Tag: Jancis Robinson
NY Cab Franc Moves Forward
Can you imagine the producers in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lodi all coming together to agree on a single red
Have Dinner with Jancis Robinson on October 30th in San Francisco
She’s been called the world’s most respected wine critic. She’s the author of not one, but three of the wine
Colorado Wine Reaches New Heights
Let’s get this out of the way at the start: I grew up in Colorado, and when I departed for
West Coast Chillable Reds
Should you forget that wine is supposed to be fun, something serious wine lovers are occasionally in danger of doing,
Santa Cruz Cabernet Proliferates
Thanks to the perennially outstanding wine from Ridge’s Monte Bello vineyard (seen above overlooking Silicon Valley), California’s Santa Cruz Mountains
Littorai at 30 Years
One of California’s most thoughtful and respected winemakers recently celebrated his 30th vintage. Over the past few months, Ted Lemon
Adding the Fine to New Zealand Wine
Self-help books frequently tout the idea that our greatest strength can also be our greatest weakness. The same can be
Cal-Ital’s Time Has Come
Thirty years ago, the descriptor ‘Cal-Ital’ could often trigger a shudder of revulsion for an informed buyer of American wine.
Tasting California Chenin Blanc
As we see bell-bottomed jeans resurface from what we thought was the dustbin of history, we have to accept the
Anderson Valley Pinots Soar
I’m not entirely clear whether I’m doing readers a service, or risking great confusion by writing about Mendocino’s Anderson Valley
California’s Other Cabernet Valley
Even in a theoretical future dramatically reshaped by climate change, it seems unlikely for Napa to lose its pre-eminence as
Ridge Lytton Springs Turns 50
Ridge Vineyards needs little introduction for most wine lovers. Its famous Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon and its long-time steward Paul
Checking in on Idaho
A little more than ten years ago, an unsolicited case of wine showed up on my doorstep. That wasn’t particularly
Shake Ridge Ranch in All Its Glory
Throughout the world of wine, certain vineyards become legendary. Some because they are synonymous (or even eponymous) with legendary producers
Marin – Potential Wasted?
The pioneers of California viticulture were the Mexican padres who, beginning in the late 1700s, planted grapes as they established
Looking at Livermore
Livermore Valley sits just under 50 miles (80 km) east of downtown San Francisco. This modest valley, oriented east-west, was
Sonoma and Napa Get Savvier
I try to keep up with as much of what’s going on in the wine world as I can. I
West Coast Trousseau
An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in the Douro region of Portugal has become indelibly
Alder’s Wines of 2023
It’s been, as they say, something of a year for me. One that I’m going to be very happy to
