Historically, one could argue that Finca Ygay was the first true vino de finca in Rioja, Bordeaux-inspired in style and established in the mid 19th century. However, in more recent history, there are ...

The news that there is currently extensive fighting in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley has effectively doubled the number of places in the Middle East that I have longed to visit but realistically can now see ...

As first world problems go, this one is a cracker: owning too much wine, more than you can ever hope to drink. As one avid Hong Kong-based wine collector puts it, ‘Like many things in life, you know ...

Before I get to global news, a quick reminder that on 22 March Richard is hosting a tasting of mature Margaret River wines in Tokyo. There are still a few tickets so if you’re interested, I highly ...

The second tasting held in honour of Rioja’s 100th anniversary brought together a large number of very good wines. It was a ...

Proof that Rioja remains a terrific source of mature wines at excellent prices. Above, one of the vineyards of El Pacto, who ...

Wherever you stand in the Great Southern region, the landscape undulates concentrically away. Under such vast skies the distant horizon looks flat, but up close you can see how the earth buckles and ...

A courageous book that tackles the unwieldy subject of sustainability in wine with extraordinary detail, pragmatism and warmth. Rooted in ...

This Mother’s Day, give the gift of great wine. Mothering Sunday is 15 March – and a JancisRobinson.com gift membership is one of the most thoughtful presents you can give a wine lover. For a limited ...

Below is a rough guide to what our numbers mean. Although we are not very comfortable with scoring wines because it is so difficult to encapsulate a wine's qualities in a single score, we do realise ...

In November last year they thronged to the eighth edition of Amphora Wine Day, off the beaten track in Vidigueira, southern Portugal, a good tw ...