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Paso Robles: California’s quintessential yet eclectic wine region
This must-visit AVA boasts an array of grapes, appellations, vineyards and family-oriented wineries.
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Luczy: Williams Selyem – an icon of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
A new chapter for this pioneering producer…
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Luczy: California Sauvignon Blanc and the top wines to buy
Three distinct European-influenced styles have emerged…
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Luczy: a chat with Bill Harlan – and six wines back to 1992
Meeting the man behind Harlan Estate, Napa's 'first growth'…
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Luczy: meeting Napa’s Maya Dalla Valle
The prodigal daughter returns home…
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Luczy: 2011 California Cabernet – 10 years on
How do these European-style wines taste a decade on?
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California Syrah: 10 great value picks under $40/£40
10 quality wines to snap up…
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California Syrah: top Santa Barbara County wines
California Syrah at its most expressive and nuanced…
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Luczy: Hirsch Vineyards and the 2018 Pinot Noirs
One of California’s most noted Pinot Noir properties
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Matthew Luczy: My top 10 fine wines of 2020
From cult California classics to some fancy French favourites…
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Smith-Madrone: Tasting a Napa Valley pioneer
One of Napa's pioneer estates...
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Cobb Wines: Playing the ‘Pinot Noir long-game’
A unique expression...
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Gary Farrell: Producer Profile
Single-site expressions of Pinot Noir...
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Heitz Cellar: Producer profile
Matthew Luczy investigates the history of Heitz Cellar...
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Joseph Phelps Vineyards: producer profile
A visionary Californian producer...
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Arnot-Roberts: producer profile
One of California's most influential wineries...
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Interview: Robert Mark Kamen, Kamen Estate
Why making wine is his destiny...
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California Pinot Noir under £50/$50
So you think affordable California Pinot Noir is an oxymoron? Think again with these 20 top examples…
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Jolie-Laide: Producer profile
'Pretty-ugly' California wines beloved by sommeliers and collectors alike…
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Cabernet in California’s Rhône heartland: Daou Estate
The Paso Robles estate aiming for the top…
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Mayacamas: Producer profile
The Mount Veeder estate lauded for its ageworthy Cabernets long before the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting...
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Producer profile: Trinchero Family Estates
From an accidental Napa Valley rosé to one of the world’s most powerful wine brands
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Cakebread Cellars: A Napa stalwart
How the waterlogged 2019 vintage wines are faring and a few current releases
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Promontory: Harlan’s rugged Napa territory
A four-wine vertical from this boutique Napa winery
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Kistler Vineyards: Latest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir releases tasted
11 Chardonnays and two Pinot Noirs from the 2017 vintage...
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Coup de Foudre – striking Napa wines
Stacy Slinkard tastes through the wines...
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Producer profile: Mount Eden Vineyards
Mount Eden Vineyards has stepped firmly into the spotlight...
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A taste of Howell Mountain: Tor Cimarossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2003-2016
One of Howell Mountain's top vineyards...
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Harlan Estate: Producer profile
William Kelley tastes a 12 vintage vertical of this 'Californian first growth'...
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Trefethen: Profile and wine ratings
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California’s Ramey wines: Latest releases tasted
See tasting notes and scores...
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Reviving Napa Valley’s Newton Vineyard
This Napa Valley winery has had a rollercoaster journey...
