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Napa's 2023 Cabernets
A banner vintage. Above, Dalla Valle Vineyards in Oakville produced two of Sam’s highlights of this vintage (image courtesy of Dalla Valle). In mid April, I spent two days in...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 3 min read
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West of the West – Santa Cruz Mountains
Part 4 of an exploration of California’s westernmost vineyards. Above, the Split Rail vineyard in Corralitos (credit: John Benedetti) . See also California’s far-coast vineyards , the SLO Coast and...
Patrick Comiskey
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Purple Pager and San Francisco-based barrel broker Mel Knox has been muttering Scherrer at...
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In the early 1990s, while working in what was essentially the research and development arm of Silicon Valley Bank, Rob...
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Analogies can be dangerous, but for anyone who doesn’t know the more detailed geography of California, it may be easiest...
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Some years are unarguably more momentous than others. The question is whether we can really recognise them without the benefit...
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27 Nov As a celebration of Thanksgiving Day (and as part of our Throwback Thursday series) we are republishing and...
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A good friend of mine was recently given the opportunity to join the most exclusive club in the world of...
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I finally made it to the annual get-together of European wine communicators organised by Ryan and Gabriella Opaz and Robert...
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This is a longer version of an article published in the Financial Times. See full tasting notes on all 88...
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From $20.89 to $29.99, and CA$32.99 – and from $11.99 and £9.95 for the Pedroncelli Find the Louis M Martini...
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23 Oct – We published this for members on Monday but thought that as a Throwback Thursday contribution it might...
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The 2014 harvest is under way in California, but in Napa, instead of enjoying a beer in between loads of...
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, northern California experienced its strongest earthquake since 1989 and the epicentre was frighteningly...
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It is the best of times, and it is the worst of times. In 2013, California celebrated its largest grape...
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Newton Vineyard is not currently one of Napa Valley's most talked-about wineries. Long gone are the days in the early...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See California – a new page...
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Far too few British wine merchants take much interest in California. Many...
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