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Bonny Doon, Le Cigare Blanc 2022 Central Coast
You need to know this guy . From $23.95 or £21 (2023 vintage). Whenever I mention Bonny Doon, the response I hear most often is ‘I know that guy!’. But...
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 16 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Opus One 2001–2022
Quite a vertical! In London in November 2025, presented by Opus’s long-standing winemaker. Opus One is the wine world’s seminal joint venture (first vintage 1979), in this case between the...
Jancis Robinson
Wednesday 7 January 2026
• 4 min read
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Jancis's diary – November and December 2025
Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed. This diary is a double helping, covering late October to late December, because this particular...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 2 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Tasting articles
Pleasure – and meaning – in the glass.
In reflecting on a year of tasting, I am fascinated by what...
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Demand, and prices, are falling. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, the view from...
Tasting articles
The second tranche of wines reviewed on Jancis’s recent West Coast road trip. Above, the new Overshine Collective, a group...
Wine news in 5
Plus Mendoza’s recent embrace of copper mining and the end of the Sud de France moniker on wine labels. Above...
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Santa Barbara County has a great deal to offer. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the...
Tasting articles
From transparent Pinot Noir to concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon in remarkably few miles. See also California’s coolest county.
When I revisited...
Nick on restaurants
A new, Michelin two-star restaurant and, across the square in Sonoma, a much more relaxed establishment. Nick loved both.
Enclos...
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Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above...
Nick on restaurants
Nick moves north from LA, on a full stomach. Above, service at Aubergine in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey.
The BA flight which...
Book reviews
Not just an exploration of Zinfandel, but a window into a California wine scene that has long disappeared .
Angels’...
Wine news in 5
Plus news of the AIV’s appeal to the UN, harvest updates, a Gallo acquisition, surging wine imports in India. And...
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Should fine-wine producers have a network of exclusive distributors or throw themselves at the mercy of the Bordeaux Place? A...
Tasting articles
New releases from Oregon’s X Omni and X Novo vineyards and a handful of Californians. Above, Craig Williams among his...
Tasting articles
A hot tip on an up-and-coming Napa winery plus a host of new releases worth seeking out. Above, Sam and...
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Alder goes out on a limb with some of our highest scores ever! See Elevating Chardonnay in the Santa Cruz...
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The secret is out on these hidden gems, some of the best California Cabernet on the market today. See Santa...
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