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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
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At a gigantic tasting of the current wares of Britain's most wine-minded supermarket Waitrose this week I was bowled over...
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Take a look at www.grapes-wine.com, the website of Turrentine Wine Brokerage in California. It's salutory to see just how much...
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I'm publishing this article having been inspired by some current tasting notes on Sean Thackrey's wines in purple pages. It...
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I heard a rumour that the proposed bill that would restrict distribution of wines and spirits within California to a...
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One of our beloved multinationals, Diageo, based here in London but with tentacles across the globe (not least in the...
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11 May 2002 – more than 80 additional tasting notes on current Californian releases have been added. Alas, too many...
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John Hicks of Maurice Carrie Winery and Van Roekel Vineyards contacted me the other day to ask why I had...
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