Producer profile: Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
How one of Napa Valley's brightest stars found early fame as one of California's great Cabernet Sauvignon producers
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Get to know California Cabernet: Good, better, best
Matthew Luczy sums up what makes California Cabernet....
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Luczy: Williams Selyem – an icon of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
A new chapter for this pioneering producer…
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Luczy: California Sauvignon Blanc and the top wines to buy
Three distinct European-influenced styles have emerged…
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Luczy: a chat with Bill Harlan – and six wines back to 1992
Meeting the man behind Harlan Estate, Napa's 'first growth'…
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Luczy: meeting Napa's Maya Dalla Valle
The prodigal daughter returns home…
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California's wine industry: on the road to recovery
Last year, the Golden State’s wine industry suffered the double impacts of Covid-19 and devastating wildfires.
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Luczy: why US winelovers can't buy the bottles they want
Why it’s time to reform the outdated three-tier system of wine shipping and distribution in the US
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Luczy: 2011 California Cabernet - 10 years on
How do these European-style wines taste a decade on?
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California Syrah: top Monterey County wines
Upfront power and velvety, chewy profiles...
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California Syrah: top Santa Barbara County wines
California Syrah at its most expressive and nuanced…
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California Syrah: top Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo wines
Ripe yet elegant Rhône-style Syrahs…
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California Syrah: top Napa County and Sierra Foothills wines
From lacy and delicate, to brooding and powerful...
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California Syrah: top Mendocino County wines
Wild, earthy and umami-laden Mendocino County Syrahs...
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California Syrah: top Sonoma County wines
An array of styles, all equally complex…
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California Syrah: a rags to riches story – and the top-scoring wines
Matthew Luczy charts the rise of California Syrah. And from a tasting of 82 wines he reveals the top 14 to try…
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Luczy: Hirsch Vineyards and the 2018 Pinot Noirs
One of California’s most noted Pinot Noir properties
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Luczy: Why it's time to revisit California Chardonnay
Matthew Luczy questions why, even though California Chardonnay has evolved in style, many perceptions haven't
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Matthew Luczy: introductions and reflections
In his first column for Decanter, our California correspondent Matthew Luczy reflects on how he came to be bitten by the wine bug…
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Matthew Luczy: My top 10 fine wines of 2020
From cult California classics to some fancy French favourites…
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Napa Valley Cabernet 2018: Top 10 producers and 10 wineries to watch
All of the estates featured in the top 10 have two or more wines in the report...
