Jancis Robinson

From FOOD & DRINK May 26, 2012

Madeira refortified

Wine casks at the Barbeito winery in Madeira

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‘The big surprise was a new range of wines launched by Blandy’s, the company that dominates the island’s commercial life’

©Robert Nicol From FOOD & DRINK May 19, 2012

Côte d’Or treasure

Wine producers on Burgundy’s heartland tend to view their mature wines as others view their savings accounts

©Ingram Pinn From FOOD & DRINK May 12, 2012

Think pink: Italian rosé

The real surprise has been how many and varied are the Italian rosatos now being made

Jancis Robinson The global grapevine
Jancis Robinson Vegetable or mineral?

Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt at his vineyard

©FT From FOOD & DRINK May 5, 2012

A star performer

Professor Brian Schmidt, Nobel physics laureate, views wine production as the ideal counterweight to cosmology

The Riviera reinvented
Spoon fed how cutlery affects your food

©Robert Nicol From FOOD & DRINK Apr 28, 2012

Fake fine wines

As in the art market, provenance is becoming more important by the day as wine crime moves into the mainstream

©Jean-François Chaigneau From FOOD & DRINK Apr 21, 2012

The world’s most exotic vineyards

Ecuador claims to have one on the equator, while a Napa Valley vintner will oversee Costa Rica’s first wine venture

Jancis Robinson Vegetable or mineral?
Jancis Robinson The queen of Burgundy

©Robert Nicol From FOOD & DRINK Apr 14, 2012

Vegetable or mineral?

From berries and cherries to graphite and toast: the wine tasting terms à la mode

Jancis Robinson The global grapevine
Jancis Robinson The queen of Burgundy

©Colin Hampden-White From FOOD & DRINK Apr 7, 2012

The queen of Burgundy

Lalou Bize-Leroy is famous for her elfin looks, her control freakery and the incredible speed at which she tastes...

Jancis Robinson The global grapevine
Jancis Robinson Vegetable or mineral?

Best of Bordeaux: which vintages to drink now

A guide to those you should open - and those you should leave

Jancis Robinson The global grapevine
Jancis Robinson Vegetable or mineral?

Sweet temptations

Based on red-skinned, small-berried Muscat and Muscadelle grapes, Australian ‘stickies’ are some of the most extraordinary wines in the world

Jancis Robinson The global grapevine
Jancis Robinson Vegetable or mineral?

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 16, 2012

About Jancis

Jancis Robinson has been writing and broadcasting about wine since 1975, and has been the FT’s wine correspondent since 1989. Her principal occupation nowadays is www.jancisrobinson.com but she is also responsible for many of the standard reference books on wine including The Oxford Companion to Wine and, with Hugh Johnson, The World Atlas of Wine.

She qualified as a Master of Wine, the first from outside the wine trade, in 1984, and regularly judges and lectures about wine around the world. She has presented several award-winning television programmes including Jancis Robinson’s Wine Course and Vintners’ Tales, and is a professional narrator.

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‘The big surprise was a new range of wines launched by Blandy’s, the company that dominates the island’s commercial life’

Wine producers on Burgundy’s heartland tend to view their mature wines as others view their savings accounts

The real surprise has been how many and varied are the Italian rosatos now being made

Professor Brian Schmidt, Nobel physics laureate, views wine production as the ideal counterweight to cosmology

As in the art market, provenance is becoming more important by the day as wine crime moves into the mainstream

Ecuador claims to have one on the equator, while a Napa Valley vintner will oversee Costa Rica’s first wine venture

From berries and cherries to graphite and toast: the wine tasting terms à la mode

Lalou Bize-Leroy is famous for her elfin looks, her control freakery and the incredible speed at which she tastes...

A guide to those you should open - and those you should leave

Based on red-skinned, small-berried Muscat and Muscadelle grapes, Australian ‘stickies’ are some of the most extraordinary wines in the world

At the second annual blind tasting of fine English fizz, the wines were very well made and had just the right amount of bubble

With the FBI investigating several cases of wine fraud in the US, the fake rate is rising. But there are some warning signs to bear in mind

The emergence of exceptionally fine Kiwi wines proves there is a groundswell of real talent and ambition in these islands

Change is afoot as the country’s rapidly evolving wine map boasts new regions and an expanding range of grapes grown

‘One pleasing phenomenon was how well many of the region’s lesser-known producers performed in 2010’

Strange but true: 2010 has turned into a good vintage

‘The theory is that as the planet warms up, grapes produce more sugar, which ferments into more alcohol’

‘Thanks to the early September rains, the northern Rhône 2010s are delightful – ripe, but fresh and silky’

Perhaps the best thing to happen this year was the realisation that 2010 was such a good vintage in so many wine regions

Go on – treat yourself to a super-fresh and tangy Riesling, a delicious Sauternes or a top-quality, bone-dry sherry

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