The Purple Pages digest – November

NOVEMBER boasted more than 65 articles on every facet of wine here on JancisRobinson.com – from Virginia to India to Hong Kong to Verdicchio. Here are some of the articles you might have missed:

• Grüner spreads its wings – and see below for Jancis's opinions on this grape variety from ten years ago this month
• Tasting notes on the latest from Tesco, Lea & Sandeman, Sainsbury's
• 2002 Champagne tasted on its 10th birthday
• Julia and Richard revisited 2010 cru classé Bordeaux
• Alex on 'what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object'
• Michael on the Nahe VDP's 100th birthday
• The latest vintage updates from Italy, Spain, Burgundy, Virginia, the Loire and Germany
• Alder looked at the ageability of some of Napa Valley's best 
• Part one of Walter's Verdicchio week
• Jancis on the latest wine activity in India 
• How Richard passed his MW tasting exam 

DECEMBER promises coverage of:

• First news on 2011s tasted in Burgundy and the Rhône 
• More instalments of Jancis' annual FT round-up of the best 100 wines of the year
• This year's bumper crop of wine books reviewed
• More from Julia on Portugal's very special wines
• Luis takes a fresh look at current issues in Rioja
• Walter fights the OIV score sheet
• More detailed tasting articles on key UK retailers, from supermarkets to small independents

FROM THE ARCHIVE - here are a few stories that made waves on JancisRobinson.com back in November 2002:

• Nick on the new Young Chef of the Year's dream to own his own restaurant (it was Brett Graham, now head chef at The Ledbury)
• The adventures of Jancis and the Russian launch of The World Atlas of Wine
• An early triumph for that exotic variety Grüner Veltliner
• Controversy over James Conaway's views of the Napa Valley

And don't forget ... to keep checking our free Events diary, which details wine-themed events around the world, such as the following set for this month:

• Seasonal sherry and madeira in Stourbridge, UK
• Barolo 1964 at Roberson in West Kensington, London
• Also in London, a premium Pomerol tasting to celebrate Neal Martin's new book
• A weekend wine tasting break in Warwickshire