Free for all US news Pressure on water grows It was a gloriously sunny, 72 ºF in... 6 Feb 2009 Linda Murphy
Don't quote me California wine tax hike Some Californian wine lovers are up in arms about a proposed increase... 22 Jan 2009 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles 2006 Zinfandels to savour Our West Coast editor Linda Murphy (currently judging this year's Wines of... 15 Jan 2009 Linda Murphy
Don't quote me Gimme cheap grapes and a gun It’s amazing what lengths one particular wine producer has apparently gone to... 14 Jan 2009 Jancis Robinson
Inside information Foley grabs Sebastiani Bill Foley is rapidly becoming a big cheese in West Coast winemaking... 22 Dec 2008 Linda Murphy
Inside information Let it snow … in Sonoma? On 16 Dec, I made a familiar drive east on Highway 128... 18 Dec 2008 Linda Murphy
Inside information California 2008: quality over quantity The 2008 California growing season had it all: frost, wind, drought, heat... 1 Dec 2008 Linda Murphy
Tasting articles Evening Land – a name to watch Evening Land Vineyards is an exciting and extremely ambitious new project that... 3 Nov 2008 Jancis Robinson
Inside information Fetzer and Far Niente go green At least two California producers are doing their bit in sometimes innovative... 22 Oct 2008 Linda Murphy
Wines of the week Robert Mondavi, Woodbridge Chardonnay 2006 California From $4.99 and £7. Find this wine Have I gone mad? Choosing... 16 Sep 2008 Jancis Robinson
Inside information How to be a California wine producer The best known running joke in California wine country is of course... 10 Sep 2008 Victoria Daskal
Free for all Being a tourist in the Napa Valley This is a longer version of an article also published in the... 6 Sep 2008 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Favia Wines – worth the wait You may remember how I marvelled at Screaming Eagle’s vineyard manager Annie... 19 Aug 2008 Jancis Robinson
Wines of the week Tangent Pinot Blanc 2006 Arroyo Grande Valley Find this wine Never let it be said that we are not... 12 Aug 2008 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Some solid American values I recently tasted this collection of 30 distinctive American wines currently on... 8 Aug 2008 Jancis Robinson
Inside information US set to overtake France in the UK Australia, then France, are the two countries that send most wine to... 14 Jul 2008 Jancis Robinson