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Roger Jones takes a deep dive into Barossa's Elderton Command Shiraz

Roger Jones takes a deep dive into Barossa's Elderton Command Shiraz

Matteo Lunelli – on a mission to place Ferrari fizz on the best tables

Matteo Lunelli – on a mission to place Ferrari fizz on the best tables

How Bulgaria’s Midalidare Estate makes world class sparkling wines

How Bulgaria’s Midalidare Estate makes world class sparkling wines

How 'magical' whites are the next big thing from NZ's Central Otago

How 'magical' whites are the next big thing from NZ's Central Otago

Roger Jones hails the return of the UK’s Definitive Champagne Tasting

Roger Jones hails the return of the UK’s Definitive Champagne Tasting

Let’s Talk Pinot! Roger Jones at Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025

Let’s Talk Pinot! Roger Jones at Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025

Jukes pulls in the big guns to help champion Australian fine wine

Jukes pulls in the big guns to help champion Australian fine wine

Roger Jones’ inside track on what’s currently hot in New Zealand wine

Roger Jones’ inside track on what’s currently hot in New Zealand wine

Roger Jones' 2024 highlights: from a wine and culinary perspective

Roger Jones' 2024 highlights: from a wine and culinary perspective

Tasting Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2016 with Benoît Gouez

Tasting Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2016 with Benoît Gouez

'Museum' and Signature – focus of Yalumba 175th anniversary tasting

'Museum' and Signature – focus of Yalumba 175th anniversary tasting

Roger Jones picks the hits at the Top Selection portfolio tasting

Roger Jones picks the hits at the Top Selection portfolio tasting

Roger Jones on the historic Cristal Rosé event you just had to be at

Roger Jones on the historic Cristal Rosé event you just had to be at

Roger Jones on the case for Cap Classique and which ones to buy

Roger Jones on the case for Cap Classique and which ones to buy

Roger Jones: Ferrari Trento, Lunelli Family and the sensational coup

Roger Jones: Ferrari Trento, Lunelli Family and the sensational coup

2023 Kumeu River Chardonnays launched with 30-vintage tasting

2023 Kumeu River Chardonnays launched with 30-vintage tasting

How Wine GB has come of age: we pick the unmissable British wines

How Wine GB has come of age: we pick the unmissable British wines

Roger Jones: the stunning launch of the stunning new Castillo Ygay 2012

Roger Jones: the stunning launch of the stunning new Castillo Ygay 2012

Bullish WineGB stats are the toast of 67’s English wine retrospective

Bullish WineGB stats are the toast of 67’s English wine retrospective

Roger Jones judges the Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection 2021

Roger Jones judges the Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection 2021

Paris tasting of the super-premium Marguerites en Provence Collection

Paris tasting of the super-premium Marguerites en Provence Collection

Ian Hongell on Torbreck's future and tasting through 20 of his wines

Ian Hongell on Torbreck's future and tasting through 20 of his wines

Roger Jones picks his best wines at Fells’ 2024 portfolio tasting

Roger Jones picks his best wines at Fells’ 2024 portfolio tasting

Meeting Yangarra’s Peter Fraser: Rhône ranger of South Australia

Meeting Yangarra’s Peter Fraser: Rhône ranger of South Australia

Roger Jones on 22 top Margaret River wines with IWSC gongs

Roger Jones on 22 top Margaret River wines with IWSC gongs

Best wines of 2023: Roger Jones on 10 wines that rocked his boat

Best wines of 2023: Roger Jones on 10 wines that rocked his boat

Roger Jones on the upturn of South Australian Grenache

Roger Jones on the upturn of South Australian Grenache

How and why Gaja is investing in its white wine portfolio

How and why Gaja is investing in its white wine portfolio

Moët has ‘mother of all launches’ for new Collection Impériale

Moët has ‘mother of all launches’ for new Collection Impériale

Highlights of Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines 2023

Highlights of Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines 2023

Roger Jones has a first taste of Gosset Celebris 2012

Roger Jones has a first taste of Gosset Celebris 2012

What wines to bid for at 2023 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction

What wines to bid for at 2023 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction

Louis Roederer Collection 244 and working with climate change

Louis Roederer Collection 244 and working with climate change

Under the skin of Pegasus Bay’s pure and value-driven Rieslings

Under the skin of Pegasus Bay’s pure and value-driven Rieslings

Tasting new Babylonstoren wines at the Chelsea Flower Show

Tasting new Babylonstoren wines at the Chelsea Flower Show

Roger Jones picks the top buys from the Swig portfolio tasting

Roger Jones picks the top buys from the Swig portfolio tasting

Roger Jones: 24 latest Australian Shiraz with a new reined-in style

Roger Jones: 24 latest Australian Shiraz with a new reined-in style

How Matthew Jukes helped celebrate Australian Pinot Noir

How Matthew Jukes helped celebrate Australian Pinot Noir

You’ve come a long way: the new Felton Road 2021 wines assessed

You’ve come a long way: the new Felton Road 2021 wines assessed

How Ch. des Jacques rekindled a love affair with Cru Beaujolais

How Ch. des Jacques rekindled a love affair with Cru Beaujolais

Getting to grips with wines of Hawke’s Bay’s Te Mata Estate

Getting to grips with wines of Hawke’s Bay’s Te Mata Estate

How quality is key to Vasse Felix’s Tom Cullity and Heytesbury

How quality is key to Vasse Felix’s Tom Cullity and Heytesbury

Marqués de Murrieta turns on the style for its 170th anniversary

Marqués de Murrieta turns on the style for its 170th anniversary

Best of 2022: Roger Jones picks his top 10 wines of the year

Best of 2022: Roger Jones picks his top 10 wines of the year

Roger Jones: best wines from Rioja’s 100km of Diversity tasting

Roger Jones: best wines from Rioja’s 100km of Diversity tasting

Back with a bang: Matthew Jukes’ 100 Best Australian Wines:

Back with a bang: Matthew Jukes’ 100 Best Australian Wines:

How The Armagh 2018 shone at 50 Years of Armagh Shiraz tasting

How The Armagh 2018 shone at 50 Years of Armagh Shiraz tasting

Michel Chapoutier: up close and personal at en primeurs 2021

Michel Chapoutier: up close and personal at en primeurs 2021

How Kumeu River 2021 wines make a hat trick of top vintages

How Kumeu River 2021 wines make a hat trick of top vintages

Great Australian Red 2022 results put focus on Australia’s ‘true icon’

Great Australian Red 2022 results put focus on Australia’s ‘true icon’

How do two new Penfolds French wines fit into 2022 Collection?

How do two new Penfolds French wines fit into 2022 Collection?

Roger Jones on a tasting visit to six of Rioja’s top bodegas

Roger Jones on a tasting visit to six of Rioja’s top bodegas

Roger Jones on the best Victoria wines, producers & regions

Roger Jones on the best Victoria wines, producers & regions

Roger Jones on 13 vintages of Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage 

Roger Jones on 13 vintages of Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage 

Luke O’Cuinneagain analyses Glenelly’s Lady May from 2010-17

Luke O’Cuinneagain analyses Glenelly’s Lady May from 2010-17

Why Gosset Celebris 2008 really is an exceptional cuvée

Why Gosset Celebris 2008 really is an exceptional cuvée

Roger Jones helps Villa Maria celebrate 60 years of winemaking

Roger Jones helps Villa Maria celebrate 60 years of winemaking

Roger Jones & Frédéric Drouhin on 100 years of Clos des Mouches

Roger Jones & Frédéric Drouhin on 100 years of Clos des Mouches

The enduring appeal of Bruce Tyrrell’s Hunter Valley ‘Vat series’

The enduring appeal of Bruce Tyrrell’s Hunter Valley ‘Vat series’

Bordeaux: Barrio de la Estacion International Wine Encounters

Bordeaux: Barrio de la Estacion International Wine Encounters

Alsace wine tasting special: the 13 top bottles judged by the IWSC

Alsace wine tasting special: the 13 top bottles judged by the IWSC

Roger Jones on 40 Years of Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir

Roger Jones on 40 Years of Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir

1st taste of Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2007

1st taste of Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2007

WoodWinters evolving its list with diversity and value in mind

WoodWinters evolving its list with diversity and value in mind

Roger Jones picks the standout wines from Fells Portfolio tasting

Roger Jones picks the standout wines from Fells Portfolio tasting

Castelnau Rosé showing how different dosages work with food

Castelnau Rosé showing how different dosages work with food

New agencies steal the show at Liberty’s portfolio tasting

New agencies steal the show at Liberty’s portfolio tasting

How Clare Valley Cab Sauv blind-tasted against Old World’s best

How Clare Valley Cab Sauv blind-tasted against Old World’s best

Roger Jones: 10 wines that completely blew me away in 2021

Roger Jones: 10 wines that completely blew me away in 2021

Roger Jones on sheer quality & value of Codorníu’s top cava

Roger Jones on sheer quality & value of Codorníu’s top cava

Roger Jones: ageing and pairing of Franciocorta Ca’ del Bosco

Roger Jones: ageing and pairing of Franciocorta Ca’ del Bosco

How chef de cave Julie Cavil has made Krug 2008 a ‘classic beauty’

How chef de cave Julie Cavil has made Krug 2008 a ‘classic beauty’

Roger Jones on Veuve Clicquot’s La Grande Dame 2012

Roger Jones on Veuve Clicquot’s La Grande Dame 2012

Roger Jones picks his hits from the long-awaited WineGB tasting

Roger Jones picks his hits from the long-awaited WineGB tasting

Roger Jones on Vasse Felix’s top Cabernet Sauvignon Tom Cullity

Roger Jones on Vasse Felix’s top Cabernet Sauvignon Tom Cullity

How Wine Australia helped make Riesling flavour of the month

How Wine Australia helped make Riesling flavour of the month

Roger Jones on Accolade’s new prestige wine portfolio

Roger Jones on Accolade’s new prestige wine portfolio

Australian Cab. Sauv. excels in global comparative tasting

Australian Cab. Sauv. excels in global comparative tasting

Roger Jones: 8 new Pinots from Australia’s Mornington Peninsula

Roger Jones: 8 new Pinots from Australia’s Mornington Peninsula

Roger Jones picks 7 top Cap Classiques in its 50th year

Roger Jones picks 7 top Cap Classiques in its 50th year

“I come from a Chard. Down Under.” – New World Chardonnay

“I come from a Chard. Down Under.” – New World Chardonnay

When Roger met Adi – tasting A.A.Badenhorst then and now

When Roger met Adi – tasting A.A.Badenhorst then and now

Roger Jones’ Top 10 wines of 2020 & which pairs with BBQ octopus

Roger Jones’ Top 10 wines of 2020 & which pairs with BBQ octopus

Hemel-en-Aarde’s Restless River wines are all about timing

Hemel-en-Aarde’s Restless River wines are all about timing

How ‘Bubbly Bubble’ helps keep CSWWC Covid secure

How ‘Bubbly Bubble’ helps keep CSWWC Covid secure

Roger Jones puts new Petaluma Yellow Label vintages to the test

Roger Jones puts new Petaluma Yellow Label vintages to the test

Why 2018 Vasse Felix Heytesbury was world class at WA tasting

Why 2018 Vasse Felix Heytesbury was world class at WA tasting

Is Yalumba’s The Caley 2015 Australia’s greatest Claret?

Is Yalumba’s The Caley 2015 Australia’s greatest Claret?

First taste of Penfolds Grange 2016 & co. with Peter Gago

First taste of Penfolds Grange 2016 & co. with Peter Gago

Assessing the new sparkling from Tasmania’s House of Arras

Assessing the new sparkling from Tasmania’s House of Arras

Roger Jones on being sober as a judge – for three competitions

Roger Jones on being sober as a judge – for three competitions

Late English frost: how Ambriel, Flint and Harrow & Hope coped

Late English frost: how Ambriel, Flint and Harrow & Hope coped

Roger Jones continues his quest to find the best wines of Alsace

Roger Jones continues his quest to find the best wines of Alsace

The future’s bright the future’s British: Hattingley’s Emma Rice

The future’s bright the future’s British: Hattingley’s Emma Rice

Spurrier, Palmer, Stevenson, Jones: the 12 best wines of Alsace

Spurrier, Palmer, Stevenson, Jones: the 12 best wines of Alsace

Australia 2020: Roger Jones picks out his best Chardonnay

Australia 2020: Roger Jones picks out his best Chardonnay

Roger Jones selects his faves from New Zealand in a Glass

Roger Jones selects his faves from New Zealand in a Glass

Best wines of 2019: Roger Jones on his Sparkling New Year

Best wines of 2019: Roger Jones on his Sparkling New Year

Roger Jones assesses the Ancient Wines at Hallgarten mini-tasting

Roger Jones assesses the Ancient Wines at Hallgarten mini-tasting

Roger Jones is bowled over by mammoth Alsace Rocks! tasting

Roger Jones is bowled over by mammoth Alsace Rocks! tasting