Andrew Jefford's articles
Andrew Jefford: The call of Crete
Andrew Jefford visits the high-altitude vineyards of Crete and finds an ancient wine culture in renaissance
The Catalan scorpion
Andrew Jefford describes why he thinks that the new appellation of Maury Sec has the potential 'to be one of the rare "grands crus" of the South of France'
Kicking the hell out of 2011
After recent criticism of the Bordeaux 2011 vintage, Andrew Jefford makes a case for reassessment of this ‘maligned’ year
The Jerez terroir challenge
The last three decades have been traumatic for Jerez. Times of commercial catastrophe, of course, are also times of opportunity.
The Natoli touch
On the opening day of the Vinisud Wine Fair, Andrew Jefford takes a look at the work of one of the Languedoc’s most influential wine consultants and tastes some of the wines he has helped create.
Germany’s Big Dry
Andrew Jefford finds a new generation of German winemakers emerging from a country with a strong vineyard tradition but a corroded wine image towards the end of the last century.
For the love of limestone
Limestone 'is the best party in the wine world', says Chilean soil expert Pedro Parra, who joins Andrew Jefford and others on a road trip through southern France to Cahors. See also recommended wines to look out for ahead of release...
Cahors’ Argentine Revival
Now the compliment is being returned: Mendoza itself is playing a role in the renaissance of a great French vineyard zone.
UK drinking limit - the toxic advice
Britain’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, fired a torpedo at the nation’s drinkers in the first week of 2016. Or did she? Let’s examine the facts.
The organic audit
The world’s largest organic wine fair gets underway in two weeks’ time, amid signs that the rapid growth in organic cultivation seen in the first decade of the century is slowing.