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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
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Jancis Robinson
Friday 14 November 2025
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Though unpredictable weather has brought challenges to Washington, Oregon and California growers, a return to normal yields and deeper flavour...
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This entry to the WWC22 competition describes the adoption of regenerative viticultural practices by wineries in California and Oregon. See...
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Hardy Wallace and Kate Graham’s Extradimensional Wine Co Yeah! (EWCY!) offers elegant, unconventional and multi-regional blends. With wildfires, drought, spring...
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Everything is pointing upwards for California wine prices.
In last month’s column, I covered the rise in California’s grape prices...
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A good month before the current heatwaves in the northern hemisphere, Atomic Wine Sessions assembled the company above (Elaine in...
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Demand for California wine grapes is pushing prices to historic highs.
In late summer of 2020, Steve Sangiacomo was excited...
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A fine combination of grape and year reviewed, plus a few Chardonnays.
I was excited to taste recently released 2019...
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The arresting life story of a true California pioneer. Image courtesy of Calera.
Josh Jensen, 78, founder of Calera and...
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The 'mad genius' of California wine is no more.
Known for ironically wearing a vest emblazoned with the phrase ‘famous...
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Way down south…
While northern California wine gets plenty of attention, it is often forgotten that at one time Los...
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How a new, much-needed AVA associated with some of California's finest wines came about.
It has just been announced that...
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Arnica Rowan meets a powerful Mexican force in the Santa Ynez Valley in California's Central Coast. Seen here with friends...
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A Napa Valley leader makes quite a radical adjustment.
In spring of 2021 I met with winemaker Cory Empting at...
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Some crisp, aromatic alternatives – none budget-busting. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, the...
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A micro future for Napa Valley could make quite a change to its character, especially for local farmers, and tourists...
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What was good enough for Bordeaux in 1855… A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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