California producers

Larkmead Vineyards: Single site, multiple terroirs

Tasting the Cabernets...

Producer profile: Mount Eden Vineyards

Mount Eden Vineyards has stepped firmly into the spotlight...

California and Prohibition: Collateral damage

Silverado Vineyards: Under the radar Napa Cabernets

But are they worth buying?

Littorai: Sustainability on California's north coast

Elegant Chardonnays and stylish Pinots...

The Peter Michael Winery retrospective tasting

Tasting past and present vintages from this top Californian estate...

Realm Cellars: Napa's upstart

A forward-thinking winery in Stags Leap District...

Beaulieu Vineyard: Profile and tasting notes

One of California's oldest wineries...

Screaming Eagle: More than the sum of its parts

What makes Screaming Eagle tick? Tim Jackson MW looks at the component wines as well as the final blend...

Domaine Carneros: Tasting Le Reve

Including tasting notes...

Chateau Montelena: Profile and top wines

Including Cabernets spanning 50 years...

The Decanter interview: Paul Hobbs

This busy consultant winemaker has a hand in projects across four continents...

The David Ramey interview

With an early career influenced by some of the most respected names in the world of French wine, this classically minded innovator went on to become one of the key figures in wine in California. Elin McCoy meets the Ramey Cellars founder

California’s Ramey wines: Latest releases tasted

See tasting notes and scores...

Trefethen: Profile and wine ratings

Reviving Napa Valley's Newton Vineyard

This Napa Valley winery has had a rollercoaster journey...

Top Corison wines: From 1989 to 2014

Anson: Jesse Katz - Remember the name

Jane Anson meets a rising star of wine...

Tasting Gallica: Elegant Napa Cabernet

Try a different take on Napa Cabernet...

Spottswoode vintages rated from 1997 to 2014

See the best Spottswoode Cabernet wines to buy...

Producer profile: Far Niente

Historic Napa winery Far Niente was started by a gold rush forty-niner and abandoned after Prohibition, only to rise from the ashes in the 1980s to reach international renown...