California Wine Advisors

Year in year out this is one of Napa’s most acclaimed over-achievers, Altagracia 2021 edition is a particular blockbuster featuring bold + fresh dark fruit and an oh-so-creamy texture. This new Altagracia displays concentrated red and black fruit flavors, truffle, and savory spices. Silky tannins give way to notes of fennel, graphite, espresso, dark chocolate...

Less than twenty barrels of this profound wine have been released for the inaugural vintage and we highly recommend you don’t delay! Dark and sultry, the bouquet opens up with alluring notes of incense, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur. Superbly concentrated with impeccable purity and balance, this full-bodied wine is one of both power...

Year in year out this is one of Napa’s most acclaimed over-achievers, Altagracia 2022 offers perfection for the price as it delivers similar thrills to many iconic Cabernet that require double the price. Initial aroma of espresso and rich leather lead to another blockbuster featuring bold + fresh dark fruit and an oh-so-creamy texture. This...

An elegant and classically styled Pinot Noir, the 2023 Sea View Ridge opens with a refined nose of dark berry fruit and minerals. The palate is lush yet impeccably defined, revealing layers of blackberry, black tea, and bright red cherry. Hints of orange zest lift the mid-palate, adding vibrancy and tension. Mouthwatering and succulent, it...

Pure and gorgeous! This insanely delicious white wine features a cashmere-like texture plus exotic flavors of grilled fruit (peaches and pears) and crème fraiche on the finish. A dazzling white wine guaranteed to offer thrills for Summertime happy hours and pair with seafood and chicken cuisine.

Layered with pear, white flowers, and a subtle hint of French oak, combining lemon oil with fresh minerals. Gaja’s delightful new Chardonnay offers rare finesse with vibrant citrus and fresh nectarine glide over a creamy, textured palate, lifted by mineral precision and hints of mint. This new gem is fun and refreshing from the very...

Soaring out of the glass with perfumed, fresh fruit aromatics, this showstopper captures the depth and complexity found exclusively in the most luxurious Pinots in America (a short list!). The palate features an array of intense dark fruit flavors including cranberry, chocolate-covered cherry, toasty oak, and truffle. The deftly balanced finish offers hints of smoky...

This dazzling new 2022 Sauvignon Blanc launches with notes of key lime pie, honeysuckle, ginger and passionfruit. Sumptuous layers of Honey Crisp apple, kiwi, tangerine and deftly integrated vanilla oak lead to an oh-so-refreshing finish. This captivating white wine is delicious now and will continue to impress for another 3-5 years for festive happy hours...

Soaring out of the glass with perfumed, fresh fruit aromatics, this showstopper captures the depth and complexity found exclusively in the most luxurious Pinots in America (a short list!). The palate features an array of intense dark fruit flavors including cranberry, chocolate-covered cherry, toasty oak, and truffle. The deftly balanced finish offers hints of smoky...

HdV’s Chardonnay is always one of California’s most impressive, but few realize how elegantly this wine ages over time. The 2016 is now in its early prime with its bright citrus notes still providing refreshment as the luscious texture of the wine submerges you in pure enjoyment. This beauty is drinking like a perfectly-aged Corton...