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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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Nick on restaurants
Nick visits Napa classics Mustards Grill and Auberge du Soleil and checks in to the newer Charlie’s, before fitting in...
Nick on restaurants
The city has changed, but there is no shortage of good things to eat, such as the breakfast above at...
Wines of the week
A promising winemaker and a promising California Pinot f rom $27.98, JP¥ 5,428 or £ 32.
I was very taken...
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Exactly why this historic wine region deserves to be more celebrated by California winemakers today, and some suggestions for new...
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Can Napa Sauvignon Blanc age? In the hands of the Araujos and Françoise Peschon, the answer is yes. Bart, Daphne...
Wine news in 5
Two well-researched, hard-hitting reports reveal some unpleasant truths shaping the wine world right now. Above, Zinfandel grapes hang unharvested in...
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A beguiling assortment of wines from California, Oregon and Washington. Above, spring growth in the Four Winds vineyard in the...
Wines of the week
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
While freezing temperatures have devastated vineyards on Canada's west coast and in Washington, California's 2023 crush – the largest in...
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Suddenly, everyone seems to be drinking California Sauvignon Blanc, and Alder has no idea why.
I try to keep up...
Wine news in 5
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 picks up speed, Drizly shuts down, and wine is losing the battle to spirits for market share. Read...
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An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in the Douro region of Portugal has become indelibly...
Wines of the week
A California sparkling wine with Champagne credentials that always overdelivers at the price. Above, Roederer's Mendocino vineyards. From $18.99, £28.75...
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Brian Croser, veteran Australian wine producer, profiles an important, if unsung, contributor to California wine, seen above in the 1990s...
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What a year Alder and family have had. Here's what (occasionally) sustained him.
It’s been, as they say, something of...
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