Andrew Jefford

Andrew Jefford: ‘The wine was so refined and choice that I swallowed, greedily’

Adventures in Canada’s Prince Edward County, Pinot and beyond...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Dirk’s an imaginer, an experimenter, a disruptor’

In tribute to Dirk Niepoort...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Is there any duty on fine-wine producers to “be accessible” in some way?’

Does exclusivity mean exclusion?

Revisiting Languedoc's Château d'Aussières

Languedoc's Château d'Aussières joins La Place de Bordeaux...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Tight, taut severity won’t please the drinker if its grip on the wine never eases’

Andrew Jefford on whether to use ‘malo’ in increasingly hot vintages...

Andrew Jefford: ‘What can you do? You just keep moving forward’

Andrew Jefford on the sheer commitment required to be a producer of quality wine in Syria...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Corsica is a new exploration of Mediterranean wine identity’

Andrew Jefford on innovation in Corsica...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Wine’s gladiators are then thrown to wine’s lions...’

The pressure of the Best Sommelier of the World competition...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Yeast: it’s an upheaval, a revolution’

The unsung but indispensable role of yeast...

Andrew Jefford: ‘The situation holds Georgian wine developments in check’

Andrew Jefford on the future for Georgia and its many characterful wine styles...

Andrew Jefford: ‘I disregard yield information – trust what you taste instead’

Andrew Jefford on how yields can be misleading...

Andrew Jefford: ‘We aren’t rebels or dissidents – we just care about the truth’

Andrew Jefford on the use of appellations...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Drinking cheap wine need not be a cheap experience’

Andrew Jefford on the merits of cheaper bottles...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Come on in, the flames said. Taste wine; avoid hypothermia’

Andrew Jefford on the pleasures of Niagara Chardonnay...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Perhaps they think “drinkers like oak”. Really?’

Andrew Jefford on the subjectivity of tasting...

Andrew Jefford: ‘I urge every reader to enjoy wine thoughtfully’

Andrew Jefford on enjoying wine in context...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’

Andrew Jefford on the language of rosé...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’

Andrew Jefford on why tales of terroir can be misleading...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?’

Andrew Jefford reflects on recent events worldwide...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Pinotism is a cult within the wine world. Why?’

Andrew Jefford on the stature of Pinot...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Macron’s own love of wine seems genuinely sincere’

Andrew Jefford on the president's appreciation...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

It’s unlucky for Languedoc that its appellations stretch from east to west rather than north to south...

Andrew Jefford: ‘The wine world has some dangerously alluring myths’

Andrew Jefford on four wine world myths and why they don't hold...

Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’

Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Andrew Jefford: ‘Stories should cling to wine like mussels to rope’

Jefford: Soil signatures may provide wine’s most haunting music

From root to glass, soil signatures' subtle music is worth listening to...

DWWA 2021: Here’s to our biggest year yet

A record year for entries threw up some surprising results...

Appellations: Time for change?

Andrew Jefford makes a case for modifying appellation legislation...