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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
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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
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A dozen rather grand wines chosen by a UK wine merchant. See this guide to our survey of dozens selected...
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As proof of his assertion that pergola vine training systems can produce great wines, Walter shares this list. See also...
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29 May 2020 See details of Flint's acquisition of one of their direct competitors Domaine Direct in our Members' forum...
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Some Greek treats in the latest instalment of surveys of dozens chosen by independent UK wine merchants. See this guide...
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A cool-climate, bushfire-burnt Australian wine region that deserves to be better known.
Tumbarumba in the foothills of the Australian Alps...
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Mainly very fine Chardonnay, mostly (though not all) from Australia, but some Australian Rieslings, and some French and American Chardonnays...
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A range of fresh, delicate and terroir-transparent wines are given the red-carpet treatment. See the introduction to Arnoux-Lachaux – a...
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Continuing our reviews of a dozen offerings from an independent UK wine merchant, we examine wines chosen by an operation...
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See also Ferran’s introduction to this series and his tasting articles devoted to northern Chile and central Chile.
In this...
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See also Ferran’s introduction to this series and his tasting article devoted to northern Chile.
My tasting of the wines...
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See Ferran’s introduction to this project. Tasting reports on central and southern Chile to follow.
My tasting of the wines...
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A selection from the UK importers of DRC, Petrus, etc, of which two-thirds are under £20 a bottle and seven...
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We continue our series reviewing a dozen wines of which various independent UK wine retailers are particularly proud. We hope...
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A great vintage from the toughest country, a classic grape, and purity of fruit. Burnt rubber banished, but complexity a...
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Napa Valley's most high-profile father-and-son operations, Harlan Estate and Promontory.
Any local I have ever discussed this with is agreed...
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Cellars in Alsace are full of wine unwanted by French supermarkets, and a new association aims to celebrate less conventional...
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