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Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson has been writing and broadcasting about wine since 1975, and has been the FT’s wine correspondent since 1989. Her principal occupation nowadays is www.jancisrobinson.com but she is also responsible for many of the standard reference books on wine including The Oxford Companion to Wine and, with Hugh Johnson, The World Atlas of Wine.

She qualified as a Master of Wine, the first from outside the wine trade, in 1984, and regularly judges and lectures about wine around the world. Her BBC Maestro course, An Understanding of Wine, launched in February 2022. She has presented several award-winning television programmes including Jancis Robinson’s Wine Course and Vintners’ Tales, and is a professional narrator. Follow Jancis on Instagram

Email Jancis Robinson @JancisRobinson  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Saturday, 12 April, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
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    The member-owned club offers a quirky range at keen prices

  • Saturday, 5 April, 2025
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    Why is California’s Zinfandel so under-appreciated?

    Celebrated producers continue to make fine, long-lasting wines

  • Saturday, 29 March, 2025
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    How does Mouton Rothschild stay at the top?

    You need to do everything better every year, says Sereys de Rothschild

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  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
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    Rules for restaurant dining: the FT experts’ annotated guide

    Jay Rayner, Marina O’Loughlin, Tim Hayward and Jancis Robinson have strong opinions. But can they handle feedback from 19 food-world stars?

    A stylized illustration of four people wearing suits and glasses, set against a green background
  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
    FT SeriesSpring food & drink special: the experts are here
    Polish wine is often excellent. Why is it so hard to find?

    With over 500 wineries in Poland, it’s time to talk about something other than vodka

    A stylised white eagle with detailed feathers and a golden crown perches on a heap of purple and dark grapes. The eagle lifts a glass of red wine in one talon, as if savoring the drink
  • Saturday, 15 March, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    Who says Chilean wine is cheap and cheerful?

    Booming exports, big reds . . . and very heavy bottles

  • Saturday, 8 March, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    Want to feel good about the wine world? Go to Manchester

    Jancis Robinson goes on a bar crawl, and discovers a city that’s mad for it 

  • Saturday, 1 March, 2025
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    What makes a Spanish wine clubbable

    A London tasting reveals new depths to Cava, and that 15% ABV wine isn’t always overpowering

  • Saturday, 22 February, 2025
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    How to make wine like a South African, in France

    Julien and Sophie Schaal have made the most of wine’s two hemispheres

  • Saturday, 15 February, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    Another blow for bordeaux: most 2021 reds are acidic and overpriced

    A recent tasting of the four-year-old vintage was not a joyful experience

  • Saturday, 8 February, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    Eye-opening Italian white wine in Alto Adige

    The subalpine region has stolen the crown

    A whimsical illustration of a person lounging on a cloud in a tree, holding a glass of wine, with large clusters of green grapes hanging around them
  • Saturday, 1 February, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    First, there was Malbec — but Argentine wine has so much more to offer

    Notes from an embassy tasting of ‘anything but Malbec’

  • Saturday, 25 January, 2025
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    Introducing the wine professionals who will help rebuild Ukraine

    A new cohort has built expertise abroad — and now they’re coming home

    An artistic depiction of grape harvesting featuring two figures in colorful attire. They are pruning and arranging the grapevines, which are adorned with clusters of purple grapes and lush green leaves
  • Saturday, 18 January, 2025
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    From Mexico to Mongolia: the up-and-coming wine regions of 2025

    Portuguese whites, Greek reds, Chinese pet nats and many more wines to watch

    A colorful illustration of three people in yellow outfits standing on a globe, each holding a glass of red wine
  • Saturday, 11 January, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    Even oversupply can’t burst the Burgundy bubble

    The 2023 Burgundy crop was enormous. But you wouldn’t think it from the prices 

    A stylized image of a man in red holding onto oversized green bills emerging from a wine glass filled with grapes
  • Saturday, 4 January, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    It’s the weather, stupid: Jancis Robinson on the year in wine

    Plus: production is down, corkage is up and ‘natural’ is becoming more of a norm

    Cartoon illustration of two wine corks with arms and legs joyfully diving into a glass of red wine labelled ‘2024,’ with splashes of wine in the air
  • Saturday, 28 December, 2024
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    What I learnt from a blind tasting of cork vs screwcap bottles

    A rare opportunity to try the same wine with different closures proves eye-opening

  • Saturday, 21 December, 2024
    FT MagazineWine
    The best strong and sweet wines for Christmas (and they’re a bargain)

    Port, sherry, Sauternes and more

  • Saturday, 14 December, 2024
    FT MagazineWine
    The best red wines for Christmas 2024

    From a £8 wine that’s worth ageing to a Chilean classic

  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
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    The best white wines for Christmas

    From a £6.99 Waitrose bargain to bottles worth cellaring

  • Saturday, 30 November, 2024
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    The best fizz for Christmas, from £10 to £370

    Jancis Robinson recommends standout champagne, Crémant and sparkling wine

  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
    FT MagazineWine
    Wine experts love Alsace Riesling. Why doesn’t everyone else?

    The region’s wine woes are multiplying

  • Saturday, 16 November, 2024
    FT MagazineWine
    In France’s peaceful wine country, high-end tourism is booming

    Denise Dupré has got American money to spend on French wine tourism

  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
    FT MagazineWine
    Can Australia make Cab Sav cool again?

    Independent producers are making the best of a tricky situation and a traditional grape

  • Saturday, 2 November, 2024
    FT MagazineWine
    Is the demonisation of alcohol justified?

    New WHO guidelines suggest there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Jancis Robinson isn’t so sure

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