Rumours of Merlot’s comeback have been greatly exaggerated – but there are certainly bottles worth seeking out.

As all budding wine students learn, ripasso is made by ‘re-passing’ regular Valpolicella over the leftover grape skins from ...

Part seven of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. Click here for all the articles in this series so far published.

The magic of mizunara-aged whisky – and the patience it requires to realise it. ‘This is very special’, Seiichi Koshimizu said to me 25 years ago as two glasses of reddish whisky were placed in front ...

Mothering Sunday is 15 March – and a JancisRobinson.com gift membership is one of the most thoughtful presents you can give a ...

The Times, Britain’s newspaper of record, covered the news that two Burgundian winemakers, Pierre Duroché from ...

We’re living in an age of rosé. A 2023 study by the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) asserted that global production of rosé increased by 25% from 2000 to 202 ...

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 ...

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 ...