California

Tasting articles How Burgundy informed northern California. Ted Lemon of Littorai in California’s now-fashionable Sonoma Coast is a hero to many a...

Inside information The reputation, and style, of the humble Durif has been evolving markedly in California. Known for its brooding flavours and...

Free for all 10 February 2021 If you're looking for the latest information on our Old Vine Register, please see Our Old Vines...

Nick on restaurants Travellers' tales continue... When we arrived at 3 pm at the Wine Country Inn in the Napa Valley straight from...

Alder on America Reports from the front line of northern California winemakers v fire and those in charge of fighting it. On 23...

Tasting articles The youngest Master of Wine assesses some California wines deemed respectively 'collectable' and 'covetable' in London, in less than perfect...

Inside information In the second half of her two-part analysis of this recovered grape variety, Elaine looks at some current examples of...

Inside information A historic grape variety is emerging from obscurity in California, at the same time as in southern Chile. See also...

Wines of the week If value is relative, then Opus One most definitely qualifies (as does a Sonoma Zinfandel at a somewhat lower price)...

Free for all On-the-spot reports from yet another potentially devastating fire in northern California. Publication times in bold are UK times. Times given...

Tasting articles A thoroughly uplifting series of rather atypical Napa Cabernets. One major reason I’m so glad that St Helena gets its...

Alder on America How will northern California's power cuts affect this year's vintage? Last week on 8 October California marked a rather sad...

Free for all 20 September 2019 In line with today's Earth Strike Day's events around the globe designed to encourage action in the...

Tasting articles How do the increasing number of non-French wines now being sold in Bordeaux measure up to the wines the Bordeaux...

Free for all Rachael Ryan guides us round one of the world’s great wine cities. See also this guide to all the entries...

Free for all Joanna Snawder-Manzo enthuses about the town Los Angeles wine aficionados head for at the weekend. You can find links to...