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Jancis Robinson on Anderson Valley, California

It was only when champagne producer Louis Roederer arrived in the early 1980s that this hippy hideout was put on the international wine map




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Jancis Robinson on how to invest in wine, part one

A Marie Kondo-style approach is best, according to serious collectors – if it doesn’t spark joy, sell it




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Jancis Robinson on the best ways to sell your wine collection

The most popular method is through the outfit you bought it from




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Jancis Robinson on where to buy wine online

Join a live discussion with our wine columnist on Sunday April 5 at 12pm and 5pm UK time




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The definition of natural wine

‘To qualify as a Vin Méthode Nature, a wine has to be made from hand-picked organic grapes’




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Jancis Robinson on the rise of Romanian wine

Producers have made impressive progress in a country where consumption per capita is heroic




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Jancis Robinson on the legacy of Robert Mondavi

The family has been making fine wine in Napa Valley for four generations




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Lockdown wines: the best whites to order from home

Since people are no longer paying restaurant margins, some reason they can spend a bit more at home




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Cineworld joins AMC in banning films from Universal Studios

Second largest cinema chain sides with rival in spat over movie release




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The future of books — rise in digital publishing and social media

How is the crisis changing our reading habits and accelerating the industry’s digital revolution?




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Premier League sought action on Saudi piracy claims before Newcastle deal

English football’s top division wrote to US government over Saudi’s alleged illegal screening of matches




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Comcast rides broadband wave during lockdown

US cable company enjoys rising demand for high-speed internet but movie business suffers




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Government brings forward VAT pledge to help ailing newspapers

Exemption for digital titles comes after publishers request further financial aid to deal with pandemic




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Why Silicon Valley is surviving the pandemic ad crash

Facebook and Google show resilience through the crisis thanks to uptick in ‘direct response’ ads




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Meghan Markle loses first round of legal battle

High Court rules some allegations against Associated Newspapers should be struck out




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Liberty Global in talks to merge Virgin Media with O2

Proposed deal would create strong UK competitor to challenge BT




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Murdochs hire US TV news veteran for UK video push

David Rhodes to report to Rebekah Brooks as group seeks to challenge BBC’s broadcast dominance




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Covid-19 and consolidation

Silver Lake’s Jio stake, Amazon VP quits in protest, new MacBook Pro




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Leading Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN ordered to close

Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown




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Netflix plans to reopen production on shows and films

Sanitiser and masks appear on sets in South Korea, Japan and Iceland after shooting restarts




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Disney sets out $1.4bn hit from coronavirus crisis

Entertainment group scraps dividend as executives promise it will weather storm




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Half of online ad spending goes to industry middlemen

Study shines light on ‘near impenetrable’ £100bn market




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ITV advertising revenues tumble 42% in April

British TV network unable to provide guidance for the rest of 2020 as outlook is ‘uncertain’




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Millions of Americans face crisis payment delays

Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money




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HMRC task forces crank up battle against tax evaders

Adult entertainment, double-glazing and dog breeding among industries targeted 




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HMRC suspends some tax investigations due to pandemic

Tax authority switches focus to supporting businesses and individuals via job retention scheme 




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UK set to pull plug on MBA apprenticeships

Decision follows scrutiny of senior executives’ use of workplace training scheme  




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UK minister seeks ways to extend bailout to owner-directors 

About 2m businesspeople thought to be ineligible for existing coronavirus support schemes




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Thousands could now be eligible for child benefit payments

Parents who haven’t historically claimed could now do so due to lost income




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Second homeowners accused of exploiting loophole to claim virus cash

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants




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Coronavirus: Your questions answered as furlough scheme opens

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 




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‘Chancellor must iron out problems for limited company directors’

Mel Stride, former Treasury minister, calls for help for business owners who pay themselves in dividends




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France rules out coronavirus aid for tax-haven businesses

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 




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Company car users on furlough can save thousands of pounds

Tax bills can be reduced by handing back a vehicle to an employer




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Government accused of pushing tax compliance policing on to business

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords




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Tax tribunal struggling to cope with remote hearings, lawyers say

Disputes backlog in ‘under-resourced’ lower court reached 27,280 last quarter




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Business school heads vow to fight axing of MBA apprenticeship

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme




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Gary Cohn: Crisis is speeding up the end of cash

Pandemic boosts shift towards digital wallets and currencies




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Taking pay cut ‘could trigger a tax bill’

Tax experts warn of unintended consequences of reducing or giving away pay and bonuses




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VAT scrapped early on ebooks

Chancellor brings forward measure in response to lockdown




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The top FT stories read by the legal world in the coronavirus lockdown

Litigation battles, fear turns to lawsuits, and a data security flaw




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Could cash end up inside a museum?

Bank of England marks its 325th anniversary with exhibition of objects reflecting changing world of payments




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We need to talk about pensions

Better education about retirement benefits is crucial at any age




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Six ways to manage money — and not fall out with your partner

Couples share how they divide their incomes and outgoings — and joint accounts are falling out of favour




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If investing was a game show would you be a winner?

Our festival panel consign their financial nasties to Room 101




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Loyalty cards: how to make the most of them

Savvy shoppers game the system to collect the maximum amount of points




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How is your financial wellbeing?

A healthy salary does not always prevent problems, says the FT’s personal finance editor




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No one emerges from the Woodford debacle with any credit

Light-touch regulation continues to fail retail investors




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Could Alexa, Siri and Google make us smarter savers?

Smart speakers don’t yet have the skills to




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Play trick or treat with your finances this Halloween

Spookily effective savings tips if your money has vanished by the end of the month