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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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Samantha has already reported on her first impressions of Napa. She has also provided riveting reports on her experiences as...
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A unique array of vintages of a Napa Valley classic that sells for double the price of a Bordeaux first...
Don't quote me
Napa Valley as seen by a fresh, fascinated pair of eyes. Samantha Cole-Johnson, shortlisted for a 2020 Louis Roederer International...
Alder on America
Alder takes his life in his hands to file this report on California wine tourism.
I should probably come clean...
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The second half of a survey of some of the brightest and best of California. See also New-wave California A–J...
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Napa Valley's most high-profile father-and-son operations, Harlan Estate and Promontory.
Any local I have ever discussed this with is agreed...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
There is no shortage of people whose public...
Nick on restaurants
The city that wine and flood-defences transformed.
In a striking demonstration of how the city of Napa has changed over...
Nick on restaurants
Travellers' tales continue...
When we arrived at 3 pm at the Wine Country Inn in the Napa Valley straight from...
Wines of the week
If value is relative, then Opus One most definitely qualifies (as does a Sonoma Zinfandel at a somewhat lower price)...
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On-the-spot reports from yet another potentially devastating fire in northern California. Publication times in bold are UK times. Times given...
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A thoroughly uplifting series of rather atypical Napa Cabernets.
One major reason I’m so glad that St Helena gets its...
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Elaine was treated to the unique luxury of tasting every vintage of Cathy Corison's very special single-vineyard Cabernet. Cathy herself...
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Hot air, hype and ambition aplenty in this new-product announcement. I thought you might like an inside look at how...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
When John Williams of Frog’s Leap (pictured here) organised...
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If you wait long enough, your time will come (as Brian Croser described yesterday – see Croser crows a little)...
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