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Jancis's diary – January 2026
January is always a heavy month for professional wine tastings. This year Jancis fortified herself beforehand. 2026 got off to a truly delightful start when Nick and I spent the...
Jancis Robinson
• 1 min read
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Too much wine
The world is awash with unwanted wine. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, a wine tank farm in South Australia. Reading about the current...
Jancis Robinson
• 1 min read
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Rhône 2024 – other southern whites, rosés and VDNs
Gigondas Blanc lives up to its new appellation in 2024. Above, Clairette at Château de St-Cosme, one of the vintage’s standout producers. For more on the Rhône 2024 vintage, see...
Alistair Cooper MW
• 11 min read
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The scenic source of some of the southern Rhône’s most elegant reds celebrates its half-century with some significant changes.
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Wines of the week
Richard finds the grrrr in Grenache.
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Oh what a Cairanne! Beaucastel-busting brilliance from an underrated gem, courtesy of Richard in Singapore.
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Tasting articles
Just three of the distinctive white varieties used in the wines reviewed below (left to right): Roussanne, Clairette and Bourboulenc...
Tasting articles
James heads north and east of Châteauneuf-du-Pape as he continues his tasting tour. See this useful map of the region...
Tasting articles
We begin James's six-part report on the 2020 vintage in the Rhône with an overview of the south and this...
Tasting articles
When a Purple Pager contacted us earlier this year, complaining at the paucity (and age) of our Tavel tasting notes...
Wines of the week
8 June 2021 A note on the 2019 that is more widely available in the UK has been added.
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Tasting articles
Our second southern France wine round-up is mostly pink, with a handful or two of sparkling wines and just three...
Tasting articles
Southern France whites prove the case for traditional rather than international grape varieties. The first in a series of four...
Tasting articles
More value from the southern Rhône. See also yesterday's report on Cairanne and Rasteau 2019s and this guide to our...
Tasting articles
Ali picks up where he left off in his survey of Rhône 2019s. Christophe Grilhé's picture of Rasteau shows that...
Wines of the week
A real bargain, but available only in the UK unfortunately. See below for details of how you can buy the...
Tasting articles
See also this guide to our coverage of Rhône 2019. The picture above was taken for the Perrin family of...
Tasting articles
Ali's reaction to his blind tasting of over 90 Gigondas 2019s at the appellation's headquarters in the pretty village below...
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Yesterday the Tradition bottlings, today their fancy stablemates, of which Dom de la Vieille Julienne produces not a few. See...
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