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19 Oct 2011 by Alder Yarrow
Here is Alder Yarrow' s first monthly despatch from the US on what is currently preoccupying American wine lovers. To mark the beginning of this new chapter, we are making this first column free...
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10 Feb 2010 by Linda Murphy
Since its first all-aboard in 1989, the Napa Valley Wine Train has been both a rail spike to the heart of Napa Valley residents who perceive it to be a touristy Disneyland-like ride, and a...
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2 Nov 2009 by Jancis Robinson
FINE Wine Magazines, run from Finland but with editions in many important wine markets, have just released their stab at classifying Napa Valley wineries à la 1855 classification of Bordeaux....
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19 Sep 2009 by Nick Lander/FT
Twenty years ago on our first family holiday to a wine-producing region we visited Limoux in the south west of France, where they make sparkling, and increasingly good quality still, wine.
La...
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24 Apr 2009 by Linda Murphy
The revolving doors at Napa Valley wineries are sorely in need of greasing, as a number of high-profile vintners have recently retired, taken new jobs, or departed with little explanation....
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9 Oct 2008 by Jancis Robinson
Here is a palate-whetter for my massive set of Argentine tasting notes to be published tomorrow - among them some extremely exciting wines.
I recently saw Nicolas Catena of Argentina,...
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6 Sep 2008 by Jancis Robinson/FT
One of the
most difficult questions for a wine writer to answer is ‘which wineries should
I visit?’ As in so many aspects of our professional lives, we are spoilt. We
scarcely notice...
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29 Jul 2008 by Linda Murphy
Tom Shelton, former Joseph Phelps Winery president/CEO and a leader in the efforts to protect the integrity of the Napa Valley wine name, died 26 Jul at his Calistoga home following a long battle...
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28 Jul 2008 by Linda Murphy
Quite a ruckus was raised in Napa Valley last week.
First, there was the shock announcement that Chateau Montelena is being purchased by Château Cos d’Estournel’s...
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1 Jul 2008 by Linda Murphy
If you haven't been to Napa Valley lately, there are surprises in store.
The landmark wineries still draw crowds, The French Laundry in Yountville is still the place to eat, if you can...
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19 May 2008 by Linda Murphy
Writing my 200+ tasting notes on current-release Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons is an interesting exercise when one knows the notes will be viewed by a readership wider than Americans...
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19 May 2008 by Linda Murphy
See also Linda's musings on the current styles of one of the wine world's most successful combination of place and grape variety.
The following tasting notes on current-release...
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7 Jan 2008 by Linda Murphy
Napa ’s new look
Linda Murphy sent the report below last weekend, promising a more detailed visitor’s guide to the Napa Valley to come. Here’s what...
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30 Nov 2007 by Linda Murphy
Tony Soter is one of California’s (and now Oregon’s) most talented winemakers, turning the wines of Araujo, Niebaum-Coppola, Spottswoode, Viader and others into gold as a...
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5 Oct 2007 by Linda Murphy
After reading about Jancis’ over-the-top dinner at the French Laundry , I feel somewhat virtuous in reporting on my meal this week at the new Ubuntu restaurant, Napa’s only...
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