California

Wines of the week A promising winemaker and a promising California Pinot f rom $27.98, JP¥ 5,428 or £ 32. I was very taken...

Tasting articles Exactly why this historic wine region deserves to be more celebrated by California winemakers today, and some suggestions for new...

Tasting articles Can Napa Sauvignon Blanc age? In the hands of the Araujos and Françoise Peschon, the answer is yes. Bart, Daphne...

Wine news in 5 Two well-researched, hard-hitting reports reveal some unpleasant truths shaping the wine world right now. Above, Zinfandel grapes hang unharvested in...

Tasting articles A beguiling assortment of wines from California, Oregon and Washington. Above, spring growth in the Four Winds vineyard in the...

Wines of the week An electric Chardonnay made from 35-year-old vines in Napa Valley at a fair price. Some wines follow you around your...

Wine news in 5 While freezing temperatures have devastated vineyards on Canada's west coast and in Washington, California's 2023 crush – the largest in...

Tasting articles Suddenly, everyone seems to be drinking California Sauvignon Blanc, and Alder has no idea why. I try to keep up...

Wine news in 5 Uneasy times in the south of France and at Vintage Wine Estates on the US West Coast, while Saudi Arabia...

Wine news in 5 Regenerative organics picks up speed, Drizly shuts down, and wine is losing the battle to spirits for market share. Read...

Tasting articles An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in the Douro region of Portugal has become indelibly...

Wines of the week A California sparkling wine with Champagne credentials that always overdelivers at the price. Above, Roederer's Mendocino vineyards. From $18.99, £28.75...

Free for all Brian Croser, veteran Australian wine producer, profiles an important, if unsung, contributor to California wine, seen above in the 1990s...

Tasting articles What a year Alder and family have had. Here's what (occasionally) sustained him. It’s been, as they say, something of...

Free for all Guest writer Adam McHugh contemplates the quiet pleasures of winter in the vineyard. Above, Vogelzang Vineyard in Happy Canyon in...

Tasting articles The second-driest year on record leads to low yields but no shortage of quality. On a recent trip to Sonoma...