Inside information California awash in Pinots The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s 2009 Preliminary Grape Crush Report... 11 Feb 2010 Linda Murphy
Inside information Obama and – the Napa Wine Train? Since its first all-aboard in 1989, the Napa Valley Wine Train has... 10 Feb 2010 Linda Murphy
Don't quote me Will 'Jesse' Jackson move that mountain? The super-fastidious New York Times published a story on Sunday in which... 20 Jan 2010 Linda Murphy
Inside information Table grapes back in California wine In Europe, the enforced shrinkage of EU vineyards summarised in Dec 2007... 5 Jan 2010 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Some American gems Although the US is now one of the three most successful exporters... 22 Dec 2009 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Ridge – low tech, high tech Low tech, high tech, is how Paul Draper (pictured here) described their... 9 Dec 2009 Julia Harding MW
Inside information Walter Schug remembers I recently received the following touching email from Rheingau-raised California winemaker Walter... 18 Sep 2009 Jancis Robinson
Free for all AltaTech and its secret weapon This is a longer version of an article also published in the... 5 Sep 2009 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles The consummate Ashes wine (See this comment on the forum about Cigare Volante) In rather convoluted... 24 Aug 2009 Jancis Robinson
Free for all West Coast wanderer returns Just trying to overcome jetlag, the price to be paid for a... 6 Aug 2009 Jancis Robinson
Wines of the week Uvaggio Vermentino 2008 Lodi/Aschero Pigato From $11.48 Find the Californian Find the Italian One of many heartening... 4 Aug 2009 Jancis Robinson
Wines of the week Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir 2007 Santa Maria Valley 24 Jun See update below. From £15.75, €19.80 and $20.99 a bottle... 23 Jun 2009 Jancis Robinson
Don't quote me California prices soften It's obvious that the recession has crippled wine sales at the high... 17 Jun 2009 Linda Murphy
Free for all St Supery task list Who says you can never go home again? Certainly not Michael Scholz... 1 Jun 2009 Linda Murphy
Free for all Don Blackburn dies McDonald 'Don' Blackburn, the Burgundy-trained American Pinot champion who held key winemaking... 5 May 2009 Linda Murphy
Free for all A Goode job, indeed Sonoma County’s Murphy-Goode Winery, founded in Alexander Valley by Tim Murphy, Dale... 29 Apr 2009 Linda Murphy