Tag: Jancis Robinson
Tasting California’s Geekiest Vineyard
Psychologists analysing paratroopers divide them into three different categories: ‘courageous’, ‘fearless’ and ‘over-confident’. It’s not clear which of these would
Ingredient Labeling In Prospect in the US
On the heels of new EU requirements to make ingredient and allergen information available to consumers on wine labels (enforceable from 8
Pix—The Inside Story
American wine isn’t keeping up with the digital technology revolution, and it hasn’t been for a long while. I’m not
How Flashy is American Wine?
A slowly growing number of American winemakers are relying on the winemaking equivalent of a secret weapon. It doesn’t feature
Napa – Small Scale, Big Change
For more than 80 years, the journey up Highway 29 into Napa Valley has begun with the same view. To
Direct to America
Wine producers the world over have long coveted America’s growing consumer base of wine drinkers. But wanting access to the
America’s Wine Decline
Numbers, they say, do not lie. But the numbers to which you pay attention matter greatly. Much ado has been
An American in London
Every time I find myself strolling the streets of London, as I did for a few days in early December
Three Small Steps Forward
Understanding the byzantine nature of wine laws in the United States involves thinking not in terms of 50 separate states,
That Heat Dome: How Are Vines Coping?
On 29 June, as the so-called heat dome settled over British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon, the weather station near the Red
Napa Goes Kosher
I’m a particularly bad (read: unobservant and unbelieving) Jew, but I’ve written my share of articles on kosher wines over
California Runs Dry
Over the last year or two, the ubiquitous two-word phrase ‘climate change’ has, with increasing frequency, been replaced with the
Vaccinating Wine Country
A palpable sense of relief has descended upon northern California wine country. On Wednesday 7 April the counties of Napa,
Frozen Wine in Texas
It’s being called by some ‘the St Valentine’s day massacre’. Starting on 9 February, a cold front descended on the
Restaurant Wine Evolves to Survive
By this point, every one of us has used up the euphemisms for just how far from normal we find
Smoke Taint Looms Large in CA
It has now been six weeks since the successful containment of the Glass Fire, a 67,484-acre (27,310-ha) blaze that burned in both
America’s Other Cabernet: The Wines of Red Mountain, WA
Admittedly, it sounds like the set-up for a joke: what do two nuclear engineers to for a good time outside
No Regrets From US Ex MSs
The killing of George Floyd changed so many things, so quickly, and shifted conversations in almost every facet of life.
Alder on America: Thanksgiving and Wine
At a certain point in my childhood, Christmas faced a stiff challenge as my favourite holiday. Never mind that I
