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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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These 133 tasting notes augment Walter's earlier report Barolo 2014 – not light but lithe.
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See this guide to all our coverage of the 2017 vintage in Bordeaux. My picture shows the stony old-vine vineyard...
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