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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
More South Africa
Don't quote me
Owner of Ch Angelus of St Emilion Hubert de Boüard de Laforest tells me he has invested in South Africa...
Wines of the week
This is a quite stunning wine for the price (from £9.95 in the UK, $12.49 in the US and 74.50...
Free for all
In my recent account of trying to find top quality Rieslings to pitch against Austria's finest, I dismissed South Africa...
Inside information
Celebrities tend to put their names on wine labels in the twilight of their careers but golfer Ernie Els who...
Wines of the week
For more good-value sparkling wine, click on the sparkling wine tag.
Isn’t inexpensive fizz one of the most difficult categories...
Inside information
04 October 2004: Well what a surprise! van Rensburg seems to have managed to parlay his way into staying at...
Inside information
Yes, Canada’s dominant wine company Vincor is clearly really serious about becoming a global player. Its latest international acquisition, Western...
Don't quote me
The formidable chatelaine of Ch Pichon Lalande, May-Eliane de Lencquesaing has been in love with South Africa for some time...
Travel tips
Many of those of us who have been lucky enough to visit the world's wine regions agree that South Africa...
Free for all
The team behind this invaluable annual has just announced which wines have won its coveted Five Star awards for 2004...
Inside information
Tim James is just what the South African wine industry needs. In his verbal observations, his romanticism, his deep scepticism...
Free for all
Tokara, named not for some Zulu incantation but after the owner's children Tomas and Kara, might just be the most...
Inside information
This 3000-word report is designed to be read in conjunction with my Despatch from the Cape and my overview of...
Inside information
I went to South Africa recently as an international judge for the second Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show. You can...
Inside information
Nearly 1000 wines tasted in three and a half days and South Africa's second Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show is...
Inside information
A recent line-up of 47 red wines from South Africa tasted blind for British Airways Club Class was one of...
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