18th May 2023
Summer is just around the corner, so here are some recommendations of whites, sparklers, and rosés, mainly from Napa Valley, that should hit the spot.
Good Vibrations
Generally speaking, the caliber of whites—especially Chardonnays and Sauvignon-based wines—from Napa has gone from strength to strength. 2020 was a challenging vintage for the reds from northern California, but it’s a great year for whites. And the 2021s that are already hitting the market are looking gorgeous. Also included are a few red wines, including the 2020 Vine Hill Ranch VHR Cabernet Sauvignon, the new releases from Salvestrin, and En Garde. (BTW, a dedicated Salvestrin article and vertical tasting is in the pipeline.)
More great wines will be added to this article next week, so watch this space.
Happy Summer Wine Hunting!
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Article & Reviews by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
Photography by Svante Örnberg
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Acre
Aloft
Alpha Omega
Ancien
Artesa
Ashes & Diamonds
Baker & Hamilton
Baldacci Family Vineyards
Battuello Vineyards
Beaulieu Vineyard
Beringer
Black Stallion
Bouchaine
Brendel
Cervantes
Chimney Rock
Clif Family Winery
Cosentino Winery
Crosby Roamann
Cuvaison
Darioush
Davis Estates
En Garde
Etude
Fortunati
Frank Family Vineyards
Freemark Abbey
Gaderian
Gallica
Gentleman Farmer
Girard
Grand Napa
Grgich Hills Estate
Grieve Family Winery
Heir Apparent
Heitz Cellar
Hill Family Estate
Honig
Howell at the Moon
Kale
Kanpai Wines
Laird Family Estate
Larkmead
Larry Hyde Vineyard Estate
Letterhead
Lewis Cellars
Lobo
Malk Family Vineyards
Mia Carta
Montagu
Nottingham Cellars
O'Shaughnessy
Parallel Napa Valley
Patel
Patent Wines
Patland
Paula Kornell
PureCru
Red Thread Wines
Robert Mondavi Winery
Rombauer Vineyards
Rutherford Ranch
Salvestrin
Schramsberg
Schweiger Vineyards
Silverado Vineyards
Sleeping Giant
Somnium
Stags' Leap Winery
Stanton Vineyards
Stony Hill
The Vineyard House
Trefethen
Turnbull
V. Sattui Winery
VHR-Vine Hill Ranch
WaterMark
Whitehall Lane
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