Two nice things in June: I made the shortlist for the Louis Roederer International Wine Writer Awards in the online communicator category, and I was published in Italian for the first time, in Civiltà del Bere magazine. In addition, there was plenty of writing going on ...

• On JancisRobinson.com, I wrote:
  • 52 tasting notes on Rhône 2015s and 2016s (subscription required)
  • A review of a new wine decanter and preserving device (free to read)
  • A précis of the 2017 MW exam papers (free to read)
  • My Spittoon column was on the Pinot of No Return (free to read)
  • 52 tasting notes on the latest Majestic Wine range (subscription required)
  • A wine of the week devoted to the fabulous Huet pétillant Vouvrays (free to read)
  • 81 tasting notes on rosé (subscription required)
• My Living France column was all about Syrah
• My Drinks Retailing News column covered was all about how I would run a wine shop
• With Olly Smith, we released four episode of A Glass With, featuring Sir Michael Parkinson Dermot O'Leary, Ian Rankin and Jonathan Agnew
• Five blogs here, including this post about wine's alternative reality