124 wines reviewed, revealing assorted treasures buried in the far south-western corner of Australia. Richard reports. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/tasting-great-southern #jancisrobinson #winereviews #winetasting #winesoftheworld #australianwine

Discovering Western Australia’s wine wilderness. Richard reports. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/visiting-great-southern #jancisrobinson #winereviews #winetasting #wineknowledge #wine @australianwine

Wine communicators! The #67Awards closes for entries at midnight UK time today. Free to enter 5 x £3k prizes available, full details at: 67awards.com/2026 Please share!

Nancy Mitford described how writers should have a shard of ice in the heart. It’s hard to maintain that shard when you’re wearing a floppy hat, drunk and being embraced by a red-cheeked Frenchman. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/join-our-c...

Don't join the club

You can keep your quaich, Jimmy!

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Every month I send a free newsletter full of useful wine study facts for MW students - here's the latest: mwstudybuddy.substack.com/p/mwstudybud...

#MWStudyBuddy 006 - February 2026

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We're excited to announce that a new, completely revised edition of The World Atlas of Wine is out this autumn. A huge achievement and now available to pre-order: https://geni.us/xLU7S #jancisrobinson #WorldAtlasOfWine #wineknowledge #winecommunity #winesoftheworld @octopus_books_

"Worth its weight in gold" according to one subscriber! mwstudybuddy.substack.com/p/mwstudybud...

#MWStudyBuddy EXTRA: AMA, vol 1

Answering MW study questions from subscribers

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Hats off to David Kermode who was 1 of the 1st drinks podcasts when he launched #TheDrinkingHour on @FoodFMRadio 5 years ago. To mark his 250th episode @TheBuyer11 talks to him about his podcast journey & what he thinks the key to making a good podcast is. www.the-buyer.net/people/the-d...

The Buyer | The Drinking Hour's David Kermode on what makes a good podcast

If you are reading this then, thankyou…as there are now so many more options and distractions for your time, be it scrolling through social media, watching the latest AI-produced reel, or increasingly...

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Richard's WoW – you need to know this guy! From $23.95 or £21 (2023 vintage). https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/bonny-doon-le-cigare-blanc-2022-central-coast #jancisrobinson #winereviews #wineoftheweek #wineproducer #winesoftheworld

Really enjoyed this podcast on luxury, and how it relates to wine, from Areni: areni.global/the-luxury-s... It's a long listen, but worthwhile.

The Luxury Strategies: In Conversation With Jean-Noël Kapferer - Areni Global

The Luxury Strategies: In Conversation With Jean-Noël Kapferer an Emeritus Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris. He holds the Pernod-Ricard Chair on the Management of Prestige Brands and teaches Luxury...

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Calling all wine and food writers, professional or aspiring. I'm hosting a residential course on non-fiction writing this May. We'll be based in a beautiful location in the hills of Vipava, Slovenia. Full details & how to book: themorningclaret.com/p/writing-co...

Residential Writing Course with Simon J Woolf

Spend a week in the beautiful Slovenian countryside working on your writing

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Very heavy cormorant

The final episode of the Jancis Robinson Story podcast is full of trivia and offcuts that didn't make it into the main series: opera, fashion, Christmas presents, favourite tv and books, anxiety and tipsiness. Listen here: pod.fo/e/36acc6

The JancisRobinson.com Podcast: The Jancis Robinson Story E7: Pressing

The Jancis Robinson Story is a seven-episode series telling the definitive story of Jancis Robinson's life so far, including her extraordinary career in as a wine writer.Recorded in person througho...

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I wrote a thing about the compromises almost all wine writers have to make these days to commercial interests. We have to be our own editors, agents, advertising departments and somehow not have any conflicts of interest. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/it-isnt-ea...

It isn't easy making a living from writing about wine

"I've done things that seemed unthinkable before the war."

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Part three of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book.  https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/matching-wine-asian-food-part-4-floralfragrant-and-citric #jancisrobinson #asianfoodpairing #asianfood #foodandwine #wineknowledge

1980's celebrity beckons: big spectacles, big hair, big opportunities.  The fifth of our seven-part podcast series, this week featuring the inimitable Julian Barnes. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/jancis-robinson-story-episode-5-yielding #jancisrobinson #winepodcast #winewriter

The fourth of a new seven-part podcast series. Tune in to hear what Oz Clarke and a certain former proprietor of L’Escargot have to say on Jancis’s life and career so far https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/jancis-robinson-story-episode-4-fruiting Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

The third episode of a new seven-part podcast series giving the definitive story of Jancis’s life and career so far. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/jancis-robinson-story-episode-3-training Also available wherever you get your podcasts. #jancisrobinson

Episode 2 of The Jancis Robinson Story podcast out today. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/jancis-robinson-story-episode-2-flowering Also available wherever you get your podcasts.  #jancisrobinson #winepodcast #winewriter #winewriting #winecommunity #wineindustry

Part three of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book.  https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/matching-wine-asian-food-part-3-aromatic-flavours #jancisrobinson #winesoftheworld #foodandwine #winepairing #asianfoodpairing #asianfood

I didn't even realise white Malbec was a thing. open.substack.com/pub/mwstudyb...

#MWStudyBuddy 003 - November 2025

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Gosh, after a seven year absence, my friend @dananddanfilms.bsky.social is back! I mean - i'm thrilled that Dan is back, but i've never much liked Dan to be honest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V1K...

Dan & Dan: The Elephant in the Room

YouTube video by dananddanfilms

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A little bird told me that there's a comic here for you to read! Wondermark #1370; The Avian Informant (Part 1 of 2)

A fantastic portrait of life in the wine trade courtesy of David Williams in this week's Observer. Hats off to him for the humour, honesty and realism he brings to this 25-year overview of the ups and downs involved… observer.co.uk/style/food/a...

Days of wine and noses: the life of a critic | The Observer

Getting paid to drink all day might sound like a dream job. But what’s it really like to be a wine critic?

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Part two of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/matching-wine-asian-food-part-2-fail-safe-bottles #winepairing #wineandfood #asianfood #asianfoodpairing #wineknowledge #jancisrobinson

Great piece! I enjoyed this.

Michelin announces -- in French, bien sûr -- that it plans to rate wines as it does restaurants. I LOVE the idea of wine being rated on Michelin's 3-star scale. But, I have questions about Michelin's intentions. www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/10/mi...

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Calling all MW students! My new, free monthly newsletter full of targeted resources for the MW programme launches this weekend: mwstudybuddy.substack.com/about Please share!

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A free monthly newsletter full of targeted resources for Master of Wine students. Click to read MW Study Buddy, by Richard Hemming, a Substack publication. Launched 15 days ago.

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You don’t see many sandwiches in Singapore. Come to think of it you don’t see many wasps either. I’m not saying there’s a causal relationship there, but - actually, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Prove me wrong, internet! meanwhileinsingapore.substack.com/p/34-signal-...

34: Signal failure (a reverse letter home)

UK life through a Singapore lens

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Useful info on how Wines of Germany are promoting Riesling sales in China: mailchi.mp/fb2b632833d5... thanks to Jim Boyce's excellent newsletter.