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Shadows over northern California
Demand, and prices, are falling. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, the view from Smith Madrone on Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain in early November...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 27 December 2025
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Tasted in northern California
The second tranche of wines reviewed on Jancis’s recent West Coast road trip. Above, the new Overshine Collective, a group of wine producers who are combining their back-office efforts to...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 26 December 2025
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Wine news in 5
Trinchero purchases Mumm Napa, Chablis updates AOC, Canada sells off US booze
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 19 December 2025
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Happy New Year! Feast your eyes on one dynamic British importer's current range of American wines. This week London importer...
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The final instalment of this four-part history of California's most popular grape variety. See also part 1, part 2 and...
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See part 1, part 2 and part 4 of this four-part history of California's most popular grape variety.
The globalisation...
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See part 1, part 3, and part 4 of this four-part account of California's most-planted grape.
The building of California...
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This is the first of a four-part account of California's most-planted vine variety. See part 2, part 3 and part...
Alder on America
Pressures on those directly responsible for the California grape crop. Amid a tide of animosity focused on people of Mexican...
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A slightly shorter version of this round-up of delicious Pinot Noirs is published by the Financial Times. It would be...
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4 August 2020 See this update. It transpires that Gingin, Mendoza and OF are in fact three different clones of...
Alder on America
Alder traverses North America to bring news of the latest, still current, harvest. In preparing to summarise the state of...
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White burgundy apart, it's amazing how many of the greatest Chardonnays today are grown in the southern hemisphere. Seen here...
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A tasting of back vintages of some top-end California reds suggests that older is not always better. As this ongoing...
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As part of our Throwback Thursday series we are republishing this eye-witness report and highlight the ongoing need to help...
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The Bordeaux Place has a long history as a trading platform traditionally focused on young Bordeaux. It’s where reputations are...
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Field Morris and Verdin, the wholesale arm of Berry Bros and Rudd, have long enjoyed an enviable portfolio of wine...
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4 August 2020 See this update. It transpires that Gingin, Mendoza and OF are in fact three different clones of...
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In this third part of her study, Elaine highlights what scientists are learning as a result of last year’s California...
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