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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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In our family we were particularly sad to learn that Margrit Biever Mondavi died at the end of last week...
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See also Elaine's tasting articles on Santa Barbara Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The TTB, the American wine regulatory body, today...
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Since 2008, Chinese imports of wine have been growing at a staggering 30% or more annually, as more than 20...
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See this guide to our assemblages. Jancis writes I have to confess that this may be one of the strangest...
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21 July 2016 As today's Throwback Thursday we are making Alder's monthly contribution from California, published for members on Monday...
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Coombsville just south east of the town of Napa (see this map) became an official appellation in 2011 and since...
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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...
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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...
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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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