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  • What’s a go-to supermarket wine? [Reader mail]
    Heading to visit a non-wine friend who graciously offered to pick something up for us. I don’t know the market in Florida and she didn’t indicate that she wanted to go to a specialty shop (that’s fine–not everyone can take our habit as seriously as we do). So what’s the best I could ask her [...]
  • Veau chaud – veal hot dog – impossible food-wine pairing?!?
    Chef Yannick Alléno, recipient of three Michelin stars, adores New York hot dogs. According to a piece in the NYT Dining section, he loves the hot dog so much that he wanted to make a French version, out of calf heads. Instead of calling it literally a “chien chaud,” he opted for truth in labeling, [...]
  • Who invented wine’s 100-point scale?
    We quite often talk about the 100-point scale and its impact on wine, but is it correct to say that Robert Parker “invented” it? He certainly popularized the approach and it has come to be large part of his legacy as other magazines shifted to the numerical system. In “The Emperor of Wine,” Elin McCoy [...]

Vinography

    Jancis Robinson

    • Burgundy 2010 - guide to our coverage (Free for all)
      Here is a quick guide to finding your way round our  wide-ranging coverage to date of the very promising 2010 vintage in Burgundy with its more than 2,000 wine reviews.  TASTING NOTES/REVIEWS Burgundy 2010 A-C  (Tasting articles)  Burgundy 2010 D-J  (Tasting.
    • Introducing Alex (Free for all)
      We are delighted to announce a new monthly columnist at JancisRobinson.com. Alex Hunt MW may already be known to some of you for his trenchant contributions to our Members’ forum, or as an admired taster on the London circuit. I first met him in the late 1990s in my capacity as a judge of the.
    • New Zealand - some high points (Tasting articles)
      I've been very impressed by many a Kiwi wine recently - not least one in particular tasted at FEIRT, Frankland Estate International Riesing Tasting in Sydney earlier this month, about which I will be writing in detail. Below are reviews of 78 New Zealand wines, including many gems. Please also see.

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