Andrew Jefford
Andrew Jefford has written for Decanter magazine since 1988. His monthly magazine column is widely followed, and he also writes occasional features and profiles both for the magazine and for Decanter.com. He has won many awards for his work, including eight Louis Roederer Awards and eight Glenfiddich Awards. He was Regional Chair for Regional France and Languedoc-Rossillon at the inaugural Decanter World Wine Awards in 2004, and has judged in every edition of the competition since, becoming a Co-Chair in 2018. After a year as a senior research fellow at Adelaide University between 2009 and 2010, Jefford moved with his family to the Languedoc, close to Pic St-Loup. He also acts as academic advisor to The Wine Scholar Guild.
Roederer awards 2016: International Wine Columnist of the Year
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Stories should cling to wine like mussels to rope’
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Jefford: Soil signatures may provide wine’s most haunting music
From root to glass, soil signatures' subtle music is worth listening to...
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DWWA 2021: Here’s to our biggest year yet
A record year for entries threw up some surprising results...
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Mas de Daumas Gassac: producer profile
Charting the history of this exceptional Languedoc estate
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Appellations: Time for change?
Andrew Jefford makes a case for modifying appellation legislation...
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Terre del Barolo: Don't underestimate cooperatives
Andrew Jefford shines a light on Terre del Barolo, an important cooperative with a new venture...
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Get to know Alsace: Good, better, best
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The joy of learning about wine
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Kylie wines: Andrew Jefford meets the star and tastes the range
Andrew Jefford discusses Kylie Minogue’s rosé wines with the star...
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Southern French reds to lay down - Ask Decanter
Would the Syrah-based wines of Pic St-Loup be the best option?
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Pic St-Loup: regional profile plus the 12 wines worth seeking out
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Andrew Jefford: 'The jolts of 2020 have been an education'
Andrew Jefford reflects on 2020...
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Robert Parker's 100-point wines: Then and now
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Robert M. Parker Jr extended interview: Decanter Hall of Fame 2020
No one individual before or since has changed the world of wine as dramatically, or as beneficially, as Robert M. Parker Jr...
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Jefford: The language of wine
Andrew Jefford examines the two kinds of wine tasting....
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Corbières Reds: Panel tasting results
Corbières is the Langueodc’s sphinx: enormous, haunting and enigmatic
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Jefford: What lies ahead for wine in 2020?
What the wine world should focus on over the next decade...
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Top Pays d’Oc wines to try
Promotional feature. 25 wines to try....
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What is a 'dappled wine'? - Ask Decanter
Have you heard a wine described as 'dappled'?
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Jefford: The evolution of English wine