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Napa Sauvignon Blanc, 2024 and 2025
Rich takes on this popular white-wine variety. Above, Rudd’s Mt Veeder Estate (© Rudd). For the last three years I have flown from Oregon to California to review Napa Valley...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 2 min read
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2024 vintage ports, 80 Year Olds and many more
An excellent year for vintage port. No wonder every port house is releasing one or more such ports, making this the first general declaration in seven years. Above, the seven...
Julia Harding MW
• 3 min read
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Pop the Brít-Nat
Britpop move over; here comes Brít-Nat with pop-the-crown-cap controversy and edgy attitude. Henry writes On the day that the soon-to-be-legendary June heatwave of 2026 landed, Tamlyn and I headed to...
Henry Jeffreys
• 13 min read
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