Samantha Cole-Johnson
Writer at JancisRobinson.com
Host at The Wine News in 5
Bona fide news gatherer for @JancisRobinson, educator at The Wine and Spirit Archive, MW Student, DipWSET
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jancisrobinson.com | Samantha Cole-Johnson
Sicily California US wine market Sweden Australia Plus a change in Sweden that will allow wine producers to sell direct to customers for the first time in nearly a century. Above, the Mt Etna eruption captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, from the European Space Agency.
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Chile New Zealand Piemonte microbiology Also a new interactive map to Marlborough's wine regions. Hours of fun and education for New Zealand wine buffs and map lovers alike. During 19 April’s newscast, I mentioned that the Liberty Justice Center had filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging their authority to issue worldwide tariffs without congressional approval.
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2 weeks ago |
jancisrobinson.com | Samantha Cole-Johnson
France hail Bordeaux Australia fine-wine trade 2025 wine writing competition Plus some good news on 2024 bordeaux en primeur. Before I get to global news, some site news – on 20 May we announced that our guest judge for this year’s wine writing competition is Hugh Johnson OBE. Hugh is the world’s best-selling wine writer. He’s responsible for Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book and he created the World Atlas of Wine in 1971.
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California Paso Robles white wine An Italianate white that feels like it was made to go with all of spring's bounty. From $25, £21.25. Above, Stephanie and Brian Terrizzi of Giornata. In all honesty, I had no reason to visit Giornata when I was in Paso Robles in late March. Alder had already glowingly reviewed their new releases for his Cal-Ital article and I was supposed to be focusing on Rhônes.
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3 weeks ago |
jancisrobinson.com | Samantha Cole-Johnson
France Champagne US wine market China Provence Bordeaux 2024 Plus the latest on 2024 Bordeaux en primeur, including Mouton-Rothschild’s impressive price drop. Before I get to global news, some site news – Jancis Robinson, our editor-in-chief, has made #2 on the list of the 100 most influential people in the UK wine market compiled by the publication Drinks Retailing.
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I’m on here for what I usually want…geekdom. Anyone know if Chardonnay had more citric acid than other white varieties? Or is the higher diacetyl in certain chards solely attributable to different LABs? PS- I did pass MW theory- this is still what I think about at night.
If you’ve ever thought about the chemical considerations behind wine packaging…then we could have a long chat! Been thinking about it for ages and finally wrote about it for @guildsomm! https://t.co/LaZxyngmnf
Perhaps I’m harsh, as my friend points out down the conversation, nobody wants to look uninformed but…as a wine consumer you aren’t expected to be an expert. And even if you are an expert - that list was crafted by someone who put those wines on it because they are STOKED https://t.co/gu9eUXnasu