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Jancis's diary - September 2025
Jancis Robinson
Wednesday 1 October 2025
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Purple pagers Al Buchanan of Chicago (left) and Maureen Downey of San Francisco met at a wonderful 1961 dinner I...
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See also Terroir spotting in Trentino – part 2. A couple of years ago, while reporting on a Riesling event...
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Richard gets to the bottom of restaurant reviewing... My theory goes that you can judge the calibre of a restaurant...
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Rebecca Yeamans is the tasting-room manager for Afton Mountain Vineyards in Virginia. She writes a blog called The Academic Wino...
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