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Inside information Samantha has already reported on her first impressions of Napa. She has also provided riveting reports on her experiences as...

Tasting articles A unique array of vintages of a Napa Valley classic that sells for double the price of a Bordeaux first...

Don't quote me Napa Valley as seen by a fresh, fascinated pair of eyes. Samantha Cole-Johnson, shortlisted for a 2020 Louis Roederer International...

Alder on America Alder takes his life in his hands to file this report on California wine tourism. I should probably come clean...

Tasting articles The second half of a survey of some of the brightest and best of California. See also New-wave California A–J...

Tasting articles Napa Valley's most high-profile father-and-son operations, Harlan Estate and Promontory. Any local I have ever discussed this with is agreed...

Free for all A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. There is no shortage of people whose public...

Nick on restaurants The city that wine and flood-defences transformed. In a striking demonstration of how the city of Napa has changed over...

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

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...

Tasting articles Elaine was treated to the unique luxury of tasting every vintage of Cathy Corison's very special single-vineyard Cabernet. Cathy herself...

Free for all Hot air, hype and ambition aplenty in this new-product announcement. I thought you might like an inside look at how...

Free for all A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. When John Williams of Frog’s Leap (pictured here) organised...

Tasting articles If you wait long enough, your time will come (as Brian Croser described yesterday – see Croser crows a little)...