Ripe Carneros Pinot with dark cherry, spice and structure—organically farmed, 94-point depth. Age-worthy.

Avissi — the name is literally the sound the bubbles make rising to the top of your glass, sourced from small grower co-ops in Prosecco's Treviso hills.

Tenuta Sette Ponti — the family didn't bottle under their own label until 1998, and this Oreno just pulled a 99 from James Suckling.

Bergstrom — the winery's very first Ribbon Ridge vineyard, farmed biodynamically in partnership with the Hill family since day one; Jeb Dunnuck just gave it a 97.

Eisele Vineyard — owned by the same family as Chateau Latour, farming this Calistoga site organically and biodynamically since 2002; James Suckling just gave it a 98.

Maison de Madeleine — named for Paris's Place de la Madeleine, the storied square where lovers meet; brought in by Tri-Vin, a family importer sourcing quality European wine for almost 40 years.

Château Dompierre — Michel Aroldi trained under legendary Loire vintner Didier Dagueneau before landing in the Médoc. His Sauvignon Blanc still tastes like it wandered in from Sancerre.

Château Latour-Martillac — one of only a handful of Bordeaux châteaux classified in 1959 for both red and white. Some of the Sémillon in this blend comes from vines pushing 140 years old.

Château d'Esclans — Sacha Lichine basically invented the luxury rosé category here in 2006. LVMH bought control in 2019, the same house behind Dom Pérignon and Hennessy.

Il Poggione — one of Montalcino's oldest estates, its winemaking traced back to Piero Talenti, a founding father of modern Brunello. The Franceschi family's held it since 1964.

Sandrone — Luciano Sandrone spent 20 separate purchases patiently assembling the Valmaggiore vineyard from local growers. He passed in 2023; his daughter and brother now carry the estate forward.

Cakebread Cellars — Jack and Dolores Cakebread's very first vintage back in 1973 was a 157-case Chardonnay. This 2023 bottling is the 50th-anniversary heir to that original wine.

Cakebread — Jack Cakebread shot Ansel Adams and Julia Child before he ever made wine, and this Sauvignon Blanc still gets a splash of Semillon, an old Bordeaux trick almost nobody in Napa bothers with anymore.

La Staffa — Riccardo Baldi named Best Winemaker Under 35 at the 2021 Food&Wine Italia Awards, and he ferments this Riserva in concrete, the way Verdicchio was made before everyone switched to steel.

Tenuta Sette Ponti — the family didn't bottle under their own label until 1998, and this Oreno just pulled a 99 from James Suckling.