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Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier 2024, America
A summer-ready, silky white wine that’s widely available from just $8.99, £20.90 . The sleeper hit of Napa winery Pine Ridge, first made by founder Gary Andrus 30 years ago...
Tara Q Thomas
• 1 min read
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West of the West – Santa Cruz Mountains
Part 4 of an exploration of California’s westernmost vineyards. Above, the Split Rail vineyard in Corralitos (credit: John Benedetti) . See also California’s far-coast vineyards , the SLO Coast and...
Patrick Comiskey
• 3 min read
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Don't quote me
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...
Tasting articles
The second half of a survey of some of the brightest and best of California. See also New-wave California A–J...
Tasting articles
California is about so much more than Napa Cabernet and basic brands, and more and more of these lighter, fresher...
Inside information
Anna-Lisa Campos, who has been working in the wine business in New York since 2007, is quoted in Saturday’s article...
Inside information
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...
Wines of the week
Forget your preconceptions about Petite Sirah, and about California wine prices.
$20 and £22.95
It’s so exciting to discover new...
Tasting articles
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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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
There is no shortage of people whose public...
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16 April 2020 To complement Ali Cooper's opinionated tasting article about Chile published today, we thought it might be fun...
Inside information
How West Coast wine producers are coping with coronavirus-induced shutdown. Rather admirably in some cases.
California and Oregon have both...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also Anderson Valley – the tasting...
Tasting articles
A source of pretty Pinot Noir well worth investigating. See also Anderson Valley - not to be overlooked.
Over the...
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