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2 Mar 2012 by Richard Hemming
The following assortment of notes was gathered at the annual London showing of wines from Washington and Oregon. Together they are nothing if not diverse, with a broad array of varieties, prices...
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31 Mar 2010 by Julia Harding MW
The highlight of the Pacific North West tasting in London earlier this year was a clutch of very fine Cabernet Sauvignons from Champoux vineyard in Washington state. They reinforced my...
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24 Feb 2010 by Julia Harding MW
It is all too rarely that we see evidence in the UK of what goes on in vineyards and cellars in the Pacific Northwest. However, a recent generic tasting of wines from Washington and Oregon exposed...
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5 Jun 2009 by Linda Murphy
Stateside purple pagers who enjoy bold yet well-mannered wines, can look to Cadaretta, based in Washington state's Walla Walla Valley (the wines are not yet available in the UK).
Washington has...
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4 Sep 2008 by Jancis Robinson
In a nutshell : Pure, vibrant, well-made varietals.
Main grapes : Chardonnay, Riesling (white); Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah (red).
The state of Washington in the far Pacific North...
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13 Feb 2008 by Linda Murphy
William Foley II, owner of Foley Estates Vineyard & Winery, Lincourt Vineyards and Firestone Vineyard in Santa Barbara County, and Merus in Napa Valley, has added Three Rivers Winery in...
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10 Dec 2004 by JR
This range of Peter Sisseck's wines was tasted last November in London with his nephew Hans Vinding Diers, son of Peter (all Danes, of whom I am very fond, especially since they seem to absorb...
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4 Apr 2004 by JR
See purple pages for detailed tasting notes and scores of the blind Riesling tasting referred to here and for notes on current Australian Rieslings.
It seemed eerily appropriate that...
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12 Feb 2003 by JR
Stop laughing at the back. This is a national campaign, run in conjunction with Food From Britain, to promote the sterling (definitely not euro) efforts of those behind English vineyards and their...
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4 Mar 2001 by JR
Washington clearly has enormous potential as a wine producer. Its wines have a brightness of fruit and acidity that can be lacking in many a California bottle. Growing conditions in the arid...
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20 Dec 2011 by Alder Yarrow
'Mildew, botrytis (pictured, by Koolbe), blue mould, green mould, you name it, it was everywhere. This is the most difficult vintage I've ever been a part of', said winemaker Sam Spencer, summing...
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19 Oct 2011 by Jancis Robinson
Much to my regret, only a handful of British wine importers really take American wine seriously. Back in 1980, when the dollar was - not coincidentally - weak, British wine drinkers were...
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7 Jan 2011 by Jancis Robinson
The wine trade is never quickest off the mark. We published a set of wine consumer New Year's resolutions on the day itself, 1 Jan 2011. But the wine trade tend to extend the New Year holidays...
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12 Nov 2010 by Jancis Robinson
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One of the benefits for British wine drinkers of the increasingly important role played by the UK's biggest wine company in the US is that...
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4 Nov 2010 by Jancis Robinson
As was demonstrated in the recent blind tasting of New World Pinot Noirs , we don't see nearly enough fine American wine in the UK, and our West Coast editor Linda Murphy is somewhat swamped at...
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