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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
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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Here are the notes I made at the London tasting of 2004s in bottle organized by the Union des Grands...
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New Zealand wine is particular passion of mine. I’ve visited this green, pristine country three times in six years. I’ll...
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Here are notes from a partial vertical of the grand vin and second wine of Gruaud Larose, mainly made up...
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Below are tasting notes on several dozen relatively well-priced dry white bordeaux that are currently available. They were tasted blind...
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Spottswoode Cabernets are very particular – delightfully particular. Read more in an accompanying article published in free for all on...
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Patrick Grubb MW ran Sotheby’s wine department 1973-1984 but now runs Patrick Grubb Wine Selections (tel +44 1869 340229) specialising...
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The following fills in the gaps in my coverage of Johannes’ Leitz’s wines, dry(ish) ones first and then listed in...
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Now is a great time to be buying wine for airlines, and indeed for any of us to be buying...
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Here is another tranche of tasting notes on Germany’s rather gorgeous but very varied 2005 vintage: wines from Gunderloch (imported...
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See also an overview of Australian Riesling in free for all and More notable dry Rieslings – mainly Australian The...
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The bulk of these 70+ left bank Bordeaux 1996 were tasted blind at the Sep 8 tasting on which my...
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Linda Murphy writes: It was with both celebration and some sadness this week that Dick Ward and David Graves poured...
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Anthony Hanson MW now spreads his work life between overseeing his magisterial book Burgundy, looking after Christie’s interests in London...
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Here are my notes, as taken at a memorable tasting in London of some of the Symington family's favourite vintage...
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Linda Murphy writes: Generally, Americans love wines that are rich, ripe and concentrated, and we’re derided for that. But can...
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These, for ease of reference, are all my tasting notes to date on Germany’s 2005s, amalgamated from German 2005s –...
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