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Tasting articles Opus One 2001–2022

Quite a vertical! In London in November 2025, presented by Opus’s long-standing winemaker. Opus One is the wine world’s seminal joint venture (first vintage 1979), in this case between the...

Jancis Robinson Wednesday 7 January 2026 • 4 min read

View from Smith Madrone on Spring Mountain

Free for all Shadows over northern California

Demand, and prices, are falling. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, the view from Smith Madrone on Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain in early November...

Jancis Robinson Saturday 27 December 2025 • 1 min read

Tasting articles Tasted in northern California

Jancis Robinson Friday 26 December 2025 • 9 min read

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Book reviews

The Smart Traveller's Wine Guides – book reviews

Six sleek guides for wine lovers wanting on-the-ground advice on what and where to drink and eat. The Smart Traveller’s...

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Jancis's diary – October 2025

Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above...

Dennis and Elizabeth Groth and first winemaker Nils Venge in 1984

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Vintner cooperation

Where wine production engenders a spirit of togetherness, and where it doesn’t. A version of this article is published by...

WineGB tasting 8 September 2025 photo by Tom Gold

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Jancis's diary - September 2025

Multiple tastings and one visit to a vineyard this month. I still have a physical diary. In August I had...

Sam with Julia van der Vink and Rob Black

Tasting articles

Napa – a round-up

A hot tip on an up-and-coming Napa winery plus a host of new releases worth seeking out. Above, Sam and...

Wine news in 5

Mercosur–EU trade talks, wildfire updates, Austria and Cava hit organic goals

Plus, harvest begins in northern Italy, Galicia, Beaujolais, New York and south-west France, where a massive hailstorm complicated efforts. Above...

Wine news in 5

EU wildfires set record, Château Lafleur leaves Pomerol, Canada lifts tariffs on US wine

Plus, new regulations allow Champagne bottles to go foil-less and sherry to go unfortified. Also, a run-down of harvest starts...

Tasting articles

2022 Napa Cabernet

Some of the best Napa Cabs this writer has ever tasted despite the challenging vintage. Harlan, whose vineyards are pictured...

Wine news in 5

Tariff effects, wildfires threaten Iberia and Napa Valley, To Kalon a trademark

And harvest 2025 begins, with optimism in Alsace, the Loire and Champagne and dismay on Santorini and Lanzarote. Plus, there's...

Tasting articles

Napa 2023 Sauvignon Blanc – worth stocking up

Napa’s cool, late 2023 vintage resulted in well-balanced, expressive Sauvignon Blancs from top producers. Such as the notably environmentally conscious...