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Wine news in 5
Friuli floods, Ste Michelle sold, UK duty hike, French Bloom buys vineyard, LVMH strikes
Plus potential fraud in Vinho Verde, China’s recognition of Burgundy appellations, and the campaign for protected land in Australia’s Barossa. Above, Bibendum’s sobering calculation on the effect of UK excise...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 13 December 2025
• 5 min read
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Grenache – now a headliner in Washington
Cab may be king but Grenache is where the excitement is in Washington State. Above, terraced bush-vine Grenache in WeatherEye vineyard. It took only sixty years for Grenache to earn...
Patrick Comiskey
Friday 10 October 2025
• 4 min read
Wine news in 5
Meininger's International shuts down, Oregon vineyard-management juggernaut, ICE raids
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 21 June 2025
• 1 min read
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High-density, steep-slope plantings and unusual training methods are showcasing the elegance that Red Mountain wines can express. Above, WeatherEye vines...
Inside information
Washington's largest producer just became the premier player in Oregon wine.
Yesterday morning, Oregon’s wine industry reverberated with the news...
Tasting articles
DeLille's Chaleur Blanc and L'Ecole 41's Ferguson Vineyard set the regional bar high for elegance and ageability. Above, Sagemoor vineyard...
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Though unpredictable weather has brought challenges to Washington, Oregon and California growers, a return to normal yields and deeper flavour...
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This once-sleepy Washington town is now a top destination for travellers seeking world-class wine and food in a relaxed and...
Tasting articles
Each block of vines on Analemma’s estate in north-east Oregon is named for a state of mind, and for co-owner...
Wines of the week
Magical Chardonnay from Washington State.
From $31.50, £34.10
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Trey Busch, in an online encounter with various Chardonnay...
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As Americans celebrate independence, we look at a particularly independent, if controversial, vigneron who is putting Washington State wine on...
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In search of the very special character of wines from this area on the border of Oregon and Washington. At...
Inside information
Sam reports on responses to frost in the Pacific Northwest. Above, a Washington vineyard in mid April.
Last year on...
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And specifically those of Washington State – one of which, Columbia Valley, encompasses 11 million acres.
In 1980, the US...
Wines of the week
A delightfully affordable transatlantic Blaufränkisch. See also Sam's introduction to Washington.
From $11.99, £15
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In the 1970s...
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Washington wine is changing as never before. Our specialist sets the scene – just as she did for the very...
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An energised Sam reports on the highs and lows of her first meeting with fellow first-year Master of Wine students...
Tasting articles
What will the sale of the state's dominant producer mean for grape growers and wine styles?
On 9 July 2021...
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Haley Hancock takes us to the tiny Lummi Island for her entry to our writing competition. She says that she...
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