California, Rare

Founded in 2005, Altvs, which means “noble and profound,” is a luxury-class Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It is part of the Merus Wine Group formed by Bill Foley. Produced in extremely small quantities, Altvs harvests fruit from a combination of mountai

Now in its third century, Charles Krug Winery is the quintessential example of a multigenerational winery that fuses tradition and innovation to craft wines of high acclaim. It is the oldest winery in the Napa Valley and has been owned and operated by the

Don Carano and his family started this Ferrari Carano winery originally to get away from their fast passed Eldorado casino business in Reno, Nevada. However, as the wine bug kicked in, they decided to sell their wines beyond the casino. With his childr

The estate was founded by Joe Heitz in 1961. Heitz had been a professor in the enology department of California State University in Fresno, and had previously assisted the esteemed winemaker André Tchelistcheff at Beaulieu Vineyards. Wanting to begin his

95 points Connoisseurs Guide
Outer quote mark Deep, rich, ripe and focused, this wine charms from the outset with aromas that are spot on for varietal precision and smell of the complex, layered best of the West Rutherford Bench. Its combination of curra

Stonestreet Estate Vineyards and Winery in the Alexander Valley stands as one of the most extensive mountain estates in the world and is a testament to the quality of high-elevation winegrowing in California. Here one finds a collection of distinctive sin