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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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Majestic Wine logo 2021
Tasting articles Majestic is starting to be a bit more majestic. Some recommended still wines below. Some favourite sparkling wines and champagnes...
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Tasting articles Some plums from a fine collection, most of which are available outside the UK too. Andy writes The wine range...
champagne and fireworks by Myriam Zilles on Unsplash
Tasting articles There's everything here from the cheapest and quite cheerful fizz (in the Other group below) to the most sumptuous of...
Wine RDV Paris 2021
Tasting articles A tasting of wines from French co-ops took place almost under the Eiffel Tower recently. The mood in the light...
Richard Hemming with glass of champagne
Tasting articles We start a new series based on what Richard Hemming MW has been tasting in his base in Singapore over...
Beaujolais Nouveau 2021 labels
Tasting articles Are we seeing a new wave of Beaujolais Nouveau? That we had, until 12 November 2021, exactly four Beaujolais Nouveau...
Booklet for Robert Slotover's Athenaeum rare grape tasting
Tasting articles Robert Slotover, pictured below by his wife Jill at his son's new London restaurant Toklas, is more obsessed by obscure...
Charles Lachaux collects his Golden Vines Award
Tasting articles Charles Lachaux is pictured collecting his Golden Vines Award last month, having been voted World’s Best Rising Star. His recent...
Vines in St Peray
Tasting articles Ali consoled himself for not making it to taste the new vintage in the Rhône Valley this year (James Lawther...
Ch Latour label
Tasting articles Claret is the right word for the relatively lean 1975 bordeaux, which have at long last blossomed. At the top...
Cathy Corison and William Martin at their Napa Valley winery
Tasting articles Wines of Colgin, Corison, TOR and VHR, Vine Hill Ranch – tasted in London, which, fortunately for wine-loving Brits, seems...
Castello di Volpaia
Tasting articles Some serious goodies here. Castello di Volpaia, source of a great-value Tuscan red, pictured above, and below by Juan Trujillo...
Foivos Barcarola
Tasting articles Some new discoveries are among the Greek treasures most recently washed up on Julia's tasting table. Writing about wines from...
Larkmead vineyard crew
Tasting articles The choice between outsourcing viticulture or hiring in-house vineyard staff examined. Among oenophiles, the word ‘terroir’ is discussed ad nauseum...
Cabernet harvest 2021 at Smith Haut Lafitte
Tasting articles A useful look at recent vintages from some of the over-performing grands crus classés. Every year a group of Bordeaux...
Domaine Slapsak - the vineyards of Dolenjska
Tasting articles Word of the day: penina . Slovenian sparkling wine. Double score on new language skills and new wine discoveries. I...
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