In 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 RobinsonI could hardly believe how green the vineyards of the Napa Valley were already in mid April. They looked almost as advanced as many European vineyards…
21 Apr 2004 Jancis RobinsonThe American wine market seems to me even more plagued by generalisations - especially those pertaining to vintage assessments. The 1998s were…
12 Apr 2004 Jancis RobinsonA long-standing purple pager in Brazil asked whether I'd care to comment on the news that Robert Mondavi, arguably the single most famous living wine…
26 Dec 2003 Jancis RobinsonHere are notes on a wide range of Californian wines tasted over the past few months. Wines are arranged with whites before reds and then…
6 Nov 2003 Jancis RobinsonSmokers to the right, smokers to the left. All around are red-and-white checked napkins and tablecloths; on the walls inter alia are pictures of Oscar…
18 Oct 2003 Nick LanderAt a gigantic tasting of the current wares of Britain's most wine-minded supermarket Waitrose this week I was bowled over by an organic Greek red.…
9 Oct 2003 Jancis RobinsonTake a look at www.grapes-wine.com, the website of Turrentine Wine Brokerage in California. It's salutory to see just how much bulk wine is available…
19 Sep 2003 Jancis RobinsonI'm publishing this article having been inspired by some current tasting notes on Sean Thackrey's wines in purple pages. It originally appeared in…
31 Dec 2002 Jancis Robinson
