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Napa Valley Updates
Wine Spectator
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June 2025
The private “Senses” room at Ink Grade’s Pavilion feels like a planetarium for wine tasting. Projectors beam floor-to-ceiling panoramic videos onto the room’s four walls, creating an immersive 360-degree theater. The projectors are touchpad-operated to customize the experience via hundreds of videos, which are a journey from vineyard to bottle, showing what makes the winery’s Howell Mountain estate and surroundings unique. Beyond its immersive room experience, the Pavilion also hosts traditional tastings of newly released wines.
How Famous Wineries Are Becoming The New Status Symbol At 35,000 Feet
Forbes
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June 2025
In business class, prestige is increasingly measured by what’s poured into the glass. As global airlines compete for high-paying passengers, wine is emerging as a new marker of status—less about volume and more about origin, style and association with elite producers. This winter and spring has seen a number of global airlines announce partnerships with award-winning wineries. United Airlines, most recently, announced it would start serving selections from a boutique Napa Valley portfolio in its Polaris business class as part of a multi-year partnership with fine wine importer Demeine Estates.
Chardonnay Greats from California: Weekly Tasting Report
James Suckling
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May 2025
Ryan was especially psyched about another wine from the southern part of Napa Valley. He called the Haynes Vineyard Chardonnay Coombsville Corazon 2022 mineral driven with a lovely phenolic grip and striking acidity.
Napa Valley’s High Quality And Age-Worthy Wines Highlighted At Historical Burgess Tasting
Forbes
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May 2025
A recent historical tasting of 18 cabernet sauvignon wines from Burgess wine estate, ranging from the 1973 vintage to 2022, illustrates the staying power of these wines, along with the high level of complexity across the years. “We have selected these wines because they are all 100% cabernet sauvignon and from our Sorenson Vineyard in the new Crystal Springs AV A,” stated Carlton McCoy, MS, Managing Partner with Burgess.
Meet the sommelier… Carlton McCoy
Decanter
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May 2025
After honing his skill in several revered institutions, including Thomas Keller’s Per Se, in 2011, Carlton joined The Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado, working his way up to wine director and overseeing the hotel’s 20,000-bottle wine cellar. He became president and CEO of Heitz Cellar in 2018. Today, he’s the CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates, a portfolio that includes Heitz and Haynes Vineyard in Napa and Château Lascombes in Bordeaux.
The best Napa Valley winery tours and tastings
Club Oenologique
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May 2025
Founders Fred and Eleanor McCrea used to entertain guests at their Spring Mountain home to showcase their singular white wines. Under the ownership of Lawrence Wine Estates since 2021, Stony Hill has since instituted biodynamic viticulture and carried out a renovation that honours the 1951 home’s mid-century origins, creating unique residential tasting spaces. Guests on the elevated Terroir Experience explore the land in a Lexus GX 550 before tasting winemaker Reid Griggs’ mineral-driven Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon matured by the magnum.
Wine Buzz
Beverage Media
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May 2025
Mazzei is also celebrating the 30th anniversary of its own Sangiovese-Merlot blend. The 2022 vintage of Siepi, from a vineyard that’s been in the Mazzei family’s hands for nearly 600 years, is rife with deep plum and cherry notes.
The Mount Rushmore of California Cabernet, According to 9 Wine Experts
VinePair
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May 2025
Heitz Cellar “Martha’s Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon: This is regarded to have been the first “single-vineyard” Cabernet made in Napa in 1966. By directly linking the wine to the piece of land, Heitz introduced the concept of terroir to many consumers. This set a precedent for other Napa producers to make wines that highlight a specific vineyard or even section of vineyard — something that we see commonly on Napa bottlings today. Martha’s Vineyard is surrounded by eucalyptus trees and the wines always show a minty eucalyptus note, a hallmark of this historic vineyard.
Spring Wines Are Having a Main Character Moment—Here’s What to Sip Now
Off the MRKT
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April 2025
Celebrate spring with this refined Chardonnay from vineyards nestled at the base of the Mayacamas Mountains, gently influenced by Petaluma Gap’s morning fog. Sustainably farmed and traditionally crafted, it boasts vibrant aromas of ripe pear, green apple, and citrus blossom with delicate undertones of toasted almond and vanilla. Its palate beautifully balances fresh acidity and creamy texture, highlighting flavors of lemon curd, honeycomb, and subtle minerality—perfect alongside your favorite charcuterie.
Better Bred Sauvignon Blancs Now Veer Away From the Cloying New Zealand Model
Forbes
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April 2025
Ink Grade 2022: Produced by Matt Taylor from older vines, this is a very expensive example made from grapes in Napa’s Howell Mountain that are pressed longer than usual “to build structure and expose a minor note of bitterness in the finish”. He also recommends double or triple decanting right now to sew together its virtues, but that he believes “it will open on its own in 2026.” As such it is a fine SB that will go especially well with poultry as well as seafood rich sauces.
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Events
James Suckling Great Wines of the World
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June 11-12, 2025
Visit Demeine Estates Wineries, Heitz Cellar, Ink Grade, Legras & Haas, Mazzei, Philipponnat and Sassetti Livio at James Suckling Great Wines of the World in New York!
Food & Wine Classic Aspen
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June 20-22, 2025
Join us for the ‘unofficial kick-off to the summer’, a spectacular weekend of premier epicurean adventures at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen!
James Suckling Great Wines of Italy
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September 3-4, 2025
Visit Demeine Estates Winery, Boscarelli and Villa Sandi at James Suckling Great Wines of Italy in New York!
videos & Podcasts
Wine Country Women
Wine Country Women
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August 2024
Episode 225- Meghan Zobeck, Burgess Cellars
Philana Bouvier | Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo
Italian Wine Podcast
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June 2023
Episode 92 – Philana Bouvier of Demeine Estates on Women in Wine, Demeine’s Portfolio, and Champagne
Uncorked Corner
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November 2022
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press releases
Demeine Estates and United Airlines Partner to Offer Luxury Napa Valley Wines to United Polaris® Customers
March 2025
Just as Heitz Cellar Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Stony Hill Napa Valley Chardonnay are flagships for their iconic wineries, United Polaris is the benchmark for excellence for premium cabin travel. This partnership represents both companies’ commitment to top tier hospitality.
Demeine Estates and United Airlines Partner to Offer Luxury Napa Valley Wines to United Polaris® Customers
March 2025
Fine wine importer Demeine Estates and United Airlines are excited to announce a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance partnership that will give customers in United’s Polaris business class the opportunity to experience luxury wines from Lawrence Wine Estates’ renowned Napa Valley portfolio, highlighting selections from legacy wineries Heitz Cellar and Stony Hill on board. This partnership marks United’s first-ever, multi-year wine deal.
Jeremy Seysses of Legendary Domaine Dujac and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Join Forces to Launch Trailside Vineyard
February 2025
Today marks the announcement of Trailside Vineyard, a soulful, forthright new perspective in Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford: one that honors the great classical wines of Napa Valley’s halcyon days of the 1960s and 1970s.
Jeremy Seysses of Legendary Domaine Dujac and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Join Forces to Launch Trailside Vineyard
February 2025
Domaine Dujac, one of Burgundy’s most celebrated and influential domaines, has partnered with Master Sommelier and CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates, Carlton McCoy Jr., to deliver a fresh new expression of Cabernet Sauvignon — evoking a bygone time in Rutherford.
Fine Wine Importer Demeine Estates Announces President Philana Bouvier Receives North Bay Business Journal’s Women in Wine Trailblazer Award
June 2024
Napa Valley-based Fine Wine Importer Demeine Estates is excited to announce that President Philana Bouvier has been recognized as part of North Bay Business Journal’s 2024 Women in Wine Awards. North Bay Business Journal’s annual awards celebrate the achievements and contributions of female winemakers and wine industry professionals in the North Bay.
Fine Wine Importer Demeine Estates Announces New Exclusive Import Partnership with Sassetti Livio, Iconic Brunello di Montalcino Producer
April 2024
Demeine Estates proudly announces an exclusive import partnership with Sassetti Livio. Beginning April 2024, Demeine Estates will manage the US distribution and marketing of Sassetti Livio’s Brunello di Montalcino DOCG wines from their famed vineyards in Montosoli, as well as the Montecucco Rosso DOC selection from their estate in Maremma.
Demeine Estates Partners with Berry Bros. & Rudd to Position Heitz Cellar and Ink Grade to UK Fine Wine Market
December 2023
Fine wine importer Demeine Estates is pleased to announce Berry Bros. & Rudd, the UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant, will represent Heitz Cellar and Ink Grade, two estates from their Napa Valley portfolio, in the UK market. Both wineries are part of the Lawrence Wine Estates portfolio, which Demeine Estates markets and distributes both in North America and globally.
Fine Wine Importer Demeine Estates Announces Exclusive Import Partnership with Legacy Champagne Producer Philipponnat
December 2023
Demeine Estates is proud to announce their exclusive import partnership with premier Champagne House Philipponnat, a celebrated legacy producer with more than 500 years of winegrowing history. They have owned and farmed vineyards in Aÿ and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ for 15 generations, including the legendary Clos des Goisses, a vineyard unparalleled in the Champagne region that has been owned by Philipponnat for nearly a century.
Philipponnat offers a portfolio of Champagnes with discerning quality and character, known as one of the great vintage producers. Demeine Estates is importing the full range, including three non-vintage cuvees, three vintage cuvees, and four prestige cuvees. Founded in 1522, this historic House in the heart of Champagne has undergone a renaissance since 15th generation family member Charles Philipponnat took the helm in 2000.
Fine Wine Importer Demeine Estates Enters Vino Nobile di Montepulciano with Boscarelli Exclusive Import Partnership
October 2023
Fine wine importer Demeine Estates is pleased to announce their exclusive import partnership with Poderi Boscarelli, the premier producer of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Located in the Tuscan historic appellation, the winery was founded by Egidio Corradi in 1962 and today is led by Egidio’s daughter Paola De Ferrari Corradi, together with her sons Luca and Nicolò De Ferrari Corradi.
Fine Wine Importer Demeine Estates Announces New Import Partnership with Villa Sandi, The Iconic Premium Prosecco
September 2023
Fine wine importer and marketer Demeine Estates proudly announces their exclusive import partnership with Villa Sandi, Italy’s leading Prosecco producer. Beginning in January 2024, Demeine Estates will manage the US distribution and execute the marketing activities of Villa Sandi’s renowned portfolio of Proseccos from DOC and DOCG designations of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and Asolo, as well as their wines from Collio winery, Borgo Conventi.
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Heitz Cellar 2019 Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Vinous
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside is creamy, ample, and super-expressive. Silky and lifted, with gorgeous fruit purity, the 2019 is so attractive. Readers will find an open-knit, sensual Cabernet that will drink well with minimal cellaring. Dried herbs, bay leaf, sage, mint and leather add closing shades of nuance. Silky tannins make this very approachable today. The 2019 spent nine months in upright tanks, followed by 36 months in cask.
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Ink Grade 2022 Sauvignon Blanc
Decanter
From a lower section of the Ink Grade Estate, below 425 metres, this vineyard sits just outside the Howell Mountain AVA, making it part of the Napa Valley AVA. Intentionally made in a more reductive style, it is fermented partly in barrel and concrete, then racked to stainless steel for six months before completing full malolactic fermentation. This wine showcases a generosity of fruit, leaning towards the stone fruit spectrum, with layers of spicy ginger and cool wet slate or flinty mineral notes. The palate is rich and textured, with warming spice nuances of ginger and turmeric, leading to a leesy, lingering finish. Very elegant and exceptionally food-friendly.
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Ink Grade 2019 Andosol
James Suckling
Black currant, bark, mushroom, and dark chocolate. Some nuts. Medium-bodied with round and creamy tannins and a flavorful finish. Round and juicy with a linear freshness. From Howell Mountain. Aged three years in cask. A blend of zinfandel, syrah, merlot, viognier and cabernet. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Talk about drinkability! Drink or hold.
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Philipponnat 2018 Cuvée 1522 Extra Brut
Jeb Dunnuck
… the nose is very pretty and well-detailed, with wonderfully pure notes of beeswax, fresh peach, almond pastry, delicate spice, and raspberries. Medium to full-bodied, it’s elegant and graceful in this vintage, with a refined, pillowy mousse, a slowly tapering finish, and a chalky texture.
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Philipponnat 2018 Cuvée 1522 Extra Brut
Vinous
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Philipponnat 2015 Clos des Goisses
Wine Enthusiast
This new release, still young but full of magnificent potential, is rich with a floral aroma and dense white fruits, striated with minerality.
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Philipponnat 2015 Clos des Goisses
Wine Advocate
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Philipponnat 2015 Clos des Goisses
The Wine Independent
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Philipponnat 2015 Clos des Goisses
Jeb Dunnuck
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