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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, 31 May, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    ‘The threat feels existential’ – Bordeaux’s 2025 en primeur campaign

    Winemakers and négociants expected a bad year, but not this bad

    Cartoon of two anthropomorphic wine bottles trying to hold up a large, tilting glass of red wine on a pink background
  • Saturday, 24 May, 2025
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    How Japan’s winemaking community doubled in a decade

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  • Saturday, 17 May, 2025
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    How Grenache got its glow-up

    In Australia, the fashion for pale wines has come for this workhorse grape

  • Saturday, 10 May, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    A guide to pairing problem foods with perfect wines

    There’s a lid for every pot — even asparagus, chilli and ripe cheese

  • Saturday, 3 May, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    Can Belgian wine become as famous as Belgian beer?

    Belgians have always been savvy wine drinkers, and now they can shop local 

  • Saturday, 26 April, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    How the white wine boom is transforming Galicia

    Wines from the relatively isolated Spanish region are becoming more popular, and more interesting

  • Saturday, 19 April, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    Meet a boundary-pushing group of artisanal producers

    Notes on France’s lesser-known wine regions, hyperlocal grapes and terroir-driven natural wine

    A colourful illustration of a person standing at the base of a giant plant overflowing with leaves, flowers, and wine glasses, with bees buzzing around
  • Saturday, 12 April, 2025
    FT MagazineWine
    How The Wine Society puts ‘passion before profit’

    The member-owned club offers a quirky range at keen prices

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

    Celebrated producers continue to make fine, long-lasting wines

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

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

    Person in a black suit completely covered in colourful grapes and green leaves, holding a glass of red wine and a first-place ribbon
  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
    FT SeriesSpring food & drink special: the experts are here
    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
    FT MagazineWine
    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
    FT MagazineWine
    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
    FT MagazineWine
    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

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