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Jancis's diary – May 2026
Foreign parts feature heavily this month, including the villa above overlooking Tangier. But that’s far from all. I hope you noticed that I hardly travelled at all at the beginning...
Jancis Robinson
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Pipped at the post – will English wine make room for cider?
Why are some English winemakers turning to cider? Above, winemaker, cider-maker and chicken lover Tim Phillips (credit: Paul Close). ‘Linguine, stop it!’ I was trying to have a telephone call...
Henry Jeffreys
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Bordeaux is really getting in the organic, and food-pairing, groove … as a Zoom lunch, and an unusual breakfast, proved...
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23 March 2021 See a follow-up to this saga at the end of the original article.
22 March 2021 One...
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Our retail specialist picks his favourites from the UK supermarket's current wine range, though be warned that specific vintages are...
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On Saturday we published Which red wine vintages to drink now but it concentrates largely on French wines. There is...
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The companion piece to today's tasting article …
Mid-afternoon cravings for sauerkraut are alarming enough but potentially disastrous when there...
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Matthew Hayes, our man in Burgundy, reflects.
Laura Brunelli is a lovely lady, pictured above with her dog Orso and...
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Our retail specialist measures up the wine ranges of these two UK supermarkets. Bargains abound, even if top quality doesn't...
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Tam investigates wine and cheese pairings, discovers a fantastic new cheese, and tells us what to lay in for Christmas...
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Our retail specialist audits the wines currently on offer from his ex-employer.
On 4 November, venerable high-street retailer Marks &...
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The UK's dominant supermarket has been surviving reasonably well and is slowly adding more interest to its wine portfolio.
There...
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Wine tasting in the time of COVID. Andy picks out what to head for in the UK supermarket's 25%-off offer...
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Walter goes on a mission to the mountains. Above, the Gschleier vineyard, proof of Schiava's potential magnificence.
Schiava, Alto Adige's...
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Many will remember Katia Nussbaum’s coronadiary earlier this year and her earlier forensic and inspiring Biodynamcis – new approach needed...
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Andy reviews a range of wines from his old employer.
Having been asked by Waitrose to review a wide selection...
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Napa Valley as seen by a fresh, fascinated pair of eyes. Samantha Cole-Johnson, shortlisted for a 2020 Louis Roederer International...
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Burgundy-based Matthew Hayes tried to persuade his neighbours to enjoy some non-French wines. The inspiration for this is a popular...
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