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See also California cults cause controversy for reviews of some other California gems tasted recently by Richard who writes: Amassed...
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Next week we'll publish a collection of nearly 100 tasting notes on some more fine California wines. They were tasted...
Alder on America
Clumsy. Overripe. High alcohol. Over oaked. Fruit driven. Massive. Sweet. Made for Mr Parker's Palate.
The historical stereotype of California...
Don't quote me
It is often said that wine takes itself too seriously. That is indeed a grave shortcoming. However, when wine doesn't...
Alder on America
'Mildew, botrytis (pictured, by Koolbe), blue mould, green mould, you name it, it was everywhere. This is the most difficult...
Wines of the week
From $11.99, €14.90, Ca$22.95, £15.95, 29.83 Swiss francs Find this wine It's not often that I recommend a wine that...
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Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat, at his loquacious best and with plans to celebrate his son's birthday in Piemonte...
Tasting articles
Much to my regret, only a handful of British wine importers really take American wine seriously. Back in 1980, when...
Alder on America
Here is Alder Yarrow's first monthly despatch from the US on what is currently preoccupying American wine lovers. To mark...
Tasting articles
For more opinions on this, see comments from the forum. Relatively recent Master of Wine Benjamin Lewin has proved an...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
For further suggestions from our Purple...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. Earlier this month I was invited...
Free for all
This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. For some typically lively discussion on...
Wines of the week
$209 for six bottles Buy these wines I'm very aware that some of our wines of the week are not...
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Yesterday 1,000 of the major players in Silicon Valley and the global media gathered at the Tuileries in Paris for...
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9 May – Michael Schmidt adds from Germany: In many wine regions of Germany, 4 May was a day of...
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