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Santa Cruz Mountains 2023 and 2024: A Rising Tide
featured, United States: California
, Jun 2026
Something exciting is happening in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Long defined by a handful of benchmark estates and the sheer difficulty of farming its rugged terrain, the region is entering a new chapter. Ambition, collaboration and a wave of compelling small producers are bringing fresh energy to one of California’s most distinctive winegrowing landscapes.
Rosé, Reframed
featured
, Jun 2026
In a global wine market plagued by macroeconomic uncertainty, declining sales, tariffs, reports of less alcohol consumption among younger drinkers and a general sense of unease, the once white-hot Rosé category has been in limbo since its 2019 peak. But the numbers tell a more nuanced story than simple decline. Rosé is showing surprising resilience.
Cellar Favorite: 2006 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, United States: Washington
, Jun 2026
Now at age 20, the 2006 Bionic Frog is a wild, feral, mind-bendingly complex wine that has aged with supreme grace.
2024 Santa Lucia Highlands: It’s Complicated
featured, United States: California
, May 2026
On paper, 2024 looked like a return to normal in the Santa Lucia Highlands, but the wines tell a different story. After a string of extreme vintages, the growing season in the SLH seemed relatively straightforward. However, thick skins, compact clusters and a stop-start harvest produced something more complicated: thrilling whites, deeply structured reds and a slew of wines that don’t follow the usual script.
Cellar Favorite: 2013 Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, United States: California
, Apr 2026
The 2013 Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard is a bit of a stylistic outlier for Rhys, but it’s drinking beautifully today.
Cellar Favorite: 1978 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Bottled
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, United States: California
, Apr 2026
Mount Eden’s 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Bottled is dripping with old-school cool, clearly a wine from a different era. What an enjoyable snapshot of the glory days of California Cabernet it is.
New Releases: Ridge, Rhys and Centennial Mountain
featured, United States: California
, Oct 2025
This update contains reviews of the latest releases from two of the reference-point producers in the Santa Cruz Mountains—Ridge and Rhys—plus additional coverage of Rhys' Centennial Mountain project based in Sonoma County.
Cellar Favorite: 1964 Maison Léon Revol Côte-Rôtie
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Rhône & Beaujolais
, Sep 2025
The cellar at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa is packed with unexpected gems, like this pristine 61-year-old Côte-Rôtie from a minor négociant.
Vinous Table: Rocca, Tampa, Florida
Vinous Table
, Sep 2025
Tampa, Florida may not be known as a culinary mecca, but talent among the city’s most ambitious chefs has been steadily on the rise. At the forefront is Chef Bryce Bonsack’s Rocca, a restaurant that embodies Tampa’s new wave of world-class dining options.
Santa Barbara: Out of Many, One
featured, United States: California
, Aug 2025
The refrain that kept running through my head over the course of two weeks of extensive tasting in and around Santa Barbara County was, “Is there anywhere else in the world that can do this many things this well?” The tapestry that makes up the Santa Barbara wine landscape is easily one of the most dynamic in the United States, if not the world. Through the lens of a long, auspicious growing season in 2023, Santa Barbara yielded an embarrassment of riches.