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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Instead, that day I remained blissfully unaware that the exquisite bottle of 2013 Eric Rodez Empreinte Blanche Champagne that I marvelled at on Valentine’s Day would be the last wine I would taste for ...

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 ...

The remoteness of the Great Southern region, four hours south of Perth in a land of panoramic wilderness, is both a blessing and a curse. Its better-known neighbour, Margaret River, attracts far more ...

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 time, get 20% off all annual gift memberships by ...

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 ...

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 ...