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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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With the precision of a Swiss clock, each February the Consorzio of Chianti Classico presents in Florence the new vintages...
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This article introduces a week devoted to Italian wine, just to remind those who sell, and particularly those who price...
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Napa Valley has arguably overtaken the Médoc and St-Émilion/Pomerol as the world’s centre of wine-based financial optimism. There is no...
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Every year the Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins de Champagne, the CIVC association of champagne producers (both houses and growers), comes...
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The Wine Society, one of the UK's finest retailers, showed off its latest finds recently and, since their selection is...
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Every time Piemonte is mentioned, attention is automatically drawn to Barolo and Barbaresco. This large collection of tasting notes dedicated...
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Good news! The number of British wine importers taking California seriously has increased enormously recently. No longer the preserve of...
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Every year a group of wine traders and commentators, very similar to the Southwold tasters, get together to taste the...
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Amarone’s worldwide sales success has reached such dimensions that the Consorzio della Valpolicella, the producer association of Valpolicella and Amarone...
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A love of the alternative varieties that have the potential to make excellent wine has in no way diminished my...
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The whisper in the trade is that Australia is set for a comeback from the near-pariah status described six years...
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See this guide to our extensive recent coverage of Argentine wine. Winemaker Roberto de la Mota and his business partner...
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After the phenomenal success of 2010 Barolo, with many merchants claiming to have sold out of this superior vintage, all...
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Until very recently, Santa Barbara County was probably the most significant wine region I had never visited. Well, that’s not...
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I’m such a hardened old nut, it’s not often that wine tastings bring tears to my eyes, but I did...
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