Andrew Jefford

Jefford on Monday: The varietal giant

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Jefford on Monday: The taste of Cava

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Jefford on Monday: Wine choices in the new free world

Jefford on Monday: Back in Beirut

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Jefford on Monday: Burgundy - gloom and beyond

How producers have coped with the awful weather...

Jefford on Monday: Wine’s Japanese fling

The wine world’s latest infatuation - with sake...

Jefford on Monday: Hail and farewell to Pomerol 1982

Jefford on Monday: The ultimate terroir wine

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Jefford on Monday: Cava fights back

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Jefford on Monday: On the trail of the organic supervines

Our columnist has seen the future of wine...

Jefford On Monday: Not tannin, but texture

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Jefford on Monday: England's Marlborough moment

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Jefford on Monday: High on the hill

Andrew Jefford interviews a Napa mountain wine legend...

Jefford on Monday: ‘Work together or die’

Our columnist finds a hidden gem in south-west France

Jefford on Monday: Building a region

Alsace's 100-year appellation plan...

Jefford on Monday: Beyond best

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Jefford on Monday: Debating Diam

A bright June day in Chablis gave me a chance to talk (and taste the pristine, beautifully classical 2012s) with Alain Marcuello at Fèvre and then Benoît Droin. Both, I was surprised to find, had adopted Diam corks for all of their production. Both were happy with the results: no more corked bottles or premox problems, they claimed; vineyard profiles intact; satisfactory ageing thus far (since 2008 for Fèvre and 2011 for Droin). Hugel in Alsace is another Diam evangelist, as are Jadot and Bouchard Père et Fils for their white wines, Grands Crus included. Time, I felt, to learn more.