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400+ entrants in our 2026 wine writing competition
Great pairings – so many to choose from! A big thank you to all from Team JR. This year’s wine writing competition has broken all records, with more than 400...
Jancis Robinson
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Our 2026 wine writing competition
23 June 2026 New prizes added to enhance the winners’ wine-drinking pleasure. 18 June 2026 Prizes announced! Académie du Vin Library, the sponsor of the 2026 wine writing competition, has...
Julian Leidy
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Tam (pictured enjoying a measure of German Spätburgunder whilst picking sloe berries in hedgerows) has excelled herself in her incisive...
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For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2015, see this guide .
Tokaj People and...
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For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2015, see this guide .
Vinologue Priorat
Second...
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For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2015, see this guide .
The Champagne Guide...
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For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2015, see this guide .
The Knowledge: Red...
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For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2015, see this guide .
Tasting French terroir...
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For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2015, see this guide .
The History of...
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This is the first in a series of reviews of books about wine published in 2015. This year Tam has...
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Exactly 40 years ago today was my very first day as a wine writer. I had been hired as assistant...
Alder on America
Do a book search for Napa on Amazon, or any other Internet bookstore of your choice, and you will immediately...
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A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. Arvine, Coteaux Bourguignons, CellarTracker, colluvium, Stéphane Derenoncourt, vineyard...
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9 pm 14 Aug I have just received the following statement from Riedel. 'On Saturday 8 August 2015 we issued...
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The winners of this year's André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards were announced in London last night by wine-loving...
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Instead of a wine of the week today, we present free all the reviews of the six books that our...
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This is our final serving of book reviews from the 2014 crop. For the rest, see this guide to our...
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Today, a selection of books on North and South America. See also this guide to our book reviews by Dublin-based...
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