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Free for all Zinfandel – the beauty of age

If you’re looking for character, individuality and real significance, go Zin, from vines planted in another era of American history altogether. A shorter version of this article is published by...

old Zin vine at Dry Creek Vineyard
Tasting articles Northern California Zinfandel

Picking out value and genuine interest in California wine. More on Saturday. Above, an old Zinfandel vine at Dry Creek Vineyard, whose prices are especially reasonable and its practices admirably...

Ina & Heiko Bamberger photographed by lucie greiner
Tasting articles Wine discoveries – February 2026

A flurry of wines to chase the winter blues away. Above, Ina and Heiko Bamberger, makers of one such wine, a terrific German sparkler reviewed below (credit: Lucie Greiner). February...

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Sheep nibble Cathiard Vineyard at sunset
Free for all The most successful 2020 Napa Cabs in particular are worthy of attention. A slightly shorter version of this article is...
Fire damage behind St Helena spring 2023 vineyard
Tasting articles 10 May 2023 Now with tasting notes for Opus One and Vine Hill Ranch added. 26 April 2023 Far from...
Andy Smith of DuMOL
Free for all The lad who went from working in an Oddbins wine shop in Edinburgh to become one of northern California's most...
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Nick on restaurants Nick appreciates humble baked goods as much as haute cuisine with some extremely good wines. There is obviously plenty to...
snow at Lava Cap vineyard
Tasting articles Alder unearths vinous treasure from the land of El Dorado. The phrase ‘alpine wine’ is on the lips of many...
Grace Family Vineyards landscape
Inside information This Napa cult wine enters a new phase of life. Above, Grace Family's Cornelius Vineyard, photographed by Suzanne Becker Bronk...
Mokelumne Glen vineyard
Alder on America A little corner of Germany and Austria in Lodi (photo of Mokelumne Glen Vineyard by Randy Caparoso). Psychologists analysing paratroopers...
Judgment Paso local wines
Inside information Gwendolyn Alley, winner of the WWC 23 judges' mentorship prize, takes part in an amicable showdown between Paso Robles and...
Photo of Santa Lucia vineyards over rolling hills, by Wildly Simple Productions, Courtesy of the Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Artisans.
Tasting articles 'The finest wine region in California that no one knows about' profiled, and pictured above by Wildly Simple Productions, courtesy...
Ungrafted monastrell vines in Jumilla
Free for all 28 June 2023 The Old Vine Registry has just been launched! See this article for background. 9 February 2023 Exciting...
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Free for all 26 January 2023 Since ZinEx, a three-day celebration of Zinfandel, kicks off this evening in San Francisco, we’re dedicating our...
An array of top-quality California Zinfandel bottles.
Tasting articles California has come a long way from the jammy monster Zins of the 1980s. Note to California readers: ZinEX 2023...
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Tasting articles A roster of freshness coming from some top-notch US wine producers. UK importer Flint Wines' retail branch, Stannary Wine has...
A young David Hohnen
Tasting articles Some of the world's top Cabernets compared blind. So where does Bordeaux stand? See also Whither Bordeaux? In 1982 David...
Eisele vineyard
Tasting articles An update on what is arguably Napa Valley's most French-influenced estate, a sister property to Bordeaux first growth Château Latour...
Smith-Madrone 2022 C Wesley Steffens
Inside information Top tips around an unlikely theme from someone who knows how to sniff out the bargains. It’s a common criticism...
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