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The cross-Channel special relationship
A look at Anglo-French love through the lens of wine. Plus a guide to the UK’s fine-wine traders. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Jancis Robinson
• 9 min read
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Brutal weather threatens vineyards, Chianti rosé, latest global wine stats
Plus some wine-scholarship opportunities and events and site news before the Wine News takes a break. Before I dive in, I’d like to congratulate Jancis for taking #2 in Drinks...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 1 min read
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Worshipping at the altar of non-vintage champagne...
Tyson Stelzer is an Australian wine writer with a particular interest in screwcaps...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also my tasting notes on more...
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Tim Hall of Scala Wine reports on a polarisation of the producers of grower champagne, and singles out his favourites...
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Tim Hall of Scala Wine tries to summarise what tasting more than 400 champagnes, mainly those of genuine growers, taught...
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As usual, Tim Hall of Scala Wine has covered Champagne Week in the Champagne region for us. First, a look...
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A version of this article on wines that have been transformed is published by the Financial Times. One obvious sign...
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A pot pourri of blends of wine and carbon dioxide from all over Europe (including England) plus one South American...
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An unexpected result from a blind comparison of vintage-dated Bolly ... plus a short report on yesterday's UK launch of...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Two of the wine world’s most important luminaries have...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Picture by Matt Martin. All of the 26 wines...
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Another blind comparison between the best of English wine and, this time, the best of Champagne.
The day after the...
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Jancis forces down six vintages of Cristal. There was one week last month when I attended three different champagne tastings...
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Every one of Richard Geoffroy's babies sampled. See also Two men we will miss . I had the great honour...
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Are the differences between 2008 and 2009 champagnes blindingly obvious? Champagne nut Nick Baker of The Finest Bubble likes to...
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All this week, and next Monday, our tasting articles feature that delicious mixture, wine and carbon dioxide – in fact...
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The first of a week-long wallow in sparkling tasting articles focuses on grower champagnes. See this guide to our Week...
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