Napa & Sonoma
Napa and its neighbouring Sonoma County continue to shine brightly, as winemakers representing the next generation, and a fresh voice, sidle up next to established producers who’ve been making wines of renown for what seems like decades.
Our Sonoma correspondent Ana Carolina Quintela picked the one white in this year’s Wines of the Year selection – Poet & Prophet’s beguiling Ghost Cat Chardonnay from the intense mountain terroir in Alexander Valley’s eastern highlands.
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Wines of the year 2025: North America
Wines from Napa and Sonoma are listed first then wines from the rest of North America
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{"wineId":"95027","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94438","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"92840","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"99842","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100185","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"99551","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"93395","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"100537","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"97995","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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