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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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Wine news in 5
Trinchero purchases Mumm Napa, Chablis updates AOC, Canada sells off US booze
Plus Mendoza’s recent embrace of copper mining and the end of the Sud de France moniker on wine labels. Above, a view of Chablis. Before I get to global news...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 19 December 2025
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23 Oct – We published this for members on Monday but thought that as a Throwback Thursday contribution it might...
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The 2014 harvest is under way in California, but in Napa, instead of enjoying a beer in between loads of...
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, northern California experienced its strongest earthquake since 1989 and the epicentre was frighteningly...
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It is the best of times, and it is the worst of times. In 2013, California celebrated its largest grape...
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Newton Vineyard is not currently one of Napa Valley's most talked-about wineries. Long gone are the days in the early...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See California – a new page...
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Far too few British wine merchants take much interest in California. Many...
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11 July 2014 - see Fongyee Walker's report of the launch of Chandon in Ningxia on our forum. This is...
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For Cloudy Bay and cousins, an article about what Jean-Guillaume Prats did after he left Ch Cos d'Estournel last year...
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Naked Wines recently invaded both Australia and California. Here, chief winemaker Matt Parish, who has worked for a wide range...
Alder on America
It began on a whim and has become a focal point for the conversation about where California wine is going...
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This was first published on 26 February on Purple Pages but we are re-publishing it today as part of our...
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From $11.99, £16.95 Roberson, 55,000 Korean won Find this wine The image of California wine is far removed from bargain...
Alder on America
As I write these words, the usually sunny state of Georgia has been brought to a standstill thanks to more...
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Paul O'Doherty reviews the latest crop of wine books.
The New California Wine – A Guide to the Producers and...
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See this guide to our autumn collections . The fact that this is one of our smaller collections, with only...
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