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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
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Shadows over northern California
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 27 December 2025
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A fashionable, revived material for wine ageing, not just fermentation, examined. A version of this article is published by the...
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Continuity is assured for many organic mountain vineyards in Napa and Sonoma in the appointment of an appropriately named successor...
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A chance to bid for rarities direct from their famous makers – Sotheby's live culmination of this online sale starts...
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3 February 2022 We're republishing this delightful account free today as part of our Throwback Thursday series.
31 January 2022...
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Nigel Greening, owner of Felton Road, perhaps New Zealand’s most admired wine producer, sequestered by the pandemic in England, offers...
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We are republishing yesterday's article on Harlan's Vine Masters scheme in Spanish (thanks, Ferran) so that the subjects of the...
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Most California vineyard workers belong to a peripatetic crew. Samantha Cole-Johnson describes a radical alternative being implemented in Harlan properties...
Alder on America
An Arkansas agri-billionaire's reach in Napa Valley has been growing fast.
When properties trade monthly for double-digit millions, it takes...
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Your image of Napa Cabernet may just be out of date. A shorter version of this article is published by...
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Wines of Colgin, Corison, TOR and VHR, Vine Hill Ranch – tasted in London, which, fortunately for wine-loving Brits, seems...
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The choice between outsourcing viticulture or hiring in-house vineyard staff examined.
Among oenophiles, the word ‘terroir’ is discussed ad nauseum...
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Tom Parker MW reviews 43 wines from regions other than Bordeaux, which, along with others including Opus One 2018 and...
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Three very, very different California wine producers compared.
The launch of the latest vintage of Opus One, the first under...
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Samantha Cole-Johnson charts the fascinating history of one of Napa Valley's distinguishing features.
Samantha writes This article comprises my view...
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Some of the world's finest wines, from estates owned by François Pinault, reviewed – at last.
The world changed in...
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A past Auction Napa Valley is pictured above, by Alexander Rubin for Napa Valley Vintners, but changes are afoot. With...
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