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Trinchero purchases Mumm Napa, Chablis updates AOC, Canada sells off US booze
Plus Mendoza’s recent embrace of copper mining and the end of the Sud de France moniker on wine labels. Above, a view of Chablis. Before I get to global news...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 19 December 2025
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The wines of Santa Barbara County
Jancis Robinson
Friday 14 November 2025
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See part 1, part 2 and part 4 of this four-part history of California's most popular grape variety.
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See part 1, part 3, and part 4 of this four-part account of California's most-planted grape.
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Pressures on those directly responsible for the California grape crop. Amid a tide of animosity focused on people of Mexican...
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A slightly shorter version of this round-up of delicious Pinot Noirs is published by the Financial Times. It would be...
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Alder on America
Alder traverses North America to bring news of the latest, still current, harvest. In preparing to summarise the state of...
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White burgundy apart, it's amazing how many of the greatest Chardonnays today are grown in the southern hemisphere. Seen here...
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A tasting of back vintages of some top-end California reds suggests that older is not always better. As this ongoing...
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As part of our Throwback Thursday series we are republishing this eye-witness report and highlight the ongoing need to help...
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The Bordeaux Place has a long history as a trading platform traditionally focused on young Bordeaux. It’s where reputations are...
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Field Morris and Verdin, the wholesale arm of Berry Bros and Rudd, have long enjoyed an enviable portfolio of wine...
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I met Jonathan Gold, the restaurant reviewer of the LA Times who has sadly passed away at the all-too-young age...
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