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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, 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 

    A table laid with a white cloth, with a glass vase of red flowers to the right, is laid with a selection of food: smoked salmon with a slice of lemon, a slice of panettone, a whole glazed ham carved to show the interior, and a large chunk of gorgonzola cheese with a bunch of grapes next to it
  • Saturday, 29 November, 2025
    Jancis Robinson’s festive wine recommendations
    FT Magazine. The best white wines for Christmas, from £11.50 and up

    Plus, Jancis Robinson’s top rosé and orange wines

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustrated wine glasses with colourful swirling shapes balanced by animated cork characters
  • Saturday, 22 November, 2025
    Jancis Robinson’s festive wine recommendations
    FT Magazine. The best champagne and sparkling wine for Christmas 2025 

    Jancis Robinson’s top bottles, from £14 to £1,400 

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of smiling cork figures raising their arms around an oversized champagne glass, with one cork swimming on the surface as bubbles float upward.
  • Saturday, 15 November, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Why California’s Santa Barbara wine country deserves more recognition

    Its lighter, fresher wines are a relative bargain compared to superstar neighbours Napa and Sonoma

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of a bottle relaxing in a hammock between palm trees
  • Saturday, 8 November, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Where do well-heeled wine lovers eat in Paris?

    At La Tour d’Argent, the wine list is so heavy it arrives on a trolley

    Jancis Robinson
    Drawing of a figure selecting bottles from shelves formed by a large open book.
  • Saturday, 1 November, 2025
    Wine
    What’s the secret to a successful new wine region?

    It was a co-operative spirit that put Napa Valley — and other wine regions — on the map

    Jancis Robinson
    Surreal image of intertwined vine figures bearing grapes, reaching out to shake hands.
  • Saturday, 25 October, 2025
    Jancis Robinson’s festive wine recommendations
    FT Magazine. The best affordable wines for Christmas 2025

    Jancis Robinson recommends the best value whites, rosés and reds for a tenner or less

    Jancis Robinson
    Illustration of animated corks and coins dancing around wine glasses filled with red and white wine
  • Saturday, 18 October, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Chianti Classico remembers its roots

    The region’s signature grape, Sangiovese, makes uniquely appetising expressions of the many terroirs

    Jancis Robinson
    Colourful illustration of a dancing green bottle beside winding green hills and an orange background
  • Saturday, 11 October, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. Let’s revisit the much lauded 2005 bordeaux

    20 years on, how has this hugely popular vintage fared?

    Jancis Robinson
    An illustration of a champagne bottle popping out of a cake surrounded by glasses
  • Saturday, 4 October, 2025
    Wine
    FT Magazine. England’s wine industry is growing dangerously fast

    Not that long ago, winemaking was for hobbyists. Now a grape surplus is looming

    Jancis Robinson
    A cartoon sun with a face and closed eyes surrounded by many purple grape characters wearing black sunglasses.
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