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Tasting articles The greatest-ever champagne vintage?

A comparative tasting of champagne from the highly acclaimed 1996 vintage and the overshadowed 1995. And a daring way to remove a recalcitrant champagne cork. Was 1996 the greatest-ever champagne...

Andy Howard MW Monday 15 December 2025 • 4 min read

Wine news in 5 Protests in France, Domaine Sigalas acquisition, Vinarchy to cull wine brands

Samantha Cole-Johnson Friday 28 November 2025 • 1 min read

Domaine Saint-Germain vineyard in St-Pierre d’Albigny

Inside information What are Alpine wines?

Guest contributor Monday 17 November 2025 • 1 min read

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France’s shrunken 2017 vintage – 10 considerations

Gavin Quinney of Ch Bauduc in Bordeaux (where this picture of a sparse 2017 crop was taken) sends this report...

Nick on restaurants

Barolo with French cuisine

France’s borders have been penetrated by Italian food just as effectively as those of the UK, Australia, New Zealand and...

Book reviews

Book reviews – politics, history and religion

For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2016, see this guide . 19 January 2017...

Marques and Coop cooperateurs at the tasting at Quilon Indian restaurant in the Taj Hotel

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Co-operative efforts

A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See my tasting notes. Almost half of all the...

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A new co-operative society adds spice

See also Co-operative efforts. Life has been tough for France's wine co-operatives recently but a dozen of them have decided...

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Judgment of Paris – a 40th anniversary re-run

Steven Spurrier has been extremely busy this year attending various 40th anniversary re-runs around the world of the famous Judgment...

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Italians, forget the French!

A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. The mainstream press love a wine spat...

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Jancis honoured by the French

Jancis Robinson has been a Master of Wine since 1984. An honorary doctorate from the Open University added a D...

Tasting articles

Tour de France in seven Pinots

The Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration in New Zealand usually offers delegates – local producers, Pinot-enamoured consumers and journalists alike...