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Flint South Africans and The Liberator retrospective
Jancis reports on two revelatory tastings of Cape wines.
In praise of the whisky pub
A personal tour of some of Edinburgh and Glasgow’s best whisky pubs – and a call to embrace the third…
Penfolds – consistency and patience
A tasting of aged bottles brings up questions of tradition and consistency in a changing world.
The new Kid on the Soho block
Nick enjoys hearing and eating Turkish.
Greek island wines
Jancis does her best to conjure up the sunshine with a voyage round the Aegean, Ionian and eastern Mediterranean seas…
The Greyhound, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Bourgeois from top to toe.
Wines that tell stories
Get a free fable with every bottle of La Vierge’s Story Teller wines.
Island wines of Greece, and Cyprus
Jancis marvelled at the variety on offer at a tasting held recently overlooking the River Thames in London.
Caíño Blanco – the king that almost disappeared
The resurrection of an intriguing white wine variety in Spain’s Rías Baixas.
Brooklyn to Burgundy – hip-hop at the Clos de Vougeot 2026
Energy and joy were pumping through the Clos de Vougeot at the latest edition of this annual music and wine...
Booths – a northern wine powerhouse?
A significant wine retailer that we have largely ignored.
Dinner-ready wines, Japan highlights and other October finds
A head start on festive-season wine-buying – plus a brief trip to Japan.
A guide to Swiss grapes
Switzerland has not only an amazing diversity of grape varieties but also a lauded botanist and wine expert to catalogue…
Jancis's diary – October 2026
A month of Atlas signing and black-tie(ish) dinners for Jancis.
Restaurant cohesion in NYC and DC
Nick finds that Chambers in NY and Centrolina in DC have much in common, including great wine lists.
Top 2010 bordeaux – mainly for the cellar
Jancis selflessly tastes the crème de la crème of Bordeaux’s 2010 vintage and also suggests some much more affordable clarets…
Sherry to the rescue – again
A wine that smells like salted caramels and tastes as dry and powerful as the sea: Fernando de Castilla, Antique…
The Wine Society autumn/winter 2026
As usual, there is something for everyone here – provided they are a member of The Wine Society.
Blind tasting, part 10 – Sauvignon Blanc
Mission Blind Tasting is back with a look at one of the world’s most recognisable grape varieties – except when…
Bordeaux 2010s today
So how is the famous 2010 vintage shaping up?
The Alpine Wine Framework
Simon Hardy offers a blueprint for a transnational wine category worthy of recognition.
San Francisco's local-wine complex
For the city that leads the way in farm-to-table dining, it’s strangely hard to find a local wine list.
Where to drink local in San Francisco
The places making a real effort to showcase the bounty of California’s winelands.
Spain's 2026 harvest – the new normal?
Drought and heat are changing harvest calendars across Spain.
Fortnum & Mason's own-label wine extravaganza
This grand UK retail institution revamps its wine image.