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Santa Barbara County has a great deal to offer. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, Sta Rita Hills from the terrace of...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 15 November 2025
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The wines of Santa Barbara County
Jancis Robinson
Friday 14 November 2025
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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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For the first time, wines from this famous Sonoma Coast estate have been made by a member of the Hirsch...
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California's most quixotic winemaker has joined the behemoth. Elaine talks to both parties about an unusual marriage.
This article has...
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A chance to bid for rarities direct from their famous makers – Sotheby's live culmination of this online sale starts...
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3 February 2022 We're republishing this delightful account free today as part of our Throwback Thursday series.
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A thorough assessment of the history, farming and wines produced on a famous Sonoma vineyard.
Gap’s Crown Vineyard is 140...
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The last group of books that arrived in 2021 is an eclectic bunch that not only roves from America to...
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A very varied collection of some of the best. Above, remuage examined at Roederer.
Students of wine, especially those of...
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An end is announced to America’s first all-Native American winery. Kitá, the first tribally owned and made winery in the...
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