
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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Jefford on Monday: Bordeaux notebookOur columnist reports on recent trip to Bordeaux...
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Jefford on Monday: Exploring the Finger LakesAnd wines to look out for...
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Jefford on Monday: Blue moon on the Right BankFrom Petrus to Pavie: re-tasting Right Bank wines from 1998...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Cannabis is coming and wine producers know it’A trend that drinks companies cannot ignore?...
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Jefford on Monday: Blue moon on the left bankAndrew Jefford tucks into the tasting of a lifetime....
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Jefford on Monday: Roussillon’s Three JsAnd 'the greatest Carignan wine I have ever tasted'...
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Jefford on Monday: Wanderers in search of a pathRemember the names, says Andrew Jefford...
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Jefford on Monday: PDOs and the Brexit crisisAnalysing the UK stance on protected wine names...
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Andrew Jefford: Understanding tension in wineWhat does it mean if a wine has tension?...
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Jefford on Monday: The cooper’s taleNot a job for the faint-hearted...
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Andrew Jefford: Wine and the worldWhy wine is not simply a prop for escapism...
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Andrew Jefford: Horizontal and verticalSticking up for the underdog...
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Comment: Chile could have the ‘world at its feet’Reflecting on this year's Decanter World Wine Awards...
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Jefford on Monday: The nth degree wineryIn 30 years, our columnist has never seen this...
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Jefford on Monday: Torres and the existential struggleIdentity and wine...
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Andrew Jefford: Wine and moneyIs money wine's biggest 'contaminant'?...
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Andrew Jefford: The search for purity in wineThe first of four 'August essays'...
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Jefford on Monday: Lifting the veilComparing the wines of Jura, Jerez and Tokaji...
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Jefford on Monday: The fullness of wineJust don't mention 'natural wine'...
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Jefford on Monday: Burgundy’s great questionRigidity and the climat system...
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Comment: ‘Modern humans relish “dangerous” bitter flavours’The perception of bitter flavours in wine....
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Jefford on Monday: All change at CapionAndrew Jefford salutes a Russian renaissance in the Gassac valley...
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Jefford on Monday: The Chablis differenceWhy Chablis is its own wine kingdom...
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Brexit and GIs: Erode protected names at your peril, says Andrew JeffordBy Andrew Jefford Last updated
