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California
A glass of Paul Hobbs Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon held up in front of an oak barrel
  • by Greg Martellotto

Paul Hobbs: Lunch With the Winemaker Behind the 2026 Wine of the Year

At 8:15 that morning, Paul Hobbs learned his 2023 Coombsville Cabernet was Wine Spectator's 2026...

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California
The Realm Cellars winery at the Moonracer estate on the Silverado Trail, with an old oak and vines, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
  • by Greg Martellotto

Realm Cellars: Inside the Napa Winery Behind The Bard and Moonracer

No two bottles of Realm's Moonracer share a label: the art is drawn from the...

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California
The Revana Estate house and winery at dusk, with a cypress-lined drive and vineyards, St. Helena, Napa Valley
  • by Greg Martellotto

Revana Winery: Inside Dr. Madaiah Revana's St. Helena Estate

A Houston cardiologist from a village in India bought one of the last open pieces...

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California
Lithology wine bottles with a different rock pictured on each label, standing on slabs of stone
  • by Greg Martellotto

Lithology Winery: Inside Alejandro Bulgheroni's Napa Estate

Lithology is the study of rocks, and one of Napa's smallest wineries, in the St....

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California
Rows of vines at Hundred Acre's Private Road estate near Calistoga, Napa Valley, under a blue sky with mountains behind
  • by Greg Martellotto

Hundred Acre Winery: A Rare Look Inside Jayson Woodbridge's Napa Estate

Hundred Acre doesn't have a tasting room, and almost nobody gets through the door. We...

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California
Paso Robles: Limestone, Big Swings, and California's Rhone Capital
  • by Big Hammer Wines

Paso Robles: Limestone, Big Swings, and California's Rhone Capital

Limestone under the vines, forty-degree temperature swings above them, and the biggest-hearted wines in California....

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Oregon
Oregon Wine: Pinot Noir at the 45th Parallel
  • by Big Hammer Wines

Oregon Wine: Pinot Noir at the 45th Parallel

Pinot Noir at the 45th parallel, farmed by families who bet on Burgundy's grape in...

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New York
New York Wine: Glacial Lakes, Riesling Nerve, and the Doctor Who Proved Everyone Wrong
  • by Big Hammer Wines

New York Wine: Glacial Lakes, Riesling Nerve, and the Doctor Who Proved Everyone Wrong

Glacial lakes, Riesling nerve, and the doctor who proved everyone wrong about East Coast vinifera....

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California
California Wine: The Fog Line, the Fault Lines, and the Golden State's Real Map
  • by Big Hammer Wines

California Wine: The Fog Line, the Fault Lines, and the Golden State's Real Map

California's real wine map is drawn by fog, not county lines. Napa and Sonoma, the...

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Sonoma
Three friends enjoying a private wine tasting on a Sonoma vineyard terrace at golden hour, sharing red wine and conversation overlooking rolling vineyards.
  • by Big Hammer Wines

Sonoma Wine: Where California Wine Was Born

California wine was born here, and Sonoma still does everything Napa can't fit: foggy Russian...

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Terroir Tales
Napa Valley wine country, United States
  • by Big Hammer Wines

American Wine: The Grand Tour, Coast to Coast

From Napa's fog line to the Finger Lakes' glacial slopes, American wine is far bigger...

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Alexana
Modern winery building on a forested hillside above green vineyard rows
  • by BigHammer Wines

Willamette Valley & Portland: The BigHammer Insider's Wine Country Travel Guide

Pinot Noir is the most temperamental great grape on Earth — which is exactly why...

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Napa Valley
Roadside sign reading "Welcome to this world famous wine growing region, Napa Valley" by a vineyard
  • by Greg Martellotto

A True Wine Insider’s Guide to Napa Valley: The Ultimate Guide to Napa Valley 2025

Napa Valley landscape There are literally hundreds of wineries and restaurants to visit in Napa...

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Napa Valley
Vineyard sign reading "Cabernet Sauvignon Block 8" among vine rows with mountains behind
  • by Greg Martellotto

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Oakville vs. Rutherford

Your browser does not support the audio element. There is no denying that Napa Valley...

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Napa Valley
Napa Valley Wine
  • by Greg Martellotto

Napa Valley Wine

America's most famous wine valley, from valley-floor benchlands to mountain fruit with real grip. How...

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