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California's coolest county
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
• 19 min read
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Clayton Fox talks to one of Napa's most famous organic pioneers for his entry to our sustainability heroes competition. 'I...
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‘A self-identified dreamer, writer, oenophile and seeker. A Kentucky native who has lived in Chicago, Denver, Oakland and is now...
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Samantha has already reported on her first impressions of Napa. She has also provided riveting reports on her experiences as...
Alder on America
Sounds as though every wine producer needs a Ken Zinns. A nice counterpoint to Elaine's account of a complete vertical...
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A unique array of vintages of a Napa Valley classic that sells for double the price of a Bordeaux first...
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Napa Valley as seen by a fresh, fascinated pair of eyes. Samantha Cole-Johnson, shortlisted for a 2020 Louis Roederer International...
Alder on America
Alder takes his life in his hands to file this report on California wine tourism.
I should probably come clean...
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Forget three-digit prices and take advantage of the creativity of California's new generation of wine producers. A version of this...
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11 June 2020 This is a really long trip down Memory Lane in our Throwback Thursday series. We're publishing it...
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The second half of a survey of some of the brightest and best of California. See also New-wave California A–J...
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California is about so much more than Napa Cabernet and basic brands, and more and more of these lighter, fresher...
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Anna-Lisa Campos, who has been working in the wine business in New York since 2007, is quoted in Saturday’s article...
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Napa Valley has something rather exciting waiting in the wings...
In February Napa Valley Vintners hosted their annual Premiere event...
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See Australian Rieslings, and Chardonnays compared for the tasting notes of the retrospective of Tiers Chardonnay described below.
I think...
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Forget your preconceptions about Petite Sirah, and about California wine prices.
$20 and £22.95
It’s so exciting to discover new...
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Napa Valley's most high-profile father-and-son operations, Harlan Estate and Promontory.
Any local I have ever discussed this with is agreed...
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