A Local’s Guide: Unveiling California’s Best Wineries
The best wine isn’t one with the highest price tag or score. It’s the one you drink with a friend while watching sunset close the day, knowing you’ll never taste this wine exactly the same way again. Perfection isn’t in the oak, the terroir or the wine maker’s palate; it’s in the glass where all of them come together. Welcome to our reviews of California Wineries as you seek your perfect chalice of vino.
Our Golden State is home to 4,646wineries producing New World Wines the envy of wine makers everywhere. That’s 42% of all US wineries producing 80% of all US wine (232M cases.) Everybody has their favorite California Bottle of Wine. Some like expensive, some like value, some like taste. We believe the best wine in the world is the wine you like most, whether that be a Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Syrah or Cabernet.
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