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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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Jean-Luc Jamet in his cellar with a map of Côte Rôtie
Tasting articles See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019. Above Jean-Paul Jamet gives Ali a cartographical tour of Côte...
Pond and vines at the Perrins' Ch de Beaucastel
Tasting articles See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019. The picture above was taken for the Perrin family of...
Alistair Cooper MW at the HQ of Vacqueyras for a blind tasting of 2019s
Tasting articles Ali's slightly quizzical reaction to his blind tasting of nearly 80 Vacqueyras reds at the HQ of the appellation. His...
Alistair Cooper MW tasting Gigndas 2019 blind
Tasting articles Ali's reaction to his blind tasting of over 90 Gigondas 2019s at the appellation's headquarters in the pretty village below...
Dom de la Vieille Julienne vineyards in Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Tasting articles Yesterday the Tradition bottlings, today their fancy stablemates, of which Dom de la Vieille Julienne produces not a few. See...
Samples of 2019 Chateauneuf-du-Pape ready for blind tasting
Tasting articles We begin two weeks devoted to hundreds of 2019s tasted in the Rhône Valley last month. Above are just some...
Olivier Krug recording a close-up of a vine in Clos du Mesnil
Tasting articles This is no time to desert the magic combination of wine and carbon dioxide. We present dozens of examples, and...
Nathalie Theulot and husband Jean-Claude
Tasting articles For our coverage so far of 2019 in Burgundy, see this guide, especially Jancis’s overview of the vintage. Nathalie Theulot...
Johanneshof Reinisch Kästenbaum vineyard Gumpoldskirchen
Tasting articles A selection of current Austrian releases tasted in London to complement the mainly 2019 Grüner Veltliners and Rieslings tasted in...
Jean-Marc Roulot in his Meursault cellar with a stainless steel barrel
Tasting articles See also 2019s tasted in Burgundy – introduction and this guide to our coverage of 2019 burgundy. Jean-Marc Roulot is...
Lafarge family in their doorway in Volnay, Burgundy
Tasting articles See also 2019s tasted in Burgundy – introduction and this guide to our coverage of 2019 burgundy. Chantal, daughter Clothilde...
Arnaud Ente in his Meursault tasting room
Tasting articles See also 2019s tasted in Burgundy – introduction and this guide to our coverage of 2019 burgundy. Arnaud Ente is...
Pinot Noirs from Brooks Wine, Oregon
Tasting articles The wines of one of the winners of our writing competition. Because today we're publishing videos made by the 18...
McLaren Vale and the ocean
Tasting articles McLaren Vale is blessed with 455 ha of Grenache, most of it pretty senior. An increasing number of wine producers...
View over St Magdalener vineyards in Alto Adige
Tasting articles See Walter on Rescuing the real Schiava . Here he introduces us to some of the best, by no means...
Blind tasting of champagne and English sparkling wine at Noble Rot Soho, September 2020
Tasting articles A challenge for English sparkling wine reprised. Five years ago I took part in a blind comparison of six English...
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