Long Read Wine Articles
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Jefford on Monday: The UK decides
As Britain’s referendum on membership of the European Union approaches, Andrew Jefford looks through his wine glass at the campaign...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: Just get on with it
Andrew Jefford talks Brexit, Bordeaux and football...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: What Brexit may mean for Bordeaux 2015 en primeur
The UK vote is already hitting exchange rates...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Anson: Here’s the Brexit reaction in Bordeaux
Find out what Bordeaux is thinking...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: Why I’m not a wine-grower
Andrew Jefford provides a reality check...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Anson: Sugar wars in Alsace
Jane Anson ventures into dispute territory...
By Jane Anson Published
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Jefford on Monday: Locomotion in the Languedoc
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: The sacred and the transcendent
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: Euro 2016 and wine in Bordeaux
By Jane Anson Published
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Common wine ‘flaws’ and wine faults – a guide
By Natasha Hughes MW Last updated
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Can colour influence taste?
In our sensory perception of wine, colour tends to come in a distant third after aroma and taste. But is that justified? Richard Hemming reports...
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: Châteauneuf in the cellar
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: The New Spanish Manifesto
Jane Anson meets the exciting new generation of Spanish winemakers, who are looking to shake things up...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: Benchmark wines from Chile
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: Bordeaux Cité du Vin – a sneak preview
Jane Anson gets a sneak preview...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: Dr Mistral
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Jefford on Monday: Sardinia’s Secrets
Andrew Jefford visits Italy’s ‘other’ wine island...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: Reclaiming Bordeaux terroir
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Anson: Best Bordeaux restaurant wine lists
Jane Anson names exciting sommeliers in the city...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Bordeaux 2015 en primeur: Little room for error, say merchants
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: One from the heart?
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Jane Anson: The seven key aromas of aged Bordeaux
Look out for these seven key aromas when tasting Bordeaux...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: A debate from Champagne’s sensual parliament
Wood or stainless steel? It's fundamental, says Andrew Jefford
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Sulfites in wine: friend or foe?
What is sulfur dioxide, and why are moves by some to abandon its use so contentious?
By Simon Woolf Last updated
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Hope for the UK’s American wine lovers on restaurant wine lists, says Sager
Michael Sager speaks openly about his problems with American wine
By Harry Fawkes Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: The Catalan scorpion
The new Maury Sec appellation is destined for greatness...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: Tasting the Burgundy climats
How would you describe the Burgundy climats?
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: Kicking the hell out of Bordeaux 2011
Andrew Jefford makes a case for reassessing this ‘maligned’ year
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Anson on Thursday: Inside the ‘world’s greatest wine library’
Lawyers, rockstar winemakers and seminal papers are all here...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: The Jerez terroir challenge
The last three decades have been traumatic for Jerez...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: The Natoli touch
Andrew Jefford takes a look at the work of one of the Languedoc’s most influential wine consultants and tastes some of the wines he has helped create.
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: Germany’s Big Dry
Andrew Jefford finds an up-and-coming group of German winemakers, dubbed Generation Riesling, emerging from a country with a strong vineyard tradition...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated