Timeline of Jancis Robinson (JancisRobinson)
All days
Fri, Jul 30
- 05:02 Interesting speculative piece by Tim James on possible purchase of TMV & whither Charles (Screaming Eagle) Banks, Cordoba http://ow.ly/2iEDR >
- 04:58 Left hardback Proust (Barolo?) and took paperback Claire Messud (Brouilly?) to beach. Much more riveting. >
Thu, Jul 29
- 16:41 @antrose33 Yes! [in reply to antrose33] >
- 10:45 Struggling with Proust (in English) but then he wd've struggled w a 140 character limit. Sentences can last a page. >
- 08:54 V v early report on Bordeaux 2010 vintage so far at http://bit.ly/bHFyna Much still to happen... >
- 06:08 @rubensghidini Thank you. 'Confessions of a wine lover' are a bit old now - like me. >
- 06:07 @aleksimehtonen I have notes on Sequillo up to 2008 white. Will keep mind & palate open. [in reply to aleksimehtonen] >
- 04:54 Tasting filtered v unfiltered, same wine at 8,10,12 & 14% etc in Oz by Huon Hooke http://ow.ly/2i71t >
Wed, Jul 28
- 11:21 I didn't know Graham Beck who died yesterday, but admired lots of his Cape wines (esp fizz & Steenberg) and the fact he was married 50 yrs >
- 10:19 @GavinQuinney Ha! And how long has LasCases' site been 'en construction' then? [in reply to GavinQuinney] >
- 08:56 @aleksimehtonen I left my 100 rouble MW symposium prize on floor by mistake! [in reply to aleksimehtonen] >
- 07:38 Sl scrappy article http://ow.ly/2hBNa says >80% French wine producers ignore social media. Even websites still relatively rare >
Tue, Jul 27
- 13:26 @Leiwand Best of luck w WSET studies to you and all fellow travellers. [in reply to Leiwand] >
- 13:26 Scrumptious Brouilly 2009 at http://bit.ly/brzOx7. Best prices/availability in US or in Beaujolais itself. >
- 05:49 And thank you, @timatkin, for making me aware of Google Alerts >
- 05:49 Thank you, Google Alerts, for guiding me to this lovely story http://ow.ly/2h15O >
Mon, Jul 26
- 10:11 How to get superlative maps of Italy's best wine communes for just €7 each at http://bit.ly/bsaS1u >
Sun, Jul 25
- 15:42 @RichardHemming Very happy birthday to you! Tasting note on the Cos 02 wd be appreciated by Purple pagers... [in reply to RichardHemming] >
Sat, Jul 24
- 17:52 How to publish your own wine book at http://bit.ly/9xWui4 >
- 17:50 @shorba To buy gt German Rieslings in London see end of http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a201007081.html [in reply to shorba] >
- 10:47 http://twitpic.com/2865y3 In my local French supermarket. >
Fri, Jul 23
- 09:03 Megacheeky new range of Oz wines at China's biggest trade fair: Benfold's, complete with all the Bin (Pin?) numbers >
- 08:49 @Ai_Wine Sorry to be thick.'abv' was not abbreviated 'abbreviation' but 13% on label and palate. Agree abt 14% See http://ow.ly/2ftW0 on PP [in reply to Ai_Wine] >
- 05:41 @Ai_Wine GG=Grosses Gewächs, Germany's top dry wines. [in reply to Ai_Wine] >
Thu, Jul 22
- 21:03 @JeannieChoLee Yikes! Gougissimo. bit.ly [in reply to JeannieChoLee] >
- 21:02 @Pink That's so horrid. My sympathies. British tabloiders may be even worse? bit.ly [in reply to Pink] >
- 17:19 Quite delicious bone dry Wittmann, Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2008 in my glass and taking up pretty much all of a tweet.... >
- 08:50 55% beer from the mouth of a stuffed animal? Yuk. http://ow.ly/2eULa >
- 06:01 Good old Erni Loosen & his anti #Moselbridge neck labels http://ow.ly/2eS9A >
Wed, Jul 21
- 20:14 @johnwoodRTR Thinking of you up therein Aspen w the plutocrats. May you raise a fortune! [in reply to johnwoodRTR] >
- 15:36 @GilesCadman: Victims of #Wine #Fraud the BBC wants to hear from you...: http://wp.me/pL7bP-av >
- 10:28 Read wonderful announcement of Foster's change of name and heart at http://bit.ly/aEns3I >
- 05:05 Polish wine market in fine fettle according to http://ow.ly/2ejiB Unlike beer & spirit zloty sales. >
Tue, Jul 20
- 16:50 @saintemilionfan but alas I suspect he is looking for a wine DICTIONARY in several languages bit.ly [in reply to saintemilionfan] >
- 16:49 @saintemilionfan Brilliant idea! All of Oxford Companion, World Atlas maps, 46k reviews, 7k articles & just £5.99 a month at the mo(!)bit.ly [in reply to saintemilionfan] >
- 13:52 A brace of delicious Italian 2007s - strong recommendations - at http://bit.ly/cs1cXd >
- 09:52 @Scunner98 re your 'best spent £6 of this year!!' You are too kind! [in reply to Scunner98] >
- 09:39 @SteveGuynan What sort of mind do you have??!! bit.ly [in reply to SteveGuynan] >
- 09:38 @jeremyWWEI Suggest you address @wineyeast whose original tweet that was. bit.ly [in reply to jeremyWWEI] >
- 09:29 Exciting new development at JR.com. We can now offer access to the meaty bit, Purple pages, for just £5.99 a month. Special summer rate >
Mon, Jul 19
- 20:09 @vinography But it's funny. Generally the French authorities can't understand why anyone would want a non-French wine in France. [in reply to vinography] >
- 17:23 @vinography @crushpad In my experience it's even more difficult sending wine into France than out of it. [in reply to vinography] >
- 10:28 @Eurocentric I probably won't go and see Anne Gros in Cazelles, Minervois. It's a whole 36km away! But tx for reminder. [in reply to Eurocentric] >
- 08:31 @Kisthart Audio version of Oxford Companion to Wine? I like the idea! But you'd lose those useful links... [in reply to Kisthart] >
- 07:41 Up at 6am and now in the lovely Languedoc with perfect weather. Bright sunlight and a breeze. Rivers v full. Vines v green. >
Sat, Jul 17
- 08:46 @grapestwc Too sensitive! I'm sure @jmolesworth1 is a great guy but you must admit http://bit.ly/b3nPWj gave impression ALL tasting in NYC. [in reply to grapestwc] >
- 08:20 Bollinger RD 88 shone last night too, disgorged in '01 + more mature than Tuesday's eg DG last May. >
- 08:16 http://twitpic.com/26247m Breakfast in the Dordogne. >
Fri, Jul 16
Thu, Jul 15
- 21:57 Domingo (& the rest) in Boccanegra quite amazing at Covent Gdn tonight. What an ad for maturity. >
- 21:55 @vinography Phew! bit.ly [in reply to vinography] >
- 16:04 @grapestwc First growths??? But I see Suckling says the Spec will send someone to Bordx in http://bit.ly/9gOFu7 >
- 16:00 @vinography I meant that I was surprised JS hung in for so long with TWS. See http://bit.ly/a9aiq9 (inc fuzzy pic!) [in reply to vinography] >
- 14:51 @Liv-ex launches daily fine wine index http://bit.ly/bUvqTv Please! Save us... >
- 14:48 @grapestwc @AboutTuscany Q of shipping cask samples.... Can't see the Bordelais playing ball. bit.ly [in reply to grapestwc] >
- 14:46 @nealmartin You beat me to it, Neal! My accountof the 57 '08 Clos Vougeots scheduled for FT Jul 31 w TNs on my site the week before. [in reply to nealmartin] >
- 14:43 Good that new head of Alsace wine wants to impose clearer labelling giving more clues as to likely sweetness eg http://ow.ly/2bUk7 >
- 08:38 @TheJT Asian trend to Burg def driven by taste. Value doesn't matter nearly as much there! [in reply to TheJT] >
- 08:09 Leading S'pore restaurant/wino Desmond Lim reports marked shift from Bordx to Burg in S'pore/HK diners-out. Time to secure allocations? >
- 05:53 @vinography Sentence 3 from TWS announcement: 'The wines will be reviewed in our standard blind-tastings in the company’s New York office.' [in reply to vinography] >
- 05:52 @vinography 'Suckling’s tasting responsibilities have been reassigned.' See next tweet for next sentence wh suggests all tastings in NY. [in reply to vinography] >
Wed, Jul 14
- 22:25 @vinography What took @JamesSuckling so long to leave Wine Spectator?! Tho reviewing retrenched to NYC seems questionable. [in reply to vinography] >
- 11:28 English wine on tonight's Dragons' Den. See http://bit.ly/dCWJY6 >
Tue, Jul 13
- 20:55 Bollinger RD 1959 truly wonderful today. A 20 pointer (v rare for me). Disgorged only May this year and rich yet full of life (Who is both?) >
- 20:42 @jqquah @CathyMarston Explanation: If I include bit.ly it doesn't appear on my site where some pple object to non wine tweets. [in reply to jqquah] >
- 12:27 Just sitting down to lunch w Bollinger V(very) RD from 4 decades. Sorry to boast. >
- 09:18 Thanks so much for all those great suggestions. 1. garlic 2. citronella 3. lavender 4. basil seems to be the consensus bit.ly >
- 08:50 Any suggestions for effective, ecologically sound (Languedoc) mosquito protection, please? Pref chez Boots. bit.ly >
- 06:21 Congratulations to The Semillons (inc @Timatkin, @antrose33) for raising £22,000 for Everyman on Fri at Vinopolis >
Mon, Jul 12
- 22:14 @Marthalanefox 'the PM' - wd that be that smoothie we used to call D Cameron and not feel in awe of? bit.ly [in reply to Marthalanefox] >
- 15:10 @Vino_Velo_Vinyl Ah yes, many tx. bit.ly [in reply to Vino_Velo_Vinyl] >
- 15:09 @bibendumwine Many tx. Not 100% sure French Canadians fit my bill but am grateful. bit.ly [in reply to bibendumwine] >
- 14:45 Seeking self-employed foreigners making burgundy not called Clark, Gambal, Haisma, Murray, Newman, Pethel, Ragg orTwelftree..? bit.ly >
- 11:38 Congratulations to @wineoftheweek for writing 1 of MediaGuardian's Top 10 election tweets. Good to see 'wine' off piste. >
Fri, Jul 09
- 14:26 Real struggle to have reds for today's New Wave Spain tasting unboiled but organisers managed it. Baths of ice water... >
- 10:36 @seckfordwines Daily Politics TV show wd say only that Wine B (rather good) cost only £10 [in reply to seckfordwines] >
- 08:29 OLN insider report on UK wine market http://ow.ly/295Zs Avge retail price £4.37 a bott. Top brands too depressing. NB discussion of margins >
- 08:09 @benandwine Delighted to oblige. And the online version of Oxford Wine is likely to become the most definitively up to date. [in reply to benandwine] >
- 08:01 Message from Pomerol this am: 42deg C. Poor vines. >
- 07:59 @JeannieChoLee Daft! Presumably a law inspired by LVMH. bit.ly [in reply to JeannieChoLee] >
Thu, Jul 08
- 16:18 Can the rumour I hear about Petrus 09's being offered at £26,000 a doz be true?? >
- 15:32 @Pink Snazziest cellar in Vienna lies below Palais Coburg. Ridiculous! bit.ly [in reply to Pink] >
- 15:31 @BigSiTheWineGuy Got too much Mouton 09 left? bit.ly [in reply to BigSiTheWineGuy] >
- 15:30 @JamesSuckling Vermin-tino? An unfortunate typo! But yes, they can be delicious, no? Lovely summer drinking. [in reply to JamesSuckling] >
- 15:28 Welcome to the Twittersphere, @mastersofwine - a great outward-facing move for an august and sometimes rather introspective body. >
- 13:44 @wine_notebook And headaches all round. I'd argue the govt should entertain with v moderate amounts of good wine, incl lots of English. [in reply to wine_notebook] >
- 10:38 Just off to Daily Politics show on BBC2 to argue that plonk is not good enough for government hospitality. We have a reputation to maintain! >
Wed, Jul 07
- 20:47 @espritchampagne Twd not be fair to list 5 favourite Slovenian wines after yesterday's rather partial tasting, I think. [in reply to espritchampagne] >
- 20:44 @RichardHemming Wonderful news! well, well done. I know you worked v v hard towards your Master of Wine qualification. [in reply to RichardHemming] >
- 14:31 Delicious 1989s last night: velvety La Fleur Petrus, more structured Tertre Roteboeuf, near-mythical Haut-Brion. Kistler Dutton Ch 96 VG too >
- 09:38 Fascinating nitty gritty of #09bordx campaign for top traders Farr Vintners at http://bit.ly/byWIjP Top sellers, top buyers etc >
Tue, Jul 06
- 22:40 @kerryritz agreed re relation between HK and mainland Chinese wine buyers bit.ly [in reply to kerryritz] >
- 16:10 Of Farr's #09bordx sales, HK/Macau (+ bit of Spore) bought 40% by val and 15% by vol ie all top stuff, esp Le Pin. Mainland China hardly any >
- 14:10 Farr Vinters #09bordx sales: £53million with just over 30,000 cases sold. So average sale price of £1760 per case. ! >
- 14:06 Just about to present some Slovenian wines at an event at Vinopolis. >
- 11:49 'Are you buying bordx 2009?' thread on Purple pages forum: 163 posts, 13,000 views. 'Bargain from Tesco': 8 and 429 respectively. ?? >
- 06:35 @miyukikatori 'How Australia went down under' at http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a200904023.html [in reply to miyukikatori] >
- 06:21 Official stats last yr: >27m cases Oz wine sold below cost, 11m cases exported in bulk wine <Aus$1 per litre >
Mon, Jul 05
- 22:38 @heatherOWC Need to wait until suppliers have been informed of Opera House house wine choices before giving more details, I suspect. Sorry. [in reply to heatherOWC] >
- 18:11 Just blind tasted candidates for house red, white + rose at Covent Garden (Royal Opera House). Not bad at all. Shd be in place by Sep. >
- 11:17 @patlee Do like Dutton Goldfield Chard. Less exposed to their Pinots. Tho alas hosts y'day served their 93 Vickers Idaho Chard instead. Old! [in reply to patlee] >
- 11:15 See http://bit.ly/cliFfZ for what Asians typically think of pink wine. (Not P!nk) >
Sun, Jul 04
Sat, Jul 03
- 17:37 How the most expensive Bordeaux vintage ever was sold: http://bit.ly/bzneCF >
- 10:06 @RunningComm I'd drink 99 Dom before 00 myself. [in reply to RunningComm] >
Fri, Jul 02
- 10:41 Who's doing German 09 offers in UK apart from H Ripley, J&B, OWLoeb (& presumably Wine Soc & Tanners) pse? >
- 10:23 @allonlister Fortunately for me the extravagance was kind importer Roy Richards inc 4 more 1950s: Murrieta white, RauzanS, PCanet & Cheval B [in reply to allonlister] >
- 10:20 @griffiti Wd New World palate appreciate Laville HB 1950? Suspect not. Waxy nose. Creamy palate. But far from fruity & slightly dusty. Treat [in reply to griffiti] >
- 10:14 @donalde Thank you! bit.ly [in reply to donalde] >
- 10:12 @antrose33 Tx for pointing out that Oz's site seems to be down. Have asked for new link to Young Wine Writers Award [in reply to antrose33] >
- 08:01 Very sad that we have lost the delightful Douglas Murray of Montes in Chile. >
Thu, Jul 01
- 18:46 http://twitpic.com/21k09g Laville HB 1950. Shoes by Topshop. >
- 16:18 Delicious von Schubert Abstberg Riesling Spatlese 2001. Just 7pc alcohol and chock full of flavour + allure. >
- 11:15 Anyone for Le Pin 09 at 1200 euros from Bordeaux? Per bottle. >
- 09:09 @Willielebus Thank you! Twas the participants who were fantastic. bit.; ly [in reply to Willielebus] >
Wed, Jun 30
- 21:20 Incredible how grounded P!ink + team are. Hugh had spritzer; P not. She's WSET student too. >
- 18:34 Nice, sensible #09bordx offer just in mail from Tanners. Notable because a) it's on paper and b) has 40 reds below £300 a doz. Bravo! >
- 08:36 A varied day in prospect: lunch with Hugh Johnson, dinner with Pink. >
Tue, Jun 29
- 14:50 @curlyluddite @benandwine We Brits live neanderthally w/o wine flights and (legal) tasting measures. Imagine! [in reply to curlyluddite] >
- 14:48 Forget #09bordx greed. Cool off with my favourite dry white fit for the Queen at http://bit.ly/cDhXTz >
Mon, Jun 28
- 21:24 @bibendumwine No recent change to UK wine serve size. Last govt ran out of time to pass amendments alas. So action needed. [in reply to bibendumwine] >
- 16:34 Wine serves smaller than 12cl STILL illegal in UK. Please urge lynnette.falk@bis.gsi.gov.uk to change this unhealthy state of affairs. RT? >
- 08:08 @Timatkin I found Mercure staff v helpful actually. Many congratulations to Fiona Thienpont & Jacques Lurton on VG #MWsymposium in Bordeaux. [in reply to Timatkin] >
Sun, Jun 27
- 11:58 Back from #MWsymposium to London focused on today's game. Shame no chance of a Mosel in the gdn. Nor a taxi by looks of it. >
- 11:45 @markdevere So glad you enjoyed John Hegarty's keynote at #MW symposium [in reply to markdevere] >
- 11:43 @DanSims Thank you for saying nice things about our Purple pages! [in reply to DanSims] >
- 11:43 @bollandinho10 Very very many congrats on your 1st class degree, nephew! bit.ly [in reply to bollandinho10] >

