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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
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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
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See tasting notes in A British assault on...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Every few months we organise a Sunday evening wine...
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Our final contribution to Dry Riesling week is an account of a recent tasting in London. See also Julia on...
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Having devoted space to some Smart Americans last week, we bring in some reinforcements in the shape of Chardonnays and...
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A shorter version of this article is published in the Financial Times. See also Smart Americans.
At a recent dinner...
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Jancis writes Those of us on the team who are based in the UK are all too aware that we...
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This article has been syndicated. I’m assuming you are interested in wine. If so, you will have noticed that it...
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When we published pictures of our California fundraising wine tasting a week ago, I promised I would share my tasting...
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The Petaluma Gap AVA in Sonoma and Marin counties has finally been approved today after a long delay, making Petaluma...
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3 December 2017 It was a hugely enjoyable evening and tasting and we raised about £10,000 thanks to everyone's generosity...
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Unlike his winery, Igor Sill of Sill Family Vineyards survived the Napa fires and continues to farm his mountain vineyard...
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This last weekend the gala celebration for the 2017 Air New Zealand Wine Awards took place in Hawke's Bay. Trophy-winning...
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On this Thanksgiving Day we're publishing this heart-rending report from Hugh Johnson, who is just back from northern California. We...
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You can help the poor people described below, and sample more than 40 fine California wines, by buying a ticket...
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19 October 2017 The death toll as a result of these terrible fires in northern California wine country has risen...
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As fires continue to rage unpredictably in northern California wine country, Elaine asks us all to support the industry there...
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