The Purple Pages digest – June

JUNE saw over 50 articles added to JancisRobinson.com, our small contribution to the 4,441 petabytes of data apparently generated globally every single day (1 petabyte equals 1 million gigabytes, by the way). Here are a few of the best bytes that you may have missed:

• Walter's 200 reviews and in-depth vintage assessment of 2009 Barolo 
• and further articles from his impressive coverage of Sicily
• Grande marque champagnes tasted blind by Jancis
• 2012 Riesling in the Nahe, Rheingau and Rheinhessen assessed by Michael
• Julia's in-depth look at notable producers of New Zealand's Waipara Valley (now free)
• ... and her tasting notes on some of the best wines of North Canterbury (now free)
• Richard's rosé roundup
• Comprehensive notes on wines of the Jura
• A huge compendium of tasting notes on Loire and Alsace wine
• Some top examples of Muscadet – and some thoughts on how the region might be helped

JULY promises the same frenetic level of productivity on JancisRobinson.com, with articles planned on:

• A long hard look at Huet's legendary Vouvrays
• South America's 'icons' compared blind
• Julia's report on her recent trip to Georgia 
• Walter in detail on Barolo Riserva 2007s, Barbaresco 2010s, Barbaresco Riserva 2008s plus Roero 2010s and Roero Riserva 2009s
• Max Allen on the next generation of Australian superstars
• Michael and Jancis continue to review lovely German 2012s

FROM THE ARCHIVE - here are the headline-makers from June 2003:

• Moss Wood on moving their reds from cork to screwcap
• Jancis's  view of South Africa – an apposite comparison with Harry Haddon's recent piece for us
• A long report by Jancis about her first ever visit to Bulgaria

... and don't forget our July events diary, your guide to wine events worldwide, including:

• An introduction to wine in St Annes-on-Sea in Lancashire
• A celebration of Pinot Noir in Tokyo
• The intriguing sounding 'Bringing the wine geese home' in Cork, Ireland
• An innovative Skype tasting of German Riesling in Oundle, Peterborough
• The biennial summit of 'high-quality Italian wines' in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy