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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
Alder traverses North America to bring news of the latest, still current, harvest. In preparing to summarise the state of...
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White burgundy apart, it's amazing how many of the greatest Chardonnays today are grown in the southern hemisphere. Seen here...
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A tasting of back vintages of some top-end California reds suggests that older is not always better. As this ongoing...
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As part of our Throwback Thursday series we are republishing this eye-witness report and highlight the ongoing need to help...
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The Bordeaux Place has a long history as a trading platform traditionally focused on young Bordeaux. It’s where reputations are...
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Field Morris and Verdin, the wholesale arm of Berry Bros and Rudd, have long enjoyed an enviable portfolio of wine...
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4 August 2020 See this update. It transpires that Gingin, Mendoza and OF are in fact three different clones of...
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In this third part of her study, Elaine highlights what scientists are learning as a result of last year’s California...
Nick on restaurants
I met Jonathan Gold, the restaurant reviewer of the LA Times who has sadly passed away at the all-too-young age...
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Elaine looks carefully at the aftermath of last October’s wine-country fires. See also California fires – then and now...
Alder on America
These days, wine festivals abound across America, especially those featuring Pinot Noir, which seem to be popping up by the...
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Elaine begins this three-part, unparalleled assessment of the impact of wildfires on the California wine industry with the most recent...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
When John Williams of Frog’s Leap (pictured here) organised...
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If you wait long enough, your time will come (as Brian Croser described yesterday – see Croser crows a little)...
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This article has been syndicated.
When might a wine producer not want to make the best possible wine?
Now. Now...
Alder on America
‘It’s so crisp and cool and clear, I just love it', said pensioner Diane Tibbs while her husband Brad nodded...
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