California
Latest California
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
• 1 min read
Tasting articles
The wines of Santa Barbara County
Jancis Robinson
Friday 14 November 2025
• 19 min read
More California
Travel tips
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
For further suggestions from our Purple...
Free for all
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. Earlier this month I was invited...
Free for all
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. For some typically lively discussion on...
Wines of the week
$209 for six bottles Buy these wines I'm very aware that some of our wines of the week are not...
Inside information
Yesterday 1,000 of the major players in Silicon Valley and the global media gathered at the Tuileries in Paris for...
Free for all
9 May – Michael Schmidt adds from Germany: In many wine regions of Germany, 4 May was a day of...
Inside information
Will the wheeling and dealing never end for Jean-Charles Boisset (pictured) and William Foley? Boisset Family Estates, based in Burgundy...
Inside information
The death earlier today of Jess Stonestreet Jackson, founder of California’s Kendall-Jackson Winery and owner of numerous other wine brands...
Free for all
9 Mar - Moderator Eric Asimov has contacted me to point out that in fact no one in the gathering...
Don't quote me
The wine trade is never quickest off the mark. We published a set of wine consumer New Year's resolutions on...
Tasting articles
The 2007 vintage was one in which most California Cabernet Sauvignon producers made delicious and, in many cases, superb wines...
Tasting articles
It is rare for California to have a mediocre Cabernet Sauvignon crop. Typical abundant sunshine, high summer temperatures and absence...
Inside information
Justin Vineyards & Winery, one of Paso Robles' finest and most visible wine producers, has been sold to FIJI Water...
Don't quote me
PARKER LOCKED OUT OF HALL OF FAME The Vintners Hall of Fame, headquartered at the Culinary Institute of America's Greystone...
Tasting articles
As was demonstrated in the recent blind tasting of New World Pinot Noirs, we don't see nearly enough fine American...
Free for all
Keen followers of this site and its idiosyncrasies will know that one of our favourite charities is Room to Read...
Choose your plan
Celebrating 25 years of the world’s most trusted wine community
In honour of our anniversary, enjoy 25% off all annual and gift memberships for a limited time.
Use code HOLIDAY25 to join our community of wine experts and enthusiasts. Valid through 1 January.
Member
$135
/year
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
- Access 286,648 wine reviews & 15,832 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Inner Circle
$249
/year
Ideal for collectors
- Access 286,648 wine reviews & 15,832 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
- Access 286,648 wine reviews & 15,832 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
- Access 286,648 wine reviews & 15,832 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing