Oakville's Futo Is Built to Compete with Napa's Cabernet Elite
Trained by winemaking legends Mark Aubert and Stéphane Derenoncourt, Futo's Jason Exposto is making top Cabernet Sauvignon and red wine blends in Napa's prestigious Oakville AVA.
Trained by winemaking legends Mark Aubert and Stéphane Derenoncourt, Futo's Jason Exposto is making top Cabernet Sauvignon and red wine blends in Napa's prestigious Oakville AVA.
One of Napa Valley's top Cabernet Sauvignon grapegrowers and the company behind Sutter Home, Neyers and Ménage à Trois will produce a new luxury red wine brand
With Wine Spectator Restaurant Award–winning beverage programs, these San Diego restaurants show why the California city is a wine-and-food travel destination.
The vintage proves its mettle in a retrospective tasting of the landmark year. Get senior editor James Molesworth's scores and tasting notes for wines from Dominus, Bond, Harlan, Mayacamas, Joseph Phelps, Opus One and more.
A tough growing season capped by wildfires leaves consumers with fewer choices, but select vintners bottled good wines in Napa, Sonoma and the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Get scores for nearly 500 Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc red wines from California's 2020, 2019 and 2018 vintages reviewed in Wine Spectator blind tastings, including top bottlings and good values from Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles and …
The historic Napa winery’s latest Cabernet Sauvignon wines are full of promise.
This historic Napa winery’s beguiling Cabernets are classic and anything but at the same time. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth shares his tasting notes.
Aubert's trio of 2021 single-vineyard Sonoma Pinots hits all the right notes, and a tasting of library wines reveals what to expect down the road. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth shares his tasting notes.
On the West Sonoma Coast frontier, Wayfarer's fruit-driven Pinot Noirs stand out. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth shares his tasting notes
Science and inspiration for healthy living with wine, featuring profiles of star chefs, winemakers and sommeliers Sarah Gott, Eric Ripert, Carlo Mondavi, Marcus Samuelsson, Bobby Stuckey and more.
Winemaker Jennifer Williams shows off 11 structured Cabernets from prestigious plots in Oakville, St. Helena and Coombsville. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth shares his tasting notes.
Shannon Staglin leads her family’s Napa estate, famous for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay from its Rutherford terroir, into the future.
An exploration of the region’s high-elevation terroirs, including Atlas Peak, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, Spring Mountain District, Mount Veeder and Pritchard Hill
With the 97-point 2019 vintage, Napa Cabernet fills the market with exceptional wines. Get top wines and value picks from senior editor James Molesworth.
Get scores for over 800 red wines from California reviewed in Wine Spectator blind tastings over the past year, including top performers and values from Napa, Sonoma, the Santa Cruz Mountains and beyond in the classic 2019 vintage.
Texas is a stronghold for world-class dining, and Houston is one of the best places to start a culinary journey there, as these Restaurant Award winners show with stunning menus and wine lists.
Owner Samantha Rudd, chef Philip Tessier and wine director Vincent Morrow transformed this St. Helena steakhouse into a more innovative restaurant with a deep Napa-focused list that earns Wine Spectator's highest honor for world-class wine …
Veteran winegrowers Andy Erickson and Annie Favia have illustrious résumés taking in many of the hottest Napa wineries and vineyards of the past 20 years. Now, the husband-and-wife team looks ahead in restoring a century-old property in …
At the 2021 New York Wine Experience, Dominus Estate and Ulysses owner Christian Moueix presented his Ulysses Napa Valley 2015 (93 points, $219) in a showcase of elite California Cabernets, where he was joined by Abreu winemaker Brad Grimes, Accendo owner Bart Araujo and Graeme MacDonald of MacDonald Vineyards.