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Wine discoveries – January 2026
From light, delicate Prosecco to cult wine from Bordeaux and red Zinfandel, there’s something for everyone in these 25 wines. Above, the 1,000-year-old chapel at St-Jacques d’Albas, source of one...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 February 2026
• 2 min read
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Marrone, Che Vale Nebbiolo, Langhe
Tamlyn Currin
Friday 23 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Recovering Marsala's history – without the British
Walter Speller
Tuesday 13 January 2026
• 1 min read
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The best new releases from Piemonte, the Veneto and other points north that have crossed Walter's desk in the last...
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An Umbrian region famed for red wines is rediscovering the possibilities of its local white grape. Image of Trebbiano Spoletino...
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A dramatic vintage. For notes on the 2020 Brunello di Montalcinos, also to be released this January, and background to...
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Blends have the advantage in this vintage, though Walter has uncovered the best of the single-vineyard and selezione wines, too...
Inside information
Wines of charm and drinkability from a challenging vintage. Come back tomorrow for Walter’s tasting notes. Above, the view from...
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Under market pressure, Umbria’s most important red-wine denomination is seeking to reinvent itself by making less tannic, more elegant wines...
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A very early preview of these two promising vintages at the Vinexus Anteprima tasting in London last month. Above, Cavallotto...
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Exploring the lesser-known corners of the wine world, naturally. Above, Patrick Sullivan, producer of an impressive range of Chardonnays in...
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A fascinating and revealing tasting organised in London recently of wines from a supposedly off vintage. See also The rewards...
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A white wine that’s got everything and more, from great flavour to good stories and B Corp credentials, starting at...
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Will the future of Nebbiolo be in the higher elevations of Piemonte and Lombardia? David Berry Green, shown above in...
Don't quote me
Can anyone beat this for name-dropping?
If last month’s diary was a little short on action, this month’s is action-packed...
Nick on restaurants
The Eternal City is eternally crowded, as witness the queue in St Peter's Square as early as 7.15 am. The...
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Plus, a potential change to the laws governing Germany’s VDP estates to help them weather the fallout of spring’s devastating...
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