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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...

Matthew Argyros
Tasting articles Santorini's treasures – the wines

Thirty-seven wines that argue the case for investment in Santorini’s precious and threatened vineyards. Above, Matthew Argyros among his precious casks of Vinsanto. Last year, after hearing stories of Santorini’s...

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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Tasting articles Thanks to fortuitous timing, last month I had the opportunity to taste wines from two German wine specialists: importer Iris...
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Tasting articles See also part 1 and part 2 of Michael's Franken trilogy. First mention of the hamlet of Castell can be...
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Tasting articles See also The Loire baton is passed. I am ashamed of how relatively sparse our coverage of Loire wines is...
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Tasting articles Rioja'n'Roll is the name of an unofficial association of eight restless winemakers in Rioja. They share the same purpose: introducing...
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Tasting articles The annual Southwold blind tasting of Bordeaux wines harvested four autumns earlier decamped this year to the spacious and well-appointed...
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Tasting articles See also part 1 of Michael's trilogy, 700 years of the Bürgerspital. There is no doubt that the Würzburger Stein...
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Tasting articles I was sent the dozen finalists chosen from more than 430 entries in the 2016 Virginia Governor's Cup wine awards...
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Tasting articles See also today's Throwback Thursday, Fizz and fortified – more information please. What could be more agreeable than a blind...
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Tasting articles Rajat Parr (pictured right tasting from tank) and Sashi Moorman (pictured below in the Seven Springs Vineyard) of Domaine de...
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Tasting articles See also this more recent account From the frontline of Chile's fires. Until November last year, my most recent encounters...
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Tasting articles See also part 2 of Michael's Franken trilogy. The Hospice de Beaune, founded in 1443 by the then Chancellor of...
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Tasting articles I made my first trip to Poland last October, partly to receive an award from the Polish wine magazine Czas...
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Tasting articles For the background to the magical Douro Valley and the recent wine revolution within it, see Julia's article yesterday on...
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Tasting articles It may no longer be brand new but the New Douro is still a young movement compared with the Douro’s...
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Tasting articles We thought that those Purple Pagers wondering whether to take advantage of our earlybird ticket offer for Brunello Night in...
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Tasting articles After a disappointing 2012 vintage, Hawke's Bay winemakers have been rewarded with some really very impressive wines in both 2013...
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