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Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier 2024, America
A summer-ready, silky white wine that’s widely available from just $8.99, £20.90 . The sleeper hit of Napa winery Pine Ridge, first made by founder Gary Andrus 30 years ago...
Tara Q Thomas
• 1 min read
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Guide to our old-vines coverage
4 June 2026 In advance of the 2026 Old Vine Conference on 8 June, we’re republishing this overview of our old-vines coverage, newly updated. 28 June 2023 The Old Vine...
Julian Leidy
• 7 min read
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Alder on America
America's two most important winegrowing states are suffering serious over-supply while demand slackens.
One of the most hotly anticipated press...
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The city that wine and flood-defences transformed.
In a striking demonstration of how the city of Napa has changed over...
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Nick falls for one of Sonoma's most famous restaurants. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Nick on restaurants
How do winery owners put wine together with its most congenial partner? I can still vividly recall my first meal...
Tasting articles
How Burgundy informed northern California.
Ted Lemon of Littorai in California’s now-fashionable Sonoma Coast is a hero to many a...
Inside information
The reputation, and style, of the humble Durif has been evolving markedly in California.
Known for its brooding flavours and...
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10 February 2021 If you're looking for the latest information on our Old Vine Register, please see Our Old Vines...
Nick on restaurants
Travellers' tales continue...
When we arrived at 3 pm at the Wine Country Inn in the Napa Valley straight from...
Alder on America
Reports from the front line of northern California winemakers v fire and those in charge of fighting it.
On 23...
Tasting articles
The youngest Master of Wine assesses some California wines deemed respectively 'collectable' and 'covetable' in London, in less than perfect...
Inside information
In the second half of her two-part analysis of this recovered grape variety, Elaine looks at some current examples of...
Inside information
A historic grape variety is emerging from obscurity in California, at the same time as in southern Chile. See also...
Wines of the week
If value is relative, then Opus One most definitely qualifies (as does a Sonoma Zinfandel at a somewhat lower price)...
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On-the-spot reports from yet another potentially devastating fire in northern California. Publication times in bold are UK times. Times given...
Tasting articles
A thoroughly uplifting series of rather atypical Napa Cabernets.
One major reason I’m so glad that St Helena gets its...
Alder on America
How will northern California's power cuts affect this year's vintage?
Last week on 8 October California marked a rather sad...
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