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Tasting articles New(ish) and notable in California

Some promising representatives of the next generation of California wine brands. Above, w inemaker Ryan Pass of Pass Wines (photo by Emma K Creative). There was a time, more than...

Alder Yarrow Friday 23 January 2026 • 6 min read

A bottle of Bonny Doon Le Cigare Blanc also showing its screwcap top, featuring an alien face

Wines of the week Bonny Doon, Le Cigare Blanc 2022 Central Coast

Richard Hemming MW Friday 16 January 2026 • 1 min read

Tasting articles Opus One 2001–2022

Quite a vertical! In London in November 2025, presented by Opus’s long-standing winemaker. Opus One is the wine world’s seminal joint venture (first vintage 1979), in this case between the...

Jancis Robinson Wednesday 7 January 2026 • 4 min read

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The Araujo family – Bart, Daphne, Ryan and Jamie

Tasting articles

Accendo vertical – 2013–2022

Can Napa Sauvignon Blanc age? In the hands of the Araujos and Françoise Peschon, the answer is yes. Bart, Daphne...

Unharvested old vine zinfandel next door to importing winery by Stuart Spencer

Wine news in 5

Neo-prohibitionists and the WHO, and California’s imported bulk-wine problem

Two well-researched, hard-hitting reports reveal some unpleasant truths shaping the wine world right now. Above, Zinfandel grapes hang unharvested in...

A close-up of the vines in Crowley's Four Winds Vineyard in May 2021

Tasting articles

West Coast miscellany

A beguiling assortment of wines from California, Oregon and Washington. Above, spring growth in the Four Winds vineyard in the...

Wines of the week

Matthiasson, Linda Vista Chardonnay 2022 Napa Valley

An electric Chardonnay made from 35-year-old vines in Napa Valley at a fair price. Some wines follow you around your...

Wine news in 5

Canadian cold snap, California 2023 harvest, French exports decline

While freezing temperatures have devastated vineyards on Canada's west coast and in Washington, California's 2023 crush – the largest in...

California Sauvignon Blanc line-up of bottles

Tasting articles

Sonoma and Napa get savvier

Suddenly, everyone seems to be drinking California Sauvignon Blanc, and Alder has no idea why. I try to keep up...

Wine news in 5

French farmers protest, Saudis sell wine and other wine news

Uneasy times in the south of France and at Vintage Wine Estates on the US West Coast, while Saudi Arabia...

Wine news in 5

Regenerative organics, wine delivery and the SVB report

Regenerative organics picks up speed, Drizly shuts down, and wine is losing the battle to spirits for market share. Read...

Tasting articles

West Coast Trousseau

An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in the Douro region of Portugal has become indelibly...

Wines of the week

Roederer Estate, Quartet Brut Anderson Valley

A California sparkling wine with Champagne credentials that always overdelivers at the price. Above, Roederer's Mendocino vineyards. From $18.99, £28.75...