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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
• 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
Wine news in 5
Fires in South Africa, Australia and Argentina, FB bans, state of the US wine industry report
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 16 January 2026
• 1 min read
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We're back in the Skurfberg region for Rob MacCulloch MW's entry to our old-vine writing competition. He writes, ' I'm...
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The third entry to our 2021 writing competition on old vines is from Etienne Neethling, who introduces himself as 'a...
Tasting articles
Okay, I'm convinced … New-wave Pouilly-Fumé producer Jonathan Pabiot pictured above by Juan Trujillo Andrades for Lay & Wheeler.
The...
Wines of the week
Today’s wine of the week is made by a remarkable young man who was one of the early beneficiaries of...
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There is great Chenin Blanc in both the Loire and South Africa, the two being closely linked in the image...
Wines of the week
For International Sauvignon Blanc Day, a truly superior example – recommended even to those who say they don’t like Sauvignon...
Tasting articles
We celebrate International Sauvignon Blanc Day today. See also today's wine of the week, a most unusual Sauvignon.
It's a...
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Malu Lambert admires the spirit of a new staff-owned project by Mullineux, with help from Waitrose. The Great Heart team...
Tasting articles
Mainly Tam, plus Tim and Jancis share these impressions of some current releases from South Africa. Jancis writes Tam tasted...
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A version of this article about the need to re-evaluate old vines is published by the Financial Times. Image of...
Nick on restaurants
Why a winter lockdown is better, or at least less awful, for chefs and their customers than a summer one...
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South Africa breathes a sigh of relief with the partial reopening of wine sales, Malu Lambert reports, although a very...
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A version of this article, written at the request of a reader, is published by the Financial Times. Photo by...
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No booze, no beaches. South Africa is closed until further notice, reports Malu Lambert. Picture of Table Mountain and Cape...
Book reviews
4 March 2021 We’re delighted that Max Allen has won the André Simon 2020 Drink Award for Intoxicating . Read...
Don't quote me
Tam investigates wine and cheese pairings, discovers a fantastic new cheese, and tells us what to lay in for Christmas...
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