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Grenache – now a headliner in Washington
Patrick Comiskey
Friday 10 October 2025
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WWC25 – Daughter of Scuppanon’, by Monique Bell
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Saturday 23 August 2025
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21 July 2016 As today's Throwback Thursday we are making Alder's monthly contribution from California, published for members on Monday...
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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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5 November 2015 We're republishing Alder's September column free as today's Throwback Thursday in anticipation of the release of the...
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Matthew Gaughan used to work for the estimable Manchester wine retailer Hanging Ditch before his heart relocated him to Napa...
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It’s not so much of a heatwave as it is a suffocating blanket. Until yesterday, 14 July, the Walla Walla...
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We don't very often write about an individual importer, preferring to group tasting notes by region or style. But sometimes...
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Jancis writes Today we announce a major addition to our team. Although we often write about American wine (see yesterday's...
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Some years are unarguably more momentous than others. The question is whether we can really recognise them without the benefit...
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This is a longer version of an article published in the Financial Times. See full tasting notes on all 88...
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See an overview of this tasting at Reintroducing Brits to California glory.Chances to taste fine American wines are far too...
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30 October 2014 - We seem to be flying the stars and stripes this week, with our all- American assortment...
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Following trends in America on any subject can be a recipe for motion sickness. As anyone who has spent time...
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See Our collected works – a guide. All this week and the beginning of next we'll be presenting more of...
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Here in the United States, we've just finished celebrating our independence as a nation, and students of history will know...
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