Here, in alphabetical order of producer, is a complete list of the wines described in American whites - the most candid of comments. The tasting…
17 Aug 2007 Jancis RobinsonI recently asked a number of California vintners, marketers and industry officials on what might happen to the Golden State’s wine industry in the…
17 Aug 2007 Linda MurphySee... www.jancisrobinson.com/forums and www.jancisrobinson.com/forum/7/111
3 Jun 2007 Jancis RobinsonCalifornia is blessed with the climate and soils to grow just about any grape, and indeed, winemakers throw a multitude of varieties against the wall…
22 May 2007 Linda MurphyThose who mourn 'the good old days' of less ripe, less alcoholic, ageworthy California Cabernet Sauvignons can take comfort that Paul Draper at Ridge…
16 Feb 2007 Linda MurphyAt last, Tim Mondavi has coughed up details on the wine he’s launching with his father, Robert, stepmother Margrit and sister Marcia Mondavi…
29 Jan 2007 Linda MurphySonoma County’s Chateau St Jean produces a prodigious volume of remarkably good wine (400,000 cases per year), cutting a wide varietal swathe that…
26 Jan 2007 Linda MurphyIn California, particularly in its two most important wine regions, Napa and Sonoma, most vintages are considered to be “excellent” by those who…
8 Dec 2006 Linda MurphyIn Northern California wine country, the biggest buzz hasn’t been about the drawn-out grape harvest, but about the European arbiter of gastronomy,…
9 Nov 2006 Linda MurphyLinda Murphy writes: The last three years have been disheartening, to put it mildly, for Sonoma Valley winemaking icon Richard Arrowood. But with…
30 Oct 2006 Linda MurphyLinda Murphy writes: Generally, Americans love wines that are rich, ripe and concentrated, and we’re derided for that. But can you blame us? Think…
15 Sep 2006 Jancis RobinsonCalifornia billionaire vintner Jess Jackson has expanded his legacy by buying another. Jackson and his wife, Barbara Banke, confirmed that their…
21 Aug 2006 Linda MurphyThe British wine trade is deeply jealous of Majestic Wine Warehouses. They keep on making more and more money without antagonising their customers.…
19 Apr 2005 Jancis RobinsonSo Michael Mondavi has been shown the door by his fellow directors of the beleaguered wine company that bears his father's name. Hardly surprising…
5 Oct 2004 Jancis RobinsonSee inside information for lots of techie stuff on Opus One. This was a fascinating tasting through history. The first vintage, 1979, was pure…
1 Sep 2004 Jancis Robinson