Jefford on Monday: Roussillon’s Three Js
And 'the greatest Carignan wine I have ever tasted'...
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
And 'the greatest Carignan wine I have ever tasted'...
Remember the names, says Andrew Jefford...
Analysing the UK stance on protected wine names...
What does it mean if a wine has tension?...
Not a job for the faint-hearted...
Why wine is not simply a prop for escapism...
Sticking up for the underdog...
Reflecting on this year's Decanter World Wine Awards...
Is money wine's biggest 'contaminant'?...
The first of four 'August essays'...
Identity and wine...
Rigidity and the climat system...
Just don't mention 'natural wine'...
The perception of bitter flavours in wine....
Our columnist reviews a new book on vineyard soils and geology...
Why Chablis is its own wine kingdom...
Andrew Jefford salutes a Russian renaissance in the Gassac valley...
Taking a close look at Châteauneuf’s other soil type: sand...
A comment on the current state of wine scoring...
Exploring the wines of Costières de Nîmes...