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Bordeaux, Burgundy – it's time to irrigate!
4 September 2025 Château Lafleur quitting the restrictive appellation contrôlée system has put irrigation in the spotlight again. We’re republishing this report from 2022, and its riposte, to inform the...
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Thursday 4 September 2025
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Wine production – who pays the price?
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 14 June 2025
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Some are hailing South Africa's 2025 vintage as potentially the best in two decades. Above, at Brookdale Estate in Paarl...
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Plus Trump's postponement of tariffs. Louise Hurren took the photo above in the wine region awarded Mexico's first protected geographical...
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Also: Halter Ranch in Paso Robles brings the total number of Regenerative Organic Certified wineries to 28, and Ruinart opens...
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Ann Kraemer's Sierra Foothills vineyard is very special indeed, with its fruit highly valued.
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Extreme weather in Europe, the US Federal Government’s impending update to dietary guidelines, James Millton’s conviction for smuggling vine cuttings...
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Issues, both human and viticultural, currently confronting Napa Valley vineyards. Above, Miguel Luna of Silverado Farming Company with his La...
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A new translation of a seminal manual rekindles a revolution in the vineyard, over 100 years in the making.
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21 December 2023 To celebrate their award of a Gérard Basset Foundation grant earlier this month, we're republishing Sam's profile...
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Guest writer Adam McHugh contemplates the quiet pleasures of winter in the vineyard. Above, Vogelzang Vineyard in Happy Canyon in...
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King Vine Pruner visited Jancis in the Languedoc last month. A much shorter version of this account is published by...
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The Young Gun awards shines a long-overdue spotlight on the vineyards and viticulturists behind Australia's best wines. Above, the Granjoux...
Book reviews
Books on wine-related sustainability issues still have a long way to go.
Crushed How a changing climate is altering the...
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High-density, steep-slope plantings and unusual training methods are showcasing the elegance that Red Mountain wines can express. Above, WeatherEye vines...
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Though unpredictable weather has brought challenges to Washington, Oregon and California growers, a return to normal yields and deeper flavour...
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A trend to put growers' names on wine labels, and its consequences, outlined.
Around Santiago, Chile has seen considerable vineyard...
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The other side of the argument re VMCs. Above, the Results team at a go-kart team-building exercise (see below).
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