
Jim Budd
Jim Budd moved from education to wine in 1988 and has written for Decanter since 1989. He is the former editor (1991-2015) of Circle Update, the newsletter of the Circle of Wine Writers. He writes the award-winning www.jimsloire.blogspot.com and is one of the five members of the Les 5 du Vin blog. Budd exposes the dangers of drinks investment on his award-winning www.investdrinks.org website, and complementary www.investdrinks-blog.blogspot.com blog. He also contributes to Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book, Wine Behind the Label and the Academie du Vin. Budd is a keen photographer – especially in the Loire.
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Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé: Panel tasting results
The results from a 72-wine panel tasting...
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Domaine Belargus: Les Treilles, exceptional single-vineyard Chenin
Tasting Chenin's astonishing potential...
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Loire Valley Cabernet Franc: panel tasting results
The results from a 57-wine panel tasting...
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Loire harvest report 2023: A complicated vintage
A large crop despite numerous challenges...
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Loire reds 2022 plus top new releases
See which red wines impressed the most from recent tastings...
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Loire whites 2022 plus top new releases
Don't miss these top whites from a great vintage...
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Westminster Fine Wines Ltd: Director banned for 12 years
The sole director and shareholder of Westminster Fine Wines Ltd has been banned from acting as a UK director...
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Wine fraud: banned director jailed after million pound con
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Loire 2021 red wines: vintage report and new releases
New red Loire releases from 2020 and 2021...
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Loire 2021 white wines: vintage report and new releases
36 new releases from 2021 and 2020...
By Jim Budd Published
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New release Loire reds: the best from 2019 and 2020
Expert guide to the Loire's 2019 and 2020 red vintages, with recommended buys
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New release Loire white wines: the best from 2019 and 2020
Expert guide to the Loire's 2019 and 2020 white vintages, with recommended buys
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How to pick the best Sancerre wine
Producers to seek out and wines to buy...
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Champagne investment scandal
The Champagne conspirators were found guilty as charged, but it's a case of buyer beware, says Jim Budd
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Into the valley: Loire Valley wine
A dividing line between northern and southern France, the Loire Valley is filled with colour, beauty and regional differences
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New Chianti blends strikes back
JIM BUDD reports on how new blends and improved viticulture are enabling Chianti Classico to give the Super-Tuscans a run for their money
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Trails on the Loire river bank
JIM BUDD packs his bags and heads down to the Loire Valley to savour la douceur angevin, and recommends a leisurely pace when visiting Anjou
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Whites Of Their Eyes
Despite the current situation, until relatively recently red grapes ruled the vineyards of the central Loire. JIM BUDD explores the whites that now dominate the region.
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Merchants On High Alert
After two wine merchants went bust last year, buyers of en primeur in 2007 need to make sure they safeguard their assets, says Jim Budd
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Mayfair Cellars- Is your wine safe?
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Loire Sauvignon Blanc: Panel tasting results
Sancerre was the clear star of the tasting...
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Loire 2019: Vintage overview
The warm vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness...
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Regional Profile – Anjou Saumur, Loire
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Côtes de Ventoux: Altered Images
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