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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 X.com (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. What’s the best complex Pinot Noir beyond Burgundy? 

    Some thrilling, Burgundy-ish red wines can now be found around the world

    Jancis Robinson
    Two figures in hats carry a large leaf holding a reclining character.
  • Saturday, 25 April, 2026
    FT Magazine: Special editions
    Jancis Robinson’s A-Z of 21st-century wine

    A guide to what’s new in the wine world 

  • Saturday, 25 April, 2026
    Jancis Robinson’s A-Z of 21st-century wine
    FT Magazine. Jancis Robinson’s A-Z of 21st-century wine — part three

    From Scandinavia to Zuccardi, via Ukraine and ‘young people’ 

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of a reclining wine bottle on a large book, carried by a crowd of small, stylised figures, with glasses of white wine above
  • Saturday, 18 April, 2026
    Jancis Robinson’s A-Z of 21st-century wine
    Jancis Robinson’s A-Z of 21st century wine — part two

    A guide to orange wine, microbial terroir, regenerative viticulture and more

    Jancis Robinson
    A hand holds a yellow notebook marked with symbols, as small cork figures dance across it amid scattered pink spheres.
  • Saturday, 11 April, 2026
    Jancis Robinson’s A-Z of 21st-century wine
    FT Magazine. Jancis Robinson’s A-Z of 21st-century wine — part one

    From Azores to Influencers: the first of three guides to what’s new in the wine world 

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustrated wine bottles reading a book labelled “A–I”, surrounded by cork figures and empty glasses.
  • Saturday, 4 April, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. How can two bottles of the same wine taste so different?

    Only the very cheapest wine offers total consistency 

    Jancis Robinson
    Repeating pattern of green wine bottles with red tops against a pale background
  • Saturday, 28 March, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. All hail Sassicaia, king of the Supertuscans

    Plus, Jancis Robinson’s advice on storing half-drunk bottles

    Jancis Robinson
    An illustration of an anthropomorphised uncorked bottle of wine being carried by a bottle opener, with a dozen corks strewn around them.
  • Saturday, 21 March, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Tokaj is so much more than a sweet wine 

    Hungary’s most famous wine region has made a huge success of dry whites

    Jancis Robinson
    A large ornate crown is carried by several pairs of legs, spilling liquid as it moves across a green background
  • Saturday, 14 March, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. What to do when you own more wine than you’ll ever drink

    A generation of serious collectors are confronting an enviable problem: more bottles than time 

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of a winding wall made of wine bottles with a small figure standing in front
  • Saturday, 7 March, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. It’s time for wine lovers to get over ‘Zinfandel cringe’

    You’d be hard-pushed to find better-value old vine wine

    Jancis Robinson
    Stylised tree with twisting branches and fallen red fruit beside two wooden basket
  • Saturday, 28 February, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Bordeaux 2016 was a superstar vintage. How does it taste now? 

    A decade on, two tastings in London reveal winners, losers and a few bargains 

    Jancis Robinson
    Cartoon of blindfolded diners seated at a long table covered with glasses of red and white wine
  • Saturday, 21 February, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. How to sum up Spanish wine in six glasses (none of them sherry)

    Plus, a dispatch from Barcelona Wine Week

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of crowned heads displayed on tiered stands resembling wine glasses
  • Saturday, 14 February, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Why has one of Bordeaux’s best recent vintages got cheaper?

    The 2022 red wines are in excellent health — unlike the ‘en primeur’ system

    Jancis Robinson
    An illustration of blindfolded waiters carrying trays with glasses
  • Saturday, 7 February, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. For fashionable wine, look to the Loire

    The region has everything that modern drinkers look for in a wine

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of a woman lying across oversized wine glasses arranged in a row.
  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. The wine grapes to watch in 2026

    From Aligoté to Xynisteri, these are the up and coming names to know 

    Jancis Robinson
    An illustration shows rows of babies in blue cradles as two figures embrace in the foreground
  • Saturday, 24 January, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. A difficult year for Burgundy

    A first taste of the ‘nightmare’ 2024 growing season

    Jancis Robinson
    Repeating graphic pattern featuring stylised green and yellow figures set within a geometric design
  • Saturday, 17 January, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. The world has too much wine. What will happen to it?

    There are no easy solutions to the global glut

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of spilled grapes with scattered gloves, boots and euro banknotes on a green background
  • Saturday, 10 January, 2026
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Why madeira is my desert island wine 

    A recent tasting of bottles from 1870 proved the point 

    Jancis Robinson
    Playful illustration showing wine bottles depicted as people standing shoulder to shoulder against a pink background
  • Saturday, 3 January, 2026
    Wine
    What should a wine lover drink when they’re not drinking?

    De-alcoholised wine is a poor substitute for the real thing. But Jancis Robinson has some palatable alternatives

    Jancis Robinson
    The image shows a portrait photograph of Jancis Robinson
  • Saturday, 27 December, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Aldi’s cut-price Napa Cab is a bad omen for northern California wine

    Very little is going right for the region’s winemakers, but it does mean there are bargains to be had

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of grapevines with bunches of purple grapes and a wooden barrel.
  • Saturday, 20 December, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. What wines are worth cellaring?

    Suitable candidates to squirrel away now

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of a figure in red standing before shelves filled with green bottles
  • Saturday, 13 December, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. The best strong and sweet wines for Christmas 2025

    Jancis Robinson shares her top recommendations for sherry, port and dessert wine

    Jancis Robinson
    A stylised image of personified corks moving in a line beneath decorative, swirling wine-filled glasses
  • Saturday, 6 December, 2025
    Jancis Robinson’s festive wine recommendations
    FT Magazine. The best red wines for Christmas 2025, from £10.95 to £230

    Plus recommendations for which bottles are best for classicists, adventurous drinkers and turkey lovers

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of animated wine glasses surrounded by small dancing figures on a green background
  • Wednesday, 3 December, 2025
    FT Magazine: Special editions
    FT Magazine. Jancis Robinson’s festive wine recommendations

    Her top sparkling, white, rosé and orange wines plus a selection of affordable wines

  • Saturday, 29 November, 2025
    FT Weekend Magazine’s Christmas issue
    The experts’ guide to the Christmas food and drink that really matters — and how to get it right

    If you could only choose one festive treat, what would it be? Nigella Lawson, Jay Rayner, Jancis Robinson and more share their non-negotiables 

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