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rosé picnic by Tamlyn Currin
Tasting articles 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...

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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Robin Davies of Swig in kayak off the coast of Ayrshire
Tasting articles See this guide to other articles in this 'dozens' series. Robin Davis of Swig is pictured above making a delivery...
Rives-Blanques Mauzac illustration by artist David Hawson
Tasting articles The first part of a massive report on current wines from the Languedoc and Roussillon: over 180 white and sparkling...
Elias Montero of Verum, La Mancha
Tasting articles Ferran profiles one producer who is breaking the mould in La Mancha. On Jancis's reliable recommendation, during my visit to...
Adan Israel, sommelier at Granero restaurant, La Mancha
Tasting articles Ferran tasted his way through some of Spain's most unusual wines. This tasting article is to be read in conjunction...
Clavau vineyard in Sion
Tasting articles Nearly 100 wines tasted in London and Switzerland, from rare varieties such as Himbertscha to more recent crosses such as...
Waterloo Place, The Colonnade, Pall Mall, London in 1749
Tasting articles A company with tentacles in Scotland and Asia… See this guide to other articles in this 'dozens' series. Of all...
Quinta do Vesuvio on  the Douro river in northern Portugal
Tasting articles 7 August 2020 I have now been able to add tasting notes for the three offerings from The Fladgate Partnership...
Cornelius and Helmut Dönnhoff, Nahe winemakers in Germany
Tasting articles See also yesterday's part 1 with its tasting notes on 100 wines from Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. As I explained yesterday, these two...
Zilliken family, famous for their Saar wines in Germany
Tasting articles Last year produced an exceptional crop of German wines. Here are tasting notes on 100 of them, including some made...
Canary Islands and Atlantic by Cristian Palmer
Tasting articles Ferran reports on three exciting sets of wines from very different Spanish territories. The Canary Islands landscape above was captured...
Grape pickers at Domaine Sibille, Laure-Minervois, Languedoc
Tasting articles The owners of this nascent wine business would like it to be slightly less secret... See this guide to our...
Michael Schmidt tasting at home in the Ahr Valley, 2020
Tasting articles No Weinbörse in Mainz this year? No problem, says Michael, bedazzled by the 2019 vintage. This is the first of...
Decanting a can of wine
Tasting articles Miami-based Sarah Phillips of Liv-ex, winner of last summer's writing competition, swapped classed growths for canned wine for a while...
Record books at Berry Bros & Rudd, London wine merchant
Tasting articles Wines from £12.25 to £29.95 from Britain's most venerable wine merchant, whose beginnings owe much to a rival stimulant. See...
Franschhoek panorama
Tasting articles Here is the second half of a photo report of visits to some of South Africa's leading producers. See also...
Grower champagne corks with stopper and champagne star
Tasting articles A comparison of current releases from six of the most admired single-estate producers in Champagne with two similarly styled wines...
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