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Floods hit Spain, Portugal, Italy, Monarch Tractor shuttered, early budbreak in California
Plus, a trade deal for China and South Africa, falling French wine and spirits exports, a legal case in Australia. And congratulations to Andrew Jefford, awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 14 February 2026
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Wine news in 5
Strengthening US wine labelling, new EU trade deals, market reports, more bottles lighten up
Plus, wet weather makes California drought-free for the first time in 25 years and leaves snow on Douro vineyards. Much to the delight of Otto, Paul Symington’s dog, above. A...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 30 January 2026
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Also: the WHO calls for raised alcohol taxes; more tariff drama; Champagne sales decline, and protests continue at Moët Hennessy...
Wine news in 5
Plus an update on France’s ban on copper-containing fungicides for organic viticulture. Above, fire in South Africa’s Overberg, sent by...
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Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed.
This diary is a double...
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On South Africa’s remote West Coast an unlikely fortified-wine revival is taking place. Malu Lambert reports.
Saldanha’s castle is an...
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Top tips for those seeking a bit of sparkle for the holidays this Christmas and New Year. From £14 to...
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Paarlberg (‘pearl mountain’) is behind us, iridescent in the cool morning light where the...
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Charlotte Adams Alsaadi writes this submission to our 2025 wine writing competition about Grenache. See our competition guide for more...
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Missing buttery Meursault? Read on! A much shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . Californian...
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The only white wine from a master of unplugged, stunningly pure wines, and well worth seeking out. F rom £23.95...
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A blind tasting of 10-year-old wines from groundbreaking producers. Pictured above is the seminal tasting in 2015 where the UK...
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The first 'Steenwold' blind tasting took place last May in London. Above, the 2015 new-wave tasting booklets were pictured by...
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The world's most popular white wine grape has undergone a revolution. A shorter version of this article is published by...
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A blind tasting demonstrated just what value is to be found in South Africa. Above, Creation winery in Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge...
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Plus news on Vinarchy, a new company created from the wines of Accolade and Pernod Ricard. Above, Garnacha harvest at...
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A month with a trip to Japan and more very smart bottles than professional tastings. Above, Kyoto's 300-year-old Kenninji Ryosokuin...
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Some are hailing South Africa's 2025 vintage as potentially the best in two decades. Above, at Brookdale Estate in Paarl...
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