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Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW: ‘Rioja is not a type of wine. It is a whole wine country’Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW on Rioja’s renewed energy...
By Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The situation holds Georgian wine developments in check’Andrew Jefford on the future for Georgia and its many characterful wine styles...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Fred Sirieix: ‘English wine estates need to play the long game’How to convince more consumers to buy English sparkling wine...
By Fred Sirieix Published
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Hugh Johnson: ‘Today it’s a palo cortado, a relatively elusive midfield player’Sherry: the great failsafe favourite option...
By Hugh Johnson Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘I disregard yield information – trust what you taste instead’Andrew Jefford on how yields can be misleading...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘We aren’t rebels or dissidents – we just care about the truth’Andrew Jefford on the use of appellations...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Rhône trends to look out for in 2023Three predictions on grapes, style and farming...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Robert Parker’s 100-point wines: Then and nowDuring the 2020 Hall of Fame Interview, Andrew Jefford asked Robert Parker to review a selection of his most memorable 100-point wines from a 2020 perspective. These are the wines he chose...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Drinking cheap wine need not be a cheap experience’Andrew Jefford on the merits of cheaper bottles...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Hugh Johnson: ‘A comatose customer is not in a position to order another bottle’Hugh Johnson on the differing alcohol levels of wine...
By Hugh Johnson Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Come on in, the flames said. Taste wine; avoid hypothermia’Andrew Jefford on the pleasures of Niagara Chardonnay...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Perhaps they think “drinkers like oak”. Really?’Andrew Jefford on the subjectivity of tasting...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘I urge every reader to enjoy wine thoughtfully’Andrew Jefford on enjoying wine in context...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Hugh Johnson: ‘Veteran wine books are by modern standards short on facts’Hugh Johnson on the merits of wine books past and present...
By Hugh Johnson Published
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Aldo Fiordelli: ‘The east-facing vineyard absorbs the morning’s first sunlight’Eastern exposure is more critical today than it was in the past...
By Aldo Fiordelli Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’Andrew Jefford on the language of rosé...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’Andrew Jefford on why tales of terroir can be misleading...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
