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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...
Jancis Robinson
Thursday 5 March 2026
• 2 min read
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Santorini's treasures – the wines
Julia Harding MW
Wednesday 4 March 2026
• 2 min read
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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...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 March 2026
• 2 min read
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Elaine continues her series on the wines of Santa Barbara County. See also Tuesday's Chardonnays and yesterday's Pinots. Seen here...
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We continue Elaine's detailed reports on the wines of Santa Barbara County. See yesterday's look at Chardonnay. Pinot Noir from...
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This is the first of a series of articles about the exciting wines of Santa Barbara County. Santa Barbara County...
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See also Walter's detailed analysis of the 2011 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino published yesterday. On Monday he reports on...
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