California in 39 steps: A Golden compilation of pleasure and learning
Kathleen Burk reviews On California: From Napa to Nebbiolo… Wine Tales from The Golden State by Susan Keevil (ed). This…
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Acaibo 2016: A true Bordelais passion for Sonoma
Stephen Brook on Acaibo, a promising release from Gonzague Lurton and Claire Villars-Lurton’s young project in Sonoma’s Chalk Hill AVA.…
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Pork belly bánh mì sliders with slaw: At the table
Pork belly bánh mì: a twist on sliders with slaw by Dominic Orsini, the winery chef at Napa and Alexander…
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There’s ripeness … and then there’s ripeness
Inspired by a recent trip to California, Benjamin Lewin MW explores the ways in which winemakers assess ripeness, and the…
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Vine Hill Ranch: Growing up on the Mayacamas
After years providing fruit for some of the Napa Valley’s best producers from their Vine Hill Ranch vineyard, Bruce Phillips…
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The Alexes: Mythic California Chardonnay from Alex Kongsgaard
Alex Kongsgaard tells Kelli White about his latest venture, The Alexes, a range of three Chardonnays that has already attained…
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It was probably Jack Davies at Schramsberg who told me there was something exciting going on on the other side…
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While 2020 will undoubtedly go down in history as the year of Covid-19 (or, alas, the first year of Covid-19),…
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