On Saturday I’ll be surveying how the wine scene has changed over the last 30 years, so I have been feeling generally rather retrospective. The timing…
21 May 2015 Jancis Robinson
As joyfully trumpeted by Loire champion Charles Sydney last month, 2014 is reputed to be an outstanding vintage for the wines of the Loire Valley.…
24 Feb 2015 Richard Hemming MW
As Team Jancis take a deep breath after working their way through hundreds of 2013 burgundies, here is Loire broker Charles Sydney's enthusiastic…
21 Jan 2015 Guest contributor
See Sorting through the assortments for a guide to the many collections of tasting notes already published and details of the two more we will…
5 Dec 2014 Team JR
It has become something of an August tradition that wine producer and collector Graham Nutter hosts a significant tasting of wines that have nothing…
7 Oct 2014 Jancis Robinson
For the introduction to this collection of tasting notes, see Which path for the Loire's great grape? Notes are grouped by producer and…
24 Jul 2014 Richard Hemming MW
See my tasting notes on 78 Loire Chenins. Chenin Blanc was walking out with Riesling. They had so much in common - they were often pretty dry, but…
23 Jul 2014 Richard Hemming MW
From US$12.99 (available in 43 states, according to their US distributor), £11.65, 134 Swedish krona, HK$208Find the Vouvrays of Ch Moncontour…
27 Jun 2014 Richard Hemming MW
Novelty is an irresistible force. Each year, every wine region gives birth to their new vintage and presents it, barely out of swaddling, to the…
3 Feb 2014 Richard Hemming MW
See this guide to all our autumn collections. We all love Loire wines and would love to see them more widely celebrated. I was sad to…
16 Dec 2013 Team JR
From £18, €23.95, $32.99, 1,500 Philippine pesos Find this wine There is nothing unlucky about this recommendation for Friday…
13 Dec 2013 Jancis Robinson
Courtier Charles Sydney sends the following report on the 2013 harvest in the Loire, written on 17 October. Looking out of the…
23 Oct 2013 Guest contributor
€7.50, £7.50, 125.80 rand, 86 Swedish krone Find this Pinot Hats off to the Cave Saint-Verny co-op in the département of Puy-de-Dôme in the…
13 Sep 2013 Jancis Robinson
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.See tasting notes on Huet wines back to 1924. I've just been…
31 Aug 2013 Jancis Robinson
With the superlative 2012 vintage widely available, now is the time to renew your acquaintance with Muscadet, one of the bargains of the wine world.…
12 Jul 2013 Jancis Robinson
