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California's coolest county
Santa Barbara County has a great deal to offer. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Above, Sta Rita Hills from the terrace of...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 15 November 2025
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The wines of Santa Barbara County
Jancis Robinson
Friday 14 November 2025
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Alder on America
This new AVA delivers on cool-climate wines – and excellent value for money. Above, the Derbyshire Vineyard, the Pacific Ocean...
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California's rich old-vine heritage continues to be under threat. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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A day spent in Contra Costa County and Lodi was truly historic. Above, Darrell Corti (left) and Tegan Passalacqua enjoy...
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Sam clears her desk before taking a month off to attend to her MW exam – and finds plenty to...
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The most successful 2020 Napa Cabs in particular are worthy of attention. A slightly shorter version of this article is...
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10 May 2023 Now with tasting notes for Opus One and Vine Hill Ranch added.
26 April 2023 Far from...
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The lad who went from working in an Oddbins wine shop in Edinburgh to become one of northern California's most...
Nick on restaurants
Nick appreciates humble baked goods as much as haute cuisine with some extremely good wines.
There is obviously plenty to...
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Alder unearths vinous treasure from the land of El Dorado.
The phrase ‘alpine wine’ is on the lips of many...
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This Napa cult wine enters a new phase of life. Above, Grace Family's Cornelius Vineyard, photographed by Suzanne Becker Bronk...
Alder on America
A little corner of Germany and Austria in Lodi (photo of Mokelumne Glen Vineyard by Randy Caparoso).
Psychologists analysing paratroopers...
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Gwendolyn Alley, winner of the WWC 23 judges' mentorship prize, takes part in an amicable showdown between Paso Robles and...
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'The finest wine region in California that no one knows about' profiled, and pictured above by Wildly Simple Productions, courtesy...
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28 June 2023 The Old Vine Registry has just been launched! See this article for background.
9 February 2023 Exciting...
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26 January 2023 Since ZinEx, a three-day celebration of Zinfandel, kicks off this evening in San Francisco, we’re dedicating our...
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California has come a long way from the jammy monster Zins of the 1980s.
Note to California readers: ZinEX 2023...
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