It’s one of the quirks of patriarchal literary history that so few of us know that Mrs Dickens (Catherine or ‘Kate’, née ...

This collection is a clear demonstration of the sheer class of Portuguese wines. Put together over the last several months ...

Not for the first time, I’ve come away from the Languedoc convinced that it’s the whites, more than the reds or the rosés, ...

A comparative tasting of champagne from the highly acclaimed 1996 vintage and the overshadowed 1995. And a daring way to ...

An annual round-up of gastronomic pleasure. Above, the German island of Sylt which provided Nick with an excess of it in July 2025. At this time of year I like to look back on the most exciting meals ...

The penultimate episode of a seven-part podcast series giving the definitive story of Jancis’s life and career so far. For ...

On 4 December, Washington’s Wyckoff family (one of the largest grape-growers in Washington state and owners of Coventry Vale ...

Taylor’s, Quinta de Vargellas 2019 Port 20% Deep purple, this positively smoulders! Then it’s delightfully mellow on the palate as well as fresh on the end. This is class! A wine made for our ...

Hunter Valley Semillon is arguably Australia’s most distinctive style – a pale silvery green liquid that smells of lemon, lime and a hint of petrol, with acidity that squeaks across your palate like a ...

Sherry, port and Madeira in profusion. This is surely the time of year when you can allow yourself to take the plunge into these very special wines. I tasted quite a range of fortified wines at home ...