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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 14m

Germany’s supporting cast of white grape varieties proved eloquent in the challenging 2024 vintage.

Pictured, Valentin Rebholz harvesting Weissburgunder.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/new-gg-releases-2025-chardonnay-silvaner-and-weissburgunder

#winereviews #winetasting #winesofgermany

JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 23h

Burgundies back to a truly wonderful 1935, a miraculous survivor of the Second World War. Jancis reports.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/faiveley-celebrates-two-centuries

#winesoftheworld #winereviews #winetasting #burgundy #vinsdeborgogne #jancisrobinson

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 2d

Restaurant recommendations in Florence and the Chianti Classico hills.

Pictured, the friendly wine bar In Vino Veritas.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/long-weekend-tuscany

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 3d

A chance to revisit Bordeaux classics from a lauded vintage that are now ready to drink.

Pictured, an engraving from Ch Haut-Brion’s website.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/2005-bordeaux-20

#winesoftheworld #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #jancisrobinson #winereviews @bordeauxwines

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 3d

Cab may be king but Grenache is where the excitement is in Washington State.

Pictured, terraced bush-vine Grenache in WeatherEye vineyard.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/grenache-now-headliner-washington

#winereviews #grenache #washingtonwine @wa_state_wine #wineknowledge #jancisrobinson

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 3d

Join Jancis and Star Wine List in Stockholm on 10 November, for the first-ever Inspiration Day for trade, press and dedicated wine enthusiasts alike:

• talks with Jancis R
• walk-around tasting
• blind-tasting masterclass

Tickets:
https://starwinelist.com/wine-event/inspiration-day-stockholm

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 4d

A half-price Hermitage, available from €19.50, $29.99, £28.70.

Richard returns to a favourite part of the world for his WoW.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/jean-luc-colombo-les-fees-brunes-crozes-hermitage

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 4d

Berry Bros went mad with a well-priced offer of this lauded vintage recently.

See this guide to our more than 50(!) articles about Bordeaux 2005.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/bordeaux-2005-bottle-2025

#winesoftheworld #jancisrobinson @bordeauxwines

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 5d

Is five the magic number in Bordeaux vintages? 2025 puts the idea to the test.

Pictured, the harvest of botrytised grapes at Château Climens in Barsac.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/bordeaux-2025-harvest-report

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 5d

Last week, Julia joined a star-studded line-up of speakers at The Kardamyli Festival in Greece.

Read her most recent round-up of Great Greek Wines 2025:

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/great-greek-wines-2025

Much more on Greece’s epic wine story on our website.

#jancisrobinson

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 6d

A groundbreaking tasting of three key Eastern European varieties across 10 countries at Kog 25 Pannonia.

Tamlyn reports.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/putting-furmint-blaufrankisch-and-welschriesling-map

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 7d

Quality under pressure – of the vintage and the political sort.

Pictured, the Gräfenberg vineyard in Kiedrich in the Rheingau.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/new-gg-releases-2025-riesling

#winesoftheworld #winereviews #winesofgermany #riesling @vdp.diepraedikatsweingueter #jancisrobinson

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 7d

Dinner with Jancis Robinson.

Book your tickets now:
https://tkt.page/jancis-robinson-the-morris-2025

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 8d

Chile’s top winemakers are flocking to this region for its old vines, farming culture and cool fringes ripe for exploration.

Pictured, David Nieuwoudt and Julio Bouchon of Longaví.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/maule-return-underdog

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 9d

Special Greek fish cooking in Marylebone. Nick reports.

And Jancis swaps white fish for a rather large tentacle ...

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/restaurant-nicks-dreams-almost

#foodies #foodwriter #restaurantreviews #foodandwine #londonrestaurants

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 10d

More summers in northern Europe are warm enough to produce grapes ripe enough to make still wines.

Jancis reports on the state of English wine.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/changing-face-english-wine

#winenews #wineknowledge #wineindustry #jancisrobinson #englishwine @winegb

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 10d

English, and Welsh, still wines surveyed.

They are quite a thing nowadays – it’s not all sparkling.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/english-wine-loses-its-fizz

#winereviews #winetastingevent #englishwine #winecommunity #winetasting @winegb #jancisrobinson

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 11d

A throwback to the days of great, ageworthy white Riojas at great prices.

From €20.47, $24.99, £28.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/cvne-monopole-clasico-reserva-2020-rioja

#wineoftheweek #wineproducer #winereviews #winesoftheworld #jancisrobinson

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 12d

Bottles you need to know about.

Including the latest vintage of C O Steinlinden, conceived in 2005 as a wedding wine for Carolin and H O Spanier (pictured).

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wine-discoveries-september-2025

#winemakers #winereviews #winediscoveries #jancisrobinson

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 13d

What was Jancis up to in September?

Multiple tastings and just one visit to a vineyard this month, the one pictured, for a Sunday lunch cooked by Angela Hartnett and Neil Borthwick.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/janciss-diary-september-2025

#jancisrobinson #winetasting #wineindustry

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 14d

An embarrassment of riches from Bordeaux, Champagne, Tasmania and beyond.

Richard's latest report with 51 wines tasted.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/singapour-september-2025

#winetasting #winesoftheworld #winereviews #winenews #wineknowledge

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 15d

Not just an exploration of Zinfandel, but a window into a California wine scene that has long disappeared.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/book-review-angels-visits

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 16d

Restaurant sales, and therefore wine list awards, are becoming increasingly important to the world’s wine trade.

Nick reports plus all the winners at The World of Fine Wine's Best Wine Lists Awards 2025.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/restaurants-wine-world-needs-them-now

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 17d

The naturally-low-alcohol, underpriced marvel. Fill your boots!

Pictured, Thomas Haag and family by Markus Bassler (how did he get their cat to pose so beautifully?).

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/praise-kabinett

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JancisRobinson.com @jancisrobinson.com · 17d

Tara's WoW is a perfect party wine starting at $9.99, £12.09, €7.90.

Delicious and outrageously good value.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/lustau-fino-jarana-sherry

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