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Some promising representatives of the next generation of California wine brands. Above, w inemaker Ryan Pass of Pass Wines (photo by Emma K Creative). There was a time, more than...
Alder Yarrow
Friday 23 January 2026
• 6 min read
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Bonny Doon, Le Cigare Blanc 2022 Central Coast
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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Way down south…
While northern California wine gets plenty of attention, it is often forgotten that at one time Los...
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How a new, much-needed AVA associated with some of California's finest wines came about.
It has just been announced that...
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Arnica Rowan meets a powerful Mexican force in the Santa Ynez Valley in California's Central Coast. Seen here with friends...
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A Napa Valley leader makes quite a radical adjustment.
In spring of 2021 I met with winemaker Cory Empting at...
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Some crisp, aromatic alternatives – none budget-busting. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, the...
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A micro future for Napa Valley could make quite a change to its character, especially for local farmers, and tourists...
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What was good enough for Bordeaux in 1855… A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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Almost 100 California wines of interest here – some more than others – but all of them are shipped to...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
I wonder whether curious wine lovers realise how...
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Napa's reds from the controversial 2020 vintage will be rare, but those that will be released later this year should...
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Winkler's climate classification with its Regions I to V is being updated to keep up with climate change.
California’s new...
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A round winemaking peg in a round hole… See Cristal 2013 back to 1988 for details of the tasting where...
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A fashionable, revived material for wine ageing, not just fermentation, examined. A version of this article is published by the...
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A rare California bargain, with quite a back story. Above, the Lohr family and winemaking team.
From $7.99, CA$19.99, 37.99...
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Continuity is assured for many organic mountain vineyards in Napa and Sonoma in the appointment of an appropriately named successor...
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A comprehensive survey of vine-growing as it approaches the North Pole, including the story of Anchorage’s greenhouse vineyards – featuring...
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