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Wine discoveries – December 2025
Twenty-two reasons not to do Dry January. Among them, a Pinot Noir produced by Rippon, from their vineyards on the shores of Lake Wānaka in Central Otago, New Zealand, pictured...
Team JR
Monday 5 January 2026
• 4 min read
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Alder's most memorable California wines 2025
Alder Yarrow
Wednesday 31 December 2025
• 2 min read
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Barolo 2022 and some late releases – the tasting notes
Walter Speller
Tuesday 30 December 2025
• 8 min read
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Another big négociant and major vineyard owner struts their 2019 stuff. Didier Séguier, deputy general manager and winemaker at William...
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We continue our coverage of this surprisingly charming vintage. See this guide to all we publish on 2019 burgundy. Above...
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Rather different styles of wines from these two Beaune négociants. See also this guide to our extensive coverage of 2019...
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Three of my favourite producers of 2019 burgundies are Australian… In the picture is Mark Haisma's 2019 picking team with...
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Prior to my list of sweet and/or strong recommendations to be published on Saturday, here are some of the sweet...
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25 March 2021 Two wines from Diego Conterno now added to the tasting notes below.
16 December 2020 Walter was...
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See also Burgundy 2019 – Drouhin and this guide to our coverage of 2019 burgundies. Thomas Alexander took this picture...
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Does the UK need a new online retailer? This one ’s just a little bit different, and is offering an...
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A varied selection of wines in very cute, very little bottles. See this guide to our coverage of 2019 burgundies...
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We are continuing to share our tasting notes on 2019 burgundies with you in preparation for UK merchants' offers expected...
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See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019 . Above, Ali holds a rather nice glass of white...
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See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019 . Above are the incredibly steep, terraced vineyards of Château-Grillet...
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See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019 .
Both St-Joseph and Cornas show real quality in 2019...
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See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019. Above Jean-Paul Jamet gives Ali a cartographical tour of Côte...
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See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019. The picture above was taken for the Perrin family of...
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Ali's slightly quizzical reaction to his blind tasting of nearly 80 Vacqueyras reds at the HQ of the appellation. His...
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