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Wine discoveries – June 2026
25 ways to keep refreshed despite the heat. Last week Europe experienced its worst June heatwave on record; this week, the US is set to surpass heat records in cities...
Team JR
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Opus One 1979–2000
A vertical tasting takes Jancis back to the groundbreaking beginning of this emblematic California red. Left to right in a private room in 67 Pall Mall, London: Margaret Rand, Michael...
Jancis Robinson
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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.
As Richard recovers from his first week's researches into...
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A round-up of tasting notes on about 120 current releases from France’s best-value region. See also this 2018 harvest report...
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An autumn collection of goodies from one of London's most successful small groups of wine shops. Did I really taste...
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A tasting from Italy's top sparkling wine appellation leaves more questions than answers. I wonder whether the producers and promoters...
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As Richard starts his assessment of the 2017 vintage in the Rhône Valley, we look at a winning combination of...
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A tasting of back vintages of some top-end California reds suggests that older is not always better. As this ongoing...
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Jancis reports on a world first: a hugely impressive set of verticals from a source of impeccable Chardonnays, in New...
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Richard and Julia find many examples of good-quality, affordable and eminently drinkable bordeaux in the latest official selection of crus...
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Jancis presents notes on, and the background to, one of Rioja's most famous modern top bottlings.
Sometimes it seems as...
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Jancis gives her verdict on this year's version of these annual offerings – released to the world today. I don’t...
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How one man has been proving significant geographical diversity in Emilia-Romagna. A couple of years ago in an article on...
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In the third and final part of Michael's report from the annual showing of Grosse Gewächse in the German spa...
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Assessments of the 47 fine reds shown at our first Chianti Classico Night in London a week ago. See also...
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Around the world Felton Road is one of the most admired producers in Central Otago, responsible for really serious examples...
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While some parts of the Loire were ravaged by frost and hail in 2017, Vouvray didn't fare too badly. Yields...
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