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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
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
• 1 min read
Wine news in 5
Wildfires in Chile, New Zealand floods, South Africa starts harvest, Prosecco sales strong
Also: the WHO calls for raised alcohol taxes; more tariff drama; Champagne sales decline, and protests continue at Moët Hennessy. Above, fires still rage in South Africa. Photo by David...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 23 January 2026
• 1 min read
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The 2008 edition of Platter's Wine Guide, the South African wine bible, has just been published and will be available...
Don't quote me
Of all non European wine-producing countries, South Africa has most energetically hung its hat on the concept of terroir. Not...
Wines of the week
How could I possibly ignore this outfit, a black empowerment enterprise run entirely by women (from the Khayelitsha township)? Ses’fikele...
Inside information
At the first day of the annual generic South African tasting in London it was a bit spooky the way...
Free for all
It happens every time. I go to South Africa to write about wine and end up writing about tourism. Not...
Inside information
On June 23 in South Africa – making a global impact one of dozens of white wines I recommended was...
Inside information
My overriding reaction to my week in South Africa last month was that the speed of change and pace of...
Free for all
The results of the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2007 which I helped to judge last month are now available...
Tasting articles
One of my great sadnesses in being struck down by a fluey-cold just before setting off for South Africa last...
Wines of the week
Find the Boekenhoutskloof Find the Landau du Val Find the Steenberg Find the Cape Point (highly recommended but available only...
Don't quote me
Two days in to the 2007 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show in South Africa, I’ve just had a most interesting...
Wines of the week
Find this wine This was the second favourite wine at my South Hampstead/World Challenge Vietnam tasting last night and deservedly...
Wines of the week
Find this wine I know that I raved about the finesse of top quality white burgundies last Saturday but for...
Wines of the week
find the Iona find the Sutherland I am a great fan of South African whites. South Africans seem to prefer...
Tasting articles
Here are the notes I made on a range of 47 South African wines shown in London prior to the...
Inside information
The first thing to say about the trio of wines finally released from South Africa banker G T Ferreira’s luxury...
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