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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
Saturday 17 January 2026
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Wine news in 5
Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Plus an update on France’s ban on copper-containing fungicides for organic viticulture. Above, fire in South Africa’s Overberg, sent by Malu Lambert. As far as site news this week, our...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
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Wines of the week
Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023 McLaren Vale
A perfectly ordinary extraordinary wine. From €19.60, £28.33, $19.99 (direct from the US importer, K&L Wines). A few months ago, I sat down at a friend’s dinner table on one...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 9 January 2026
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During my recent stay in China (see Australasia here we come) I saw very strong signs of the diversification of...
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I spent the first 18 years of my life in a village of 40 people and, I have to confess...
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A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. See also Australia's slimline Chardonnays, Australian Shiraz –...
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See also the Australian tasting articles published this week on Chardonnay and Shiraz. Blame the Australian predilection for abbreviations for...
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See also Australia – in vogue again. Recently, Australia has been abuzz about new-wave Chardonnay, Italian varieties and natural winemaking...
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See also Australian Shiraz – what's hot, what's cool and Neb, Sangio and friends. Richard and I attempted a two-pronged...
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Simon Reilly, a wine writer based in London (see his Wineloon blog), reports that there's a new wave of Australian...
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Today is Australia Day, a national public holiday Down Under commemorating the founding on 26 January 1788 of the colony...
Max on Oz
See also today's Beechworth and other exciting Australians. One of the most exciting trends in Australian wine today is the...
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There aren’t many wines offered to consumers by their producers both young and mature. In fact I’m struggling to think...
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From $11.98, NZ$20.99, 225 SA rand, £12.95, CA$22.99, AU$23, €20.90, HK$179, 209 Norwegian krone, 3,240 yen
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As...
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Australian winemakers have been diluting overripe grape juice with water for decades. The practice is forbidden – but that doesn’t...
Don't quote me
Australian wine competitions are a notorious proving ground for the wine industry. For producers, they offer the opportunity of winning...
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From $19.99, AU$28.99, £19.95 (£15.99), 25.40 Swiss francs, HK$269, Singapore$62, 460 Chinese yuan, CA$49 Find this wine When I chose...
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Yesterday was the big official launch of Penfolds' new releases in Australia. Those in charge of the flagship brand of...
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A slightly shorter version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. See our recent collection of tasting...
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