Jane Anson
Jane Anson was Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent until 2021 and has lived in the region since 2003. She writes a monthly wine column for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, and is the author of Bordeaux Legends: The 1855 First Growth Wines (also published in French as Elixirs). In addition, she has contributed to the Michelin guide to the Wine Regions of France and was the Bordeaux and Southwest France author of The Wine Opus and 1000 Great Wines That Won’t Cost a Fortune. An accredited wine teacher at the Bordeaux École du Vin, Anson holds a masters in publishing from University College London, and a tasting diploma from the Bordeaux faculty of oenology.
Roederer awards 2016: International Feature Writer of the Year
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Anson: A masterclass in Napa Valley Cabernets
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Anson: Why Château Lafleur 'doesn't play by the usual rules of Bordeaux'
A vertical tasting of this famed Pomerol estate...
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Anson: Top five Bordeaux vintages ready to drink now
The best wines from five Bordeaux vintages worth opening and drinking at the moment...
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Anson: Bordeaux 2000 comes around
How this once closed-up vintage is now starting to spring to life...
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Cellaring tips for collectors
Time to get yourself organised and restore order to those wine racks...
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Anson: Eight decades of Château Larcis Ducasse
Tasting from 1945 to 2017...
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Inside Cheval des Andes - A New World 'grand cru'
Jane Anson interviews the team behind Cheval des Andes...
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Anson: Breaking out of the appellation price ceiling
Some Bordeaux producers are stuck selling in particular price brackets...
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Anson: How the Bordeaux 2019 harvest is looking now
Bordeaux winemakers may need a 'seriously brilliant' 2019 vintage given the problems in major markets...
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Anson: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical
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Anson: How legendary Mouton Rothschild 1945 tastes now
Can this lauded wine still live up to its historical significance?
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Tasting Opus One: 1979 to 2016
Jane Anson reviews every bottled vintage...
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Bordeaux second wines: 30 to try
The 'little brothers' of the Grands Vins...
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Anson: Lalande-de-Pomerol 2015 horizontal
A horizontal from this lesser known, but great value, Bordeaux appellation...
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Anson: Liber Pater wine and the rush for rare grapes in Bordeaux
Jane Anson visits the estate behind the 'most expensive wine in Bordeaux'...
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Anson: What will the new grape varieties mean for Bordeaux?
The estate getting started with new permitted grape varieties...
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Anson: Visiting Vinding-Diers' Sicily project
Tasting Peter Vinding-Diers' Sicilian wine...
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Anson: Grape and grain - La Boisse beer
From wine to beer in Bordeaux...
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Anson: Why we need ethical fine wine
A new way of looking at fine wine...
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Anson: Inside Lafite's China project - The road to Long Dai
'The most anticipated wine project in China'