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Majestic's finds for autumn 2025
A mixed bag with some definite gems in it. Jancis writes Majestic’s buying team continue to do a good job, even if the consumer has to buy at least six...
Jancis Robinson
Tuesday 11 November 2025
• 9 min read
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A 50-strong snippet of The Wine Society's range follows, representing mostly the classics, although there are a few curios too...
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This is a selection of wines shown recently by London wine merchant Corney & Barrow at the Tower of London...
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Jeremy Palmer, managing director of Lay & Wheeler since the company was acquired by Majestic, announces that his old fine...
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We regularly monitor the current wine selections of the major UK wine retailers and supermarkets. Here's a guide to what...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. During the London tasting season, I...
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The case of the disappearing wine company. The 150 year-old wine merchant Lay & Wheeler, once one of Britain's most...
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Stone, Vine & Sun is a particularly enterprising independent wine merchant near Winchester in southern England with notably keen prices...
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The following 35 wines are some of those of which the fine wine retailer Jeroboams, with several shops around London...
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There were some very serious and well-made wines here – quite a change from the mass-market retailers. None of the...
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The following selection of notes are the highlights of the Christmas list of the Wine Society, the British institution that...
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Yesterday I published my tasting notes on the fizz, whites and pinks shown recently by independent UK retailers Lea &...
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