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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
• 3 min read
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Carefully selected New Zealanders
How good is NZ Pinot Noir? And how about its aromatic whites? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also Carefully selected New Zealanders –...
Jancis Robinson
• 8 min read
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I have attended the annual showing of the most recent vintage of Grosse Gewächse in Wiesbaden at the end of...
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For the context of these tasting notes – all Pinot Noir and mostly from Central Otago – see Central Otago...
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Two years on from my first visit to Central Otago for the Pinot Noir Celebration 2016, I was back in...
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See Elaine's extremely detailed analysis of Williamette Valley AVAs and subzones, also published today. My picture is of Tony Soter...
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See also Elaine's tasting notes on 86 current Willamette Valley Pinots and Chardonnays. As Jancis’s recent article What will fill...
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At the end of last year Jason Lett of Eyrie in the Willamette Valley and I sat down for lunch...
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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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19 April 2018 We're republishing this 2011 tasting article free to complement today's account of a much more recent British...
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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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Daniel Twardowski’s mobile rang. It wasn’t a good time as he was busy working in his vineyard, but when you...
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As I wrote in German Pinotland, Germany's reds are becoming increasingly interesting, partly thanks to climate change. Pinot Noir, aka...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also our tasting notes on 81...
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For our coverage of the exceptional 2015 vintage in Germany, see this guide. And for more background to these wines...
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As Nick wrote recently in An unpacker's lament, we got back to London from the Languedoc to find quite a...
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