greiner). February...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 March 2026
• 3 min read
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2016 bordeaux at 10 years – left-bank reds
Impressions from the most recent Ten Years On tastings held by Bordeaux Index and Farr Vintners. See this report on the right-bank reds and sweet whites and s ee also...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 27 February 2026
• 3 min read
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2016 bordeaux at 10 years – right-bank reds and sweet whites
Jancis Robinson
Thursday 26 February 2026
• 2 min read
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The third tasting article in our series about older whites is an account of six Riesling 2010s from round the...
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Chris Tyrrell (right, with his father Bruce) was in London recently to celebrate his family's 160th anniversary as Hunter Valley...
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The first of three articles about particularly senior white wines. Top Chablis from 1971 to 2011 tasted selflessly at the...
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Some of the latest offerings from this co-operative wine-buying society. We all enjoy Wine Society tastings because their wine-buying team...
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Our ex-columnist is treated to a whole decade of one of Burgundy's most celebrated whites. When Clive Coates memorably described...
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Richard presents almost 170 tasting notes of the best red wines he tasted on a recent trip to South Africa...
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Richard presents well over 100 tasting notes of some of South Africa's best current white wines. See also this overview...
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Some of the latest finds from this source of bargains in Hampshire. Just take a look at all those GVs...
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As a follow up to our comprehensive survey of 2016 crus bourgeois , we tackle the posh stuff from the...
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Tasting notes on 68 of the 100 top riojas specially selected by a British tasting panel. See also Andrew Licudi's...
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Highlights from a visit to the Alto Adige's Cantina Terlano, an exceptional co-operative with a great track record. Cantina Terlano...
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Picking out the bargains on the Côte d'Or and to the south, and in one case north, of it. Producing...
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Ferran continues his tour of the Canary Islands, Atlantic playground for the vine. Early this year I published an article...
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Our first taste of the shrunken 2017 vintage in the Rhône.
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