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Napa's 2023 Cabernets
A banner vintage. Above, Dalla Valle Vineyards in Oakville produced two of Sam’s highlights of this vintage (image courtesy of Dalla Valle). In mid April, I spent two days in...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 3 min read
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The heights of the southern Rhône
A taster of the quality potential in wines grown in the southern Rhône’s ‘north-west corridor’. Above, one of Domaine La Réméjeanne’s biodiverse vineyards (© Dom La Réméjeanne). This selection of...
Jancis Robinson
• 2 min read
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