California

Wines of the week You need to know this guy . From $23.95 or £21 (2023 vintage). Whenever I mention Bonny Doon, the response...

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...

Don't quote me Jet lag, a bad cold, but somehow an awful lot of good wine was enjoyed. This diary is a double...

Tasting articles Pleasure – and meaning – in the glass. In reflecting on a year of tasting, I am fascinated by what...

Free for all Demand, and prices, are falling. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, the view from...

Tasting articles The second tranche of wines reviewed on Jancis’s recent West Coast road trip. Above, the new Overshine Collective, a group...

Wine news in 5 Plus Mendoza’s recent embrace of copper mining and the end of the Sud de France moniker on wine labels. Above...

Free for all Santa Barbara County has a great deal to offer. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the...

Tasting articles From transparent Pinot Noir to concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon in remarkably few miles. See also California’s coolest county. When I revisited...

Nick on restaurants A new, Michelin two-star restaurant and, across the square in Sonoma, a much more relaxed establishment. Nick loved both. Enclos...

Don't quote me Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above...

Nick on restaurants Nick moves north from LA, on a full stomach. Above, service at Aubergine in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey. The BA flight which...

Book reviews Not just an exploration of Zinfandel, but a window into a California wine scene that has long disappeared . Angels’...

Wine news in 5 Plus news of the AIV’s appeal to the UN, harvest updates, a Gallo acquisition, surging wine imports in India. And...

Free for all Should fine-wine producers have a network of exclusive distributors or throw themselves at the mercy of the Bordeaux Place? A...

Tasting articles New releases from Oregon’s X Omni and X Novo vineyards and a handful of Californians. Above, Craig Williams among his...