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Wine news in 5 2024 port update, St Supéry buys Rudd, Caterpillar acquires Monarch, tariff refund help

Samantha Cole-Johnson Friday 24 April 2026 • 4 min read

Free for all A 21st-century A–Z of wine, part 2

From Japan to regenerative viticulture in the second of this three-part series. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also part 1, Azores to influencers...

Jancis Robinson Saturday 18 April 2026 • 1 min read

Tasting articles Napa Merlot's identity crisis

Rumours of Merlot’s comeback have been greatly exaggerated – but there are certainly bottles worth seeking out. Above, Duckhorn’s famed Three Palms vineyard (photo by Wildly Simple Productions courtesy of...

Alder Yarrow Friday 20 March 2026 • 3 min read

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Harlan makes a change

A Napa Valley leader makes quite a radical adjustment. In spring of 2021 I met with winemaker Cory Empting at...

Alder on America

Napa – small scale, big change

A micro future for Napa Valley could make quite a change to its character, especially for local farmers, and tourists...

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Napa's 2020s – sorting needed

Napa's reds from the controversial 2020 vintage will be rare, but those that will be released later this year should...

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Concrete evidence

A fashionable, revived material for wine ageing, not just fermentation, examined. A version of this article is published by the...

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Coturri appoints a successor

Continuity is assured for many organic mountain vineyards in Napa and Sonoma in the appointment of an appropriately named successor...

Napa Valley, picture credit: Bob McClenehan

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Napa Valley Library Wine Auction

A chance to bid for rarities direct from their famous makers – Sotheby's live culmination of this online sale starts...

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Goodbye Napa

3 February 2022 We're republishing this delightful account free today as part of our Throwback Thursday series. 31 January 2022...

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'Don't drink your own wine'

Nigel Greening, owner of Felton Road, perhaps New Zealand’s most admired wine producer, sequestered by the pandemic in England, offers...

Perspective shot of Promontory vine master Jesus Villa

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Asumir la responsabilidad de la maestría en el viñedo

We are republishing yesterday's article on Harlan's Vine Masters scheme in Spanish (thanks, Ferran) so that the subjects of the...

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Taking responsibility for artistry in the vineyard

Most California vineyard workers belong to a peripatetic crew. Samantha Cole-Johnson describes a radical alternative being implemented in Harlan properties...

Alder on America

Napa's new investor of note

An Arkansas agri-billionaire's reach in Napa Valley has been growing fast. When properties trade monthly for double-digit millions, it takes...

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Napa transformation exported

Your image of Napa Cabernet may just be out of date. A shorter version of this article is published by...

Cathy Corison and William Martin at their Napa Valley winery

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Napa comes to London

Wines of Colgin, Corison, TOR and VHR, Vine Hill Ranch – tasted in London, which, fortunately for wine-loving Brits, seems...

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Who should tend Napa's vines?

The choice between outsourcing viticulture or hiring in-house vineyard staff examined. Among oenophiles, the word ‘terroir’ is discussed ad nauseum...