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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
Wines of the week
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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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...
Nick on restaurants
I met Jonathan Gold, the restaurant reviewer of the LA Times who has sadly passed away at the all-too-young age...
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Elaine looks carefully at the aftermath of last October’s wine-country fires. See also California fires – then and now...
Alder on America
These days, wine festivals abound across America, especially those featuring Pinot Noir, which seem to be popping up by the...
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Elaine begins this three-part, unparalleled assessment of the impact of wildfires on the California wine industry with the most recent...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
When John Williams of Frog’s Leap (pictured here) organised...
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If you wait long enough, your time will come (as Brian Croser described yesterday – see Croser crows a little)...
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This article has been syndicated.
When might a wine producer not want to make the best possible wine?
Now. Now...
Alder on America
‘It’s so crisp and cool and clear, I just love it', said pensioner Diane Tibbs while her husband Brad nodded...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See tasting notes in A British assault on...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Every few months we organise a Sunday evening wine...
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Our final contribution to Dry Riesling week is an account of a recent tasting in London. See also Julia on...
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