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Wine discoveries – June 2026
25 ways to keep refreshed despite the heat. Last week Europe experienced its worst June heatwave on record; this week, the US is set to surpass heat records in cities...
Team JR
• 3 min read
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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...
Jancis Robinson
• 2 min read
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A challenge for English sparkling wine reprised.
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See Bordeaux 2018 in bottle, part 1 for an introduction to these wines, and Bordeaux 2018 – the guide for...
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Watch out, Côte d'Or! The Australians are coming.
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Some fine Brunello 2016s, charming Barbaresco 2018s and rather more challenging Barolo 2017s. This photo of Barolo vineyards is by...
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Tam falls in love. It was one of those, 'Where have you been all my life?!' moments. I recently had...
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See Austria's super-pure 2019 Grüner Veltliners and More Austrians – mainly 2019 Rieslings for my review of 200+ current releases...
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The prince of the Languedoc shows off his latest single-vineyard wines. Portrait of the master of all he surveys by...
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Many a wine of serious interest to buyers, wherever they are in the world.
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Some good and very good buys here – wines that should be available internationally.
Regular readers will be familiar with...
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The last of Michael's three collections of tasting notes on (mostly) 2019 Grosse Gewächse. See his notes on GGs from...
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The second of Michael's three collections of tasting notes on Riesling 2019 Grosse Gewächse. See his notes on GGs from...
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Some real gems from South Africa crying out for more attention. See also Why you should buy South African and...
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A history and geography lesson centred on one of Spain's oldest wine regions. It's hot. It's dry. And it deserves...
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Eger is the mosaic of the Hungarian wine regions: 66 grape varieties; colourful soils composed of dozens of different minerals...
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The first of three collections of tasting notes on (mostly) 2019 Grosse Gewächse to supplement Jancis's already published. Michael identifies...
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