Wines of the week Alma de Cattleya, Pinot Noir 2021 Sonoma County A promising winemaker and a promising California Pinot from $27.98, JP¥5,428 or... 5 Apr 2024 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Looking at Livermore Exactly why this historic wine region deserves to be more celebrated by... 3 Apr 2024 Alder Yarrow
Tasting articles Accendo vertical – 2013–2022 Can Napa Sauvignon Blanc age? In the hands of the Araujos and... 29 Mar 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wine news in 5 Neo-prohibitionists and the WHO, and California’s imported bulk-wine problem Two well-researched, hard-hitting reports reveal some unpleasant truths shaping the wine world... 26 Mar 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Tasting articles West Coast miscellany A beguiling assortment of wines from California, Oregon and Washington. Above, spring... 14 Mar 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wines of the week Matthiasson, Linda Vista Chardonnay 2022 Napa Valley An electric Chardonnay made from 35-year-old vines in Napa Valley at a... 8 Mar 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wine news in 5 Canadian cold snap, California 2023 harvest, French exports decline While freezing temperatures have devastated vineyards on Canada's west coast and in... 20 Feb 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Tasting articles Sonoma and Napa get savvier Suddenly, everyone seems to be drinking California Sauvignon Blanc, and Alder has... 19 Feb 2024 Alder Yarrow
Wine news in 5 French farmers protest, Saudis sell wine and other wine news Uneasy times in the south of France and at Vintage Wine Estates... 30 Jan 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wine news in 5 Regenerative organics, wine delivery and the SVB report Regenerative organics picks up speed, Drizly shuts down, and wine is losing... 23 Jan 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Tasting articles West Coast Trousseau An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in... 22 Jan 2024 Alder Yarrow
Wines of the week Roederer Estate, Quartet Brut Anderson Valley A California sparkling wine with Champagne credentials that always overdelivers at the... 12 Jan 2024 Samantha Cole-Johnson
Free for all Tom Selfridge – eminence grise Brian Croser, veteran Australian wine producer, profiles an important, if unsung, contributor... 4 Jan 2024 Guest contributor
Tasting articles Alder's wines of 2023 What a year Alder and family have had. Here's what (occasionally) sustained... 21 Dec 2023 Alder Yarrow
Free for all Dormancy Guest writer Adam McHugh contemplates the quiet pleasures of winter in the... 20 Dec 2023 Guest contributor
Tasting articles Sonoma's 2021s The second-driest year on record leads to low yields but no shortage... 4 Dec 2023 Samantha Cole-Johnson