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You can finally taste the wines from Napa’s most revered Chardonnay vineyard
San Francisco Chronicle
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May 11, 2026
Wines from Haynes Vineyard — set in the cooler Coombsville sub-region and home to the oldest Chardonnay vines in Napa Valley — are now available at a new tasting room collective named the Home Ranch. Located inside an 1898 stone winery in St. Helena, the Home Ranch offers tastings of four brands from the billionaire-owned Lawrence Wine Estates: Heitz Cellar, Haynes Vineyard, Ink Grade and Trailside Vineyard.
Can Organic and Biodynamic Farming Actually Improve Yields?
Wine Enthusiast
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May 11, 2026
For Reid Griggs, vintner at Burgess Cellars, the quality in the glass comes down to the soil the grapes are grown in. Chemicals incinerate microbial communities in the soil, and Griggs says these microscopic creatures are essential for great wine.
Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy’s rules for drinking Napa Cabernet today
Decanter
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May 14, 2026
Ahead of his Decanter Fine Wine Encounter New York masterclass with Heitz Cellar, Carlton McCoy shares his thoughts on aging Napa Cabernet, serving it well and why today’s wines are entering a new era of elegance.
In Wine, Luxury and Ambition Are Being Redefined
Good + Tasty
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May 1, 2026
Bottom lines at companies like Lawrence Wine Estates show that baller bottles can only get you so far, without a vision for authentic sustainability.
Matt Taylor’s Yin and Yang
Wine Spectator
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April 28, 2026
The soft-spoken winemaker balances high-profile Napa projects like Ink Grade with a low-key label of his own from his hometown of Occidental on the Sonoma Coast.
California’s Wine Whisperer Turns the Page
The New York Times
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April 30, 2026
Matt Taylor makes superb California pinot noirs, chardonnays, cabernet sauvignons and chenin blancs. He’s now navigating a life of winemaking beyond the vineyard that defined his style.
French Luxury Portfolio Gaining Traction At Demeine Estates
Shanken News Daily
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April 2026
Demeine Estates, the Napa Valley-based importer and marketer owned by the Lawrence family, entered the Bordeaux category early last year with Chateau Lascombes, the second-growth estate that’s also part of the Lawrence family’s holdings. The company’s push behind Lascombes—along with French luxury portfoliomates Champagne Philipponnat and La Chablisienne—is paying off despite tough conditions in the wine market, Demeine tells SND.
In The Vines With Diva Moretti Polegato Of Villa Sandi
Forbes
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March 2026
At the center of it all sits Villa Sandi, a 17th-century Palladian estate in Crocetta del Montello where the Moretti Polegato family has been doing things right for four generations.
Prosecco’s Next Generation at Villa Sandi
Wine Spectator
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April 2026
“Prosecco has become a symbol of Italian lifestyle, and moderate alcoholic content is a preferred choice,” says Diva [Moretti Polegato], citing two of Prosecco’s strengths. “And while Prosecco [as a category] is well-established, there are still markets with big potential.”
Heitz Cellar: Seven Years into New Ownership
Decanter
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January 2026
The road that winds its way to Heitz Cellar and the historic property, which includes a barrel house built in 1898, is
a trip back in time. A quiet slice of the old Napa, tucked amid sprawling oak trees away from the tasting room traffic on the Silverado Trail. Founded by Joe and Alice Heitz in 1961, Heitz quickly established itself among America’s great producers. A pioneer in many ways, Heitz created America’s first single vineyard-designate, the 1966 Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, becoming the first to champion terroir in Napa and the US.
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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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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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Boscarelli 2024 Rosso di Montepulciano Prugnolo
Vinous
The 2024 Rosso di Montepulciano Prugnolo presents cedary spices, candied strawberry and hints of rosemary. It’s juicy and round with bright red berry fruits and crisp mineral tones elevated by zesty acidity. It finishes with excellent length and potency but still lively, with sweet inner violet tones. The 2024 is all pleasure.
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Burgess 2023 Promiscua Cabernet Sauvignon
James Suckling
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May 28, 2026
Fruit driven, with aromas of dark fruit, dried flowers, spices, coffee beans and graphite. The palate is mid-weighted with fine-boned tannins, bright acidity and a long, mouthwatering finish. There’s lovely finesse that is tightly wound, with juicy, early-drinking appeal. Delicious. Drink or hold.
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Stony Hill 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon SHV
James Suckling
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May 28, 2026
This has a real mountainous feel, a slight reductive edge and a volcanic, earth-driven character, showing dark cherries and plums layered with spices, wild herbs, wet stones and floral perfume. The full-bodied palate offers firmly framed yet integrated tannins, bright acidity and a luscious, taut and nervy finish. 60% fruit sourced from Howell Mountain. Give it some time in the bottle for maximum pleasure. Drinkable now but best from 2030.
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Boscarelli 2021 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva
Vinous
The 2021 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva is dusty and floral, with rose petals, old cedar shavings, hints of citrus and dried strawberries. It’s cool-toned and energetic, with silky tannins to balance ripe red and blue fruits. A coating of edgy tannins contrasts tart sour cherries on the finish, which is structured but remarkably fresh.
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Boscarelli 2021 Sotto Casa Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva
Vinous
The 2021 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Sotto Casa is darkly furled. Aromas of crushed ashen stone and dried herbs complicate black cherries and exotic spice. The deeply textural but cooling palate offers perfumed wild berry fruits and a mounting mineral tension toward the close. Hints of wild blueberry and a citrus twang linger on the long, gently tannic finish.
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Boscarelli 2016 Vin Santo Riserva
Vinous
The 2016 Vin Santo Riserva mixes spiced orange peels with cedar spice box, dried nectarines, sage and ground cloves. This is elegant and weighty, with a balanced inner sweetness and fresh acidity to support its ultra-ripe peach and apricot fruit. Autumnal spices lead to hints of butterscotch and pineapple on the incredibly long and potent finish. The art of Vin Santo is on full display in this 2016.
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Boscarelli 2021 Costa Grande Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Vinous
The 2021 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Costa Grande, which will carry the name Pieve Cervognano moving forward, has an alluring bouquet of crushed black cherries, grilled herbs, gravel dust and sage. This is surprisingly energetic, lifted and spry, with ripe red and blue fruits balanced by crunchy mineral tones toward the close. Nuances of licorice mingle with tart blackberry on the long, spicy finish, while fine tannins impart harmony. The 2021 is pure class.
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Boscarelli 2021 Il Nocio Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Vinous
The 2021 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Il Nocio, now in its 30th vintage, offers sage, dusty earth, spiced orange peels and wild strawberries on the nose. It’s soft-textured and round with saline mineral tones on the entry. Rosy inner florals complement crisp red berry fruits through the mid-palate. The finish leaves a pleasant chewy sensation, fine-grained tannins and a lively tinge of tart citrus. Though deceptively approachable, the 2021 is balanced for a long and fruitful evolution.
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Haynes Vineyard 2022 Vigneron Chardonnay
James Suckling
Mineral-edged aromas of lemon pith, lanolin, short crust pastry and flint. The palate is mid-weighted and textural, with striking acidity and a long, nutty and slightly saline finish. Great freshness and purity coming from 30-year-old vines. Drink or hold.
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