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Tasting articles 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...

Opus 1979-2000 tasting 19 May 2026
Tasting articles 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...

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Tasting articles See this guide to all of our coverage of Bordeaux 2014, including yesterday's right-bank reds and Wednesday's left-bank reds...
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Tasting articles See Southwold 2014s tasting – left-bank reds and Southwold 2014s tasting – whites, as well as this guide to all...
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Tasting articles See also Southwold 2014s tasting – right-bank reds and Southwold 2014s tasting – whites, as well as this guide to...
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Tasting articles When I worked the 2008 vintage in McLaren Vale, Shiraz was the meat and drink of the region. Thousands of...
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Tasting articles Portugal's Douro Valley continues to revitalise its fortunes via the dry table reds and whites that have proliferated in recent...
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Tasting articles Richard writes Most of the 128 wines that Jancis and I tasted in London for this collection of notes on...
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Tasting articles If you've been a member of JancisRobinson.com for any length of time you will know that we are all big...
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Tasting articles This time ten years ago, the 2008 vintage of Bordeaux hadn't yet flowered on the vine. In much the same...
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Tasting articles Julia writes Jancis and I both tasted some stunning madeiras in London late last year, Jancis at a Barbeito masterclass...
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Tasting articles See also In praise of lighter vintages. I explained last May in 2008 white burgundy – ready or not? how...
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Tasting articles See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino. See also earlier articles about this vintage: Brunello 2012 –...
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Tasting articles See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino. See in addition his Brunello – an early look at...
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Tasting articles This was a tasting ten years and several centuries in the making. The purpose was to mark the first decade...
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Tasting articles Judging by the crowds of young professionals that were crammed into London's Banking Hall one evening last October, rioja is...
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Tasting articles Let’s start with the basics: Amontillado is a category of sherry comprising wines that start life as a Fino or...
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Tasting articles Who are we and who do we want to be? This is the question some are asking at the heart...
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