Writers

Jane Anson

Author of Wine Revolution (Quarto 2017), The Club of Nine (Katz Publishing 2016) Angélus (Editions de la Martiniere 2016), Bordeaux Legends (2013 Stewart, Tabori & Chang), Jane Anson is a graduate of the DUAD tasting diploma with the Bordeaux Institute of Oenology and is currently working on the absolutely definitive guide to Bordeaux wines, to be released in Autumn 2019.

Features

Bordeaux’s new investors

The last decade has seen a wealth of Chinese purchases across Bordeaux, causing alarm and intrigue in equal measure. Jane Anson lifts the lid on the reality of being an outsider in the Gironde

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Root couture

For Asafumi Yamashita, the secret of growing Michelin-starred veg is not about love but understanding the needs of the plant

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Aroma therapy

Alexandre Schmitt’s extraordinarily sensitive nose has the international winemaking elite scrambling to seek his opinion

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The magic of Ausone

Built on ancient Roman foundations, it’s the smallest first-growth property in St-Emilion, and its wines are among the most sought after – and the most expensive – in the world