
Andrew Jefford
Andrew Jefford has written for Decanter magazine since 1988. His monthly magazine column is widely followed, and he also writes occasional features and profiles both for the magazine and for Decanter.com. He has won many awards for his work, including eight Louis Roederer Awards and eight Glenfiddich Awards. He was Regional Chair for Regional France and Languedoc-Rossillon at the inaugural Decanter World Wine Awards in 2004, and has judged in every edition of the competition since, becoming a Co-Chair in 2018. After a year as a senior research fellow at Adelaide University between 2009 and 2010, Jefford moved with his family to the Languedoc, close to Pic St-Loup. He also acts as academic advisor to The Wine Scholar Guild.
Roederer awards 2016: International Wine Columnist of the Year
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Appellations: Time for change?Andrew Jefford makes a case for modifying appellation legislation...
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Terre del Barolo: Don’t underestimate cooperativesAndrew Jefford shines a light on Terre del Barolo, an important cooperative with a new venture...
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Jefford on Monday: Picpoul on the marchAndrew Jefford on the rise of Picpoul de Pinet...
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Picpoul de Pinet: Panel tasting resultsIt's popularity has grown over the last decade, and it's strength is consistency. Andrew Jefford reports back from our panel tasting...
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Kylie wines: Andrew Jefford meets the star and tastes the rangeAndrew Jefford discusses Kylie Minogue’s rosé wines with the star...
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World’s best Pinot Gris: 35 top winesRecommendations from around the world...
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Jefford on Monday: The yachtsman’s whiteWill Vermentino ever be considered a world great?
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Southern French reds to lay down – Ask DecanterWould the Syrah-based wines of Pic St-Loup be the best option?
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Pic St-Loup: regional profile plus the 12 wines worth seeking outDominated by the tilted limestone block of Pic St-Loup itself, this appellation on the cooler, wetter eastern side of the Languedoc AP region is noted for its fresh and fragrant wines, with Syrah the star. Andrew Jefford charts its progress and predicts a bright future,
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The jolts of 2020 have been an education’Andrew Jefford reflects on 2020...
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Auction man – HansonAlthough born with beer in his blood, it's wine that flows through the veins of Anthony Hanson MW, dynamic head of Christie's wine department. He talks to ANDREW JEFFORD.
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Bordeaux 1989 tastingThe burning debate surrounding the best Bordeaux vintage of the 1980s has been re-ignited. A new look at the 1989s, 10 years down the line has provoked a flurry of interest on the speculative wine market, yet the classic 1982s remain a more expensive and desirable commodity. Andrew Jefford tackles the vintage which appears to be coming into its own and pits it head to head with previously acknowledged stars of 1982 to assess how the two are growing with age.
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Robert M. Parker Jr extended interview: Decanter Hall of Fame 2020No one individual before or since has changed the world of wine as dramatically, or as beneficially, as Robert M. Parker Jr...
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Supermarket Bullies: Andrew Jefford’s ColumnTogether, we can stop the supermarket bullies
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Vintage Champagne: Age concernBy Andrew Jefford Last updated
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2005 Bordeaux Vintage: Andrew Jefford Column2005 Bordeaux: I wish I could say it’s rubbish
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MW – Master of Wines: The ways of the masterBy Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Wine writer Hugh Johnson – Decanter interviewBy Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Andrew Jefford Column: Remi Krug and ChampagneSo does terroir not exist in Champagne?
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Jefford: The language of wineAndrew Jefford examines the two kinds of wine tasting....
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Tasting Notes: Floral, Austere, A Touch Plummy…You’ve just got through 3,700 of them. So just what does consitute a good tasting note? ANDREW JEFFORD canvasses opinion and finds there’s no accounting for taste
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Frédéric Engerer – Decanter interviewPremier Crew: The young supremo at the helm of Château Latour outlines his vision to Andrew Jefford
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The Magic of MusarBy Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Cellars: Going UndergroundA cellar is the perfect place to store a wine collection, as long as it's dry and consistently cool, says ANDREW JEFFORD. Overleaf, NATASHA HUGHES meets a wine collector with a very damp cellar
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