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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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The following tasting notes on Ch Lafleur, jewel of Pomerol have been assembled from three separate tastings, as listed in...
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Last July I went to the House of Lords to taste the gold and silver medal winners in this year's...
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This was a fascinating tasting through history. The first...
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Long-term purple pagers will already have read my enthusiastic tasting notes on Luis Pato’s 2001s, no longer made within the...
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Here are some late arrivals to add to my list of German 2003s. REICHSGRAF VON KESSELSTATT, MOSEL-SAAR-RUWER Josephsh öfer Riesling...
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I recently tasted about 80 reds from southern Italy and the islands. These wines used typically IMHO to be either...
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In hot weather, even I can be tempted by a characterful beer. Richard Neville, once an award-winning wine merchant and...
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See inside information for some background to this relatively unknown variety and varietal. These current examples are listed in order...
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18 aug I have at last re-tasted Clos Mogador 2001 and have substituted my much more favourable tasting note on...
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See wine news for an overview of Piemontese Barbera in its many guises.
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The Wine Society (see some background in a recent your turn) recently held a fascinating comparative tasting of wines from...
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Well didn't the Greeks do well? Nick is still muttering that they didn't play good enough soccer to be worthy...
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John Goodwin asked recently in your turn whether Clerico and Scavino's 2000 Barolos were wines to get excited about. Here...
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See also German 2003s in full: A-M GUTSVERWALTUNG NIEDERHAUSEN-SCHLOSSBOECKELHEIM, NAHE Schlossböckelheimer Kupfergrube Riesling Qualitätswein trocken 2003 Gutsverwaltung Niederhausen-Schlossböckelheim 16.5 Drink...
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22 aug A wide range of von Kesselstatt wines has just been added and the break between the two tranches...
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