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Sherry, port and Madeira in profusion. This is surely the time of year when you can allow yourself to take the plunge into these very special wines. I tasted quite...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 12 December 2025
• 3 min read
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Rhône 2024 – other southern whites, rosés and VDNs
Gigondas Blanc lives up to its new appellation in 2024. Above, Clairette at Château de St-Cosme, one of the vintage’s standout producers. For more on the Rhône 2024 vintage, see...
Alistair Cooper MW
Wednesday 10 December 2025
• 11 min read
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Rhône 2024 – other southern reds
Alistair Cooper MW
Wednesday 10 December 2025
• 12 min read
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I promised a companion piece to my How are 2000 bordeaux now? on a much more contentious vintage, 2003 bordeaux.This...
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‘We all have the anti-establishment complex here’, explained Eben Sadie when I asked why none of the Swartland and Paardeberg...
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We continue our African Week with this report on what Julia tasted recently in South Africa. The most striking aspect...
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Below are notes I took at the home of Hiro Kusuda in New Zealand in February 2009. See my profile...
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Richard Hemming recently tasted these offerings from Virgin Wines, now a subsidiary of Direct Wines, owned by the Laithwaite family...
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In 2007 vintage ports – Part 1 Richard Hemming reported on a recent showing of these exciting new wines made...
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Below are my tasting notes from last Friday's showing of Penfolds latest releases of its so-called Luxury and Icon wines...
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Upmarket UK supermarket Waitrose is clearly aware that it may not be perceived as the first destination for bargains. Why...
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Guillaume d'Angerville is rather different from the average Burgundian wine producer. He is still basically a banker in Paris (for...
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See also this recent coverage of fine, dry German whites: A final fling with Sylvaner Great Sylvaner Do German dry...
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Congratulations to Marks & Spencer for having sourced one of the most interesting wine ranges in the British high street...
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This wonderful tasting of 37 vintages back to 1964 took place at Ch Climens at the end of the Bordeaux...
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See Part 2, my notes on 36 2007 vintage ports – JR Three port companies – Fladgate, Symington and Noval...
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Robersons once again executed a London coup du vin by hosting a Vega Sicilia tasting featuring the winemaker, owner, and...
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As promised here on our members' forum to a purple pager based in Sydney, I recently immersed myself in a...
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Here's a complement to Great wines from Portugal published earlier this week.
This line up of venerable Dão wines, whites...
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