November started off busy with another visit to the Rhône valley where I was tasting more wines from the very good 2017 vintage (pictured is the crazy decoration in the toilet at Stéphane Ogier in Côte Rôtie). Back in London, I helped out with two major JancisRobinson.com events - a faults workshop and a Languedoc tasting. It was a busy time, but things started winding down towards the end of the month, and December is proving to be fairly quiet, as per usual. Here’s what I wrote last month:

• On JancisRobinson.com:

  • An overview of my recent visit to South Africa, including two tasting articles reviewing 112 white wines and 169 red wines (subscription needed)

  • Eight articles on the 2017 vintage in the Rhône valley, including 865 tasting notes - see this guide article for more information (free to read)

  • A wine of the week also from the Rhône, from the best producer in Vacqueyras (free to read)

• My Living France column looked back on the 12 wines in my ultimate French wine case

• My Drinks Retailing News column considered how cheap wine is possible

• There were four posts here on my blog

• … and finally, the last four episodes of series four of A Glass With were released, featuring Shivi Ramoutar, José Pizarro, Adam Henson and Bob Blue.