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Of shelter and exposure in the Corbières
Chris Howard contemplates the precarious balance of water, weather and vines in France’s Languedoc. Late summer sun beats down on the red valley, but we’re in the shade of the...
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In this moving 2023 wine writing competition entry, aspiring winemaker Jimmy Boldt writes about Chilean vintner Leo Erazo and his...
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10 May 2023 Now with tasting notes for Opus One and Vine Hill Ranch added.
26 April 2023 Far from...
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I visited the southern winegrowing regions of Chile in October 2022 and tasted many wines from Itata. This is not...
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Life was surprisingly tough for those on the fringes of Bordeaux, even before the recent wildfires.
On the way to...
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The valley's white wines largely escaped the effects of 2020 wildfires.
I n early May I tasted through a collection...
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A Napa Valley leader makes quite a radical adjustment.
In spring of 2021 I met with winemaker Cory Empting at...
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Napa's reds from the controversial 2020 vintage will be rare, but those that will be released later this year should...
Alder on America
Last year's California wine production was severely shrunk by the effects of the 2020 wildfires, but by how much? And...
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Samantha visited 38 producers recently, and could hardly overlook the smoky elephant in the room… See also Smoke taint –...
Max on Oz
Some smoke-affected wines are going down a storm Down Under. See also Smoke taint – a winemaker's view, Smoke taint...
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Kate Nowell-Smith describes making wine as wildfires rage in Sonoma, and what she has learnt. She took this picture looking...
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Three very, very different California wine producers compared.
The launch of the latest vintage of Opus One, the first under...
Alder on America
Alder follows up on Arnica Rowan’s despatch from scorching north-west North America.
On 29 June, as the so-called heat dome...
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Arnica Rowan reports from the centre of the current fatal heat dome. The record-breaking little town of Lytton, above, has...
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5 July 2021 Some more wines added, from Giant Steps, Yangarra and a second Hickinbotham.
1 July 2021 What Australian...
Alder on America
Alder explains exactly how and why Californian wine producers are so dependent on a commodity that is running out fast...
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