Five outstanding Pinot Noir wines made the 2024 San Francisco International Wine Competition final round. Below are brief descriptions of the wines and tasting notes.

Twomey, a winery owned by the famed Silver Oak Cellars, abruptly closed two of its three tasting rooms this past week, including its original Napa Valley spot, which opened 21 years ago. Founded in ...

A word of advice: give 2021 red bordeaux a wide berth. See also Jancis’s tasting articles on whites, right-bank reds and left ...