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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 Vega Sicilia’s new technical director Gonzalo Iturriaga de Juan, who arrived at the estate in September last year, has quickly...
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Tasting articles It had been some time since I had tasted a range of wines offered by Majestic, Britain’s biggest specialist wine...
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Tasting articles This tasting of older vintages of oaked Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux and the Loire turned out to be a classic...
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Tasting articles In an ancient book on viticulture published in 1791 entitled Agricultura general y gobierno de la casa de campo (General...
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Tasting articles The 2005 vintage in Barolo is not considered great by any stretch of the imagination, but when tasting some 30...
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Tasting articles I spent the first 18 years of my life in a village of 40 people and, I have to confess...
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Tasting articles See also the Australian tasting articles published this week on Chardonnay and Shiraz. Blame the Australian predilection for abbreviations for...
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Tasting articles See also Australia – in vogue again. Recently, Australia has been abuzz about new-wave Chardonnay, Italian varieties and natural winemaking...
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Tasting articles See also Australian Shiraz – what's hot, what's cool and Neb, Sangio and friends. Richard and I attempted a two-pronged...
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Tasting articles This follows on from Paso Robles – Rhône varieties published yesterday. Following Prohibition, Zinfandel became the workhorse grape for the...
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Tasting articles See also Paso Robles – other grapes. While the history of Paso Robles wine sits with Zinfandel and its associated...
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Tasting articles Alto Piemonte may be experiencing some serious hype among New York sommeliers, but is little known in the UK. And...
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Tasting articles We started off this account of my recent blind tasting of nearly 250 Bordeaux 2012s with the whites, continued with...
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Tasting articles The Southwold 2012 series began yesterday with the whites, and continues with the left-bank reds . See also this overview...
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Tasting articles See also Southwold 2012s – the right-bank reds and Southwold 2012s – the left-bank reds as well as this overview...
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Tasting articles Royal Warrants are precious things, handed out by the British royal family to their favoured suppliers, whether of marmalade or...
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