Jancis's diary – November 2024

There was much less travel in November, though I did go to Lille and Alsace and back by train. The half-day and evening in Lille resulted in Nick’s review of a couple of restaurants there (see Lille for Londoners). And my 27 hours in Alsace resulted in this Alsace tasting article, this overview of the difficult state of Alsace wine sales and an article still to come on one of the region’s most interesting, relatively new producers.

The reason for the trip was to celebrate the centenary...