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Big Basin

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California, highly successful ‘wine state’ of the United States producing 81% of all US-grown wine, in some years more than…

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Ridge Monte Bello vineyard
Tasting articles The secret is out on these hidden gems, some of the best California Cabernet on the market today. Thanks to...
Vista Verde Chenin cluster
Tasting articles The most extensive tasting report on California Chenin Blanc ever. Above, a cluster of Chenin Blanc from Williams Selyem’s Vista...
Vineyards in the Santa Cruz mountains
Tasting articles Alder goes out on a limb with some of our highest scores ever! The Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area...
Evangelho Vineyard in Contra Costa, California by Larry Piggins
Tasting articles California is about so much more than Napa Cabernet and basic brands, and more and more of these lighter, fresher...

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Opus prep at 67
Tasting articles Quite a vertical! In London in November 2025, presented by Opus’s long-standing winemaker. Opus One is the wine world’s seminal...
Doug Tunnell, owner of Brick House Vineyard credit Cheryl Juetten
Tasting articles Save water, drink these wines from the Deep Roots Coalition, a group of producers who eschew irrigation. Among them is...
Rippon vineyard
Tasting articles Twenty-two reasons not to do Dry January. Among them, a Pinot Noir produced by Rippon, from their vineyards on the...
Alder's most memorable wines of 2025
Tasting articles Pleasure – and meaning – in the glass. In reflecting on a year of tasting, I am fascinated by what...
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