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Jancis's diary – November and December 2025
Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed. This diary is a double helping, covering late October to late December, because this particular...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 2 January 2026
• 12 min read
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Alder's most memorable California wines 2025
Pleasure – and meaning – in the glass. In reflecting on a year of tasting, I am fascinated by what persists in memory. Which wines have remained vivid and which...
Alder Yarrow
Wednesday 31 December 2025
• 2 min read
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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
• 1 min read
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. When his grandson asks him why he is...
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28 June The Resnicks, owners of Justin Vineyards, have apologised for cutting down all the oak trees, claiming to have...
Alder on America
On 23 May, Jasmine Hirsch and Rajat Parr issued a press release announcing their intention to end the massively popular...
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Robert Mondavi Winery on the Oakville bench of Napa Valley. To celebrate...
Alder on America
If you were to take a road trip right now between Los Angeles and San Francisco, mile after mile of...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. The group of new-wave California producers of Pinot...
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Jancis writes In Pursuit of Balance, the group of California wine producers promoting refined, not that expensive, Pinot and Chardonnay...
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A rather shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. ‘Don’t lose money and don’t fuck it...
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See also An eagle screams in London. Screaming Eagle is one of those wines that everyone has heard of but...
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During my recent stay in China (see Australasia here we come) I saw very strong signs of the diversification of...
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This follows on from Paso Robles – Rhône varieties published yesterday. Following Prohibition, Zinfandel became the workhorse grape for the...
Alder on America
A week ago on Sunday 7 February 2016 something astonishing occurred in America. For the first time in its 50-year...
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See also Paso Robles – other grapes.
While the history of Paso Robles wine sits with Zinfandel and its associated...
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Elaine continues her series on the wines of Santa Barbara County. See also Tuesday's Chardonnays and yesterday's Pinots. Seen here...
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We continue Elaine's detailed reports on the wines of Santa Barbara County. See yesterday's look at Chardonnay. Pinot Noir from...
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This is the first of a series of articles about the exciting wines of Santa Barbara County. Santa Barbara County...
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