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Napa's 2020 and 2021 Aren't Adjacent — They're Opposites
One was the vintage many winemakers chose not to make. The other put the muscle back into Cabernet.
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# California The state's winemakers pursue contradiction as method: extracting ripeness from Mediterranean heat while chasing freshness that resists it. Red wines dominate the conversation, yet the tension lives in what doesn't surrender to extraction—the wines that remember restraint.
Producers in California
- Gauge — honest
- H&G — honest
- Hello Kitty — honest
- Stonum — undiscovered
- Young's Vineyard — honest
- Manifesto — distinction
- Becquet — honest
- Abundance Vineyards — honest
- Coyote Creek — honest
- Liberty Creek — honest
- Montevina — distinction
- Vintagio — undiscovered
- Harthill Farms — honest
- Wrights Station — honest
- W.S. Keyes — distinction
- Primal Roots — honest
- Marr — distinction
- Canyon Oaks — honest
- Lusso Della Terra — honest
- Gnarly Head — distinction
- Zinopolis — honest
- Lapis Luna — distinction
- Miner's Leap — undiscovered
- Tobacco Road — distinction
- TKC — undiscovered
- Mokelumne Glen Vineyards — undiscovered
- Lobo Loco — honest
- Crows Landing — honest
- Rucksack — honest
- Bogle — distinction
- Ehrhardt — honest
- Mirassou — distinction
- 3 Blind Moose — honest
- Peter Vella — honest
- Nevada County Wine Guild — undiscovered
- Mangrove — undiscovered
- Avenel — honest
- Tank House — undiscovered
- Emerald Bay — honest
- Michael David Winery — distinction
- Jeff Runquist — honest
- Unruly — honest
- Ross — undiscovered
- 786 — honest
- Twisted Roots — undiscovered
- Wise Villa Winery — distinction
- Maclean — honest
- Jessie's Grove — distinction
- Juggernaut — honest
- Moon Shadow — undiscovered
- Wend-Tyler — undiscovered
- Big Dog Vineyards — distinction
- John Christopher — undiscovered
- Sorelle — distinction
- Bota Box — distinction
- Carlo Rossi — honest
- Story Winery — distinction
- Apothic — distinction
- Perrucci Family Vineyard — distinction
- Gallo Family Vineyards — distinction
- Scotto Family Cellars — distinction
- Matchbook — distinction
- Peirano Estate — distinction
- Tahoe Ridge — honest
- Amberhill — honest
- Turning Leaf — honest
- Avio — undiscovered
- Lotus — honest
- Richard Bruno — honest
- Macchia — distinction
- The Dancing Fox — honest
- Heritage Oak — honest
- Bodega del Sur — undiscovered
- San Joaquin — undiscovered
- Lorenza — honest
- Raven's Run — undiscovered
- Revolution Wines — undiscovered
- Lucid Wine — honest
- Acquiesce — distinction
- Cappelli US — undiscovered
- Boyle MacDonald — honest
- Heringer Estates — honest
- Peter Lindsay Vineyards — undiscovered
- Durst Winery — undiscovered
- Aces — undiscovered
- The Rock — undiscovered
- Vasco Urbano — distinction
- Silver Fox — undiscovered
- Loft — honest
- Lost Blues — distinction
- Verada — distinction
- Mabera — honest
- First Fiddle — undiscovered
- Kidder — honest
- Baker Family Wines — honest
- The Drop — undiscovered
- No — honest
- Rancho Robles — undiscovered
- Maley Brothers — distinction
- Nicholas — undiscovered
- Church Creek — undiscovered
- Terra Meade — undiscovered
- Charles R Vineyards — undiscovered
- Cork It Again - Nashoba Wines — undiscovered
- Pebble Creek — undiscovered
- Inner Sanctum — honest
- MacMurray — distinction
- Seam — undiscovered
- Prospect 772 — distinction
- Yosemite Cellars — undiscovered
- Clayton — distinction
- Beaux Chevaux — undiscovered
- Paradise Valley Vineyard — undiscovered
- Cellar 21 — undiscovered
- Gold — honest
- Bear Creek — honest
- Surfer Girl Wines — undiscovered
- Vista Cellars — undiscovered
- Rapazzini — undiscovered
- Casto Oaks — distinction
- California Cellars — undiscovered
- La Vie Dansante — honest
- Sicilia Vineyards — undiscovered
- U.S. Warrior — undiscovered
- Big White House — undiscovered
- Elevation Ten — undiscovered
- Amala Springs — undiscovered
- Windmill — honest
- Wild Heart — undiscovered
- La Mesa — undiscovered
- One Leaf — distinction
- Double Buck — undiscovered
- Room — undiscovered
- MV — undiscovered
- Munger — undiscovered
- Sip Moscato — distinction
- Burke Family Cellars — honest
- Mystic Cliffs — honest
- Three Wine Men — honest
- Pretty Smith — distinction
- Christophe — distinction
- Nicholas Family Vineyard — undiscovered
- Pra Vinera — honest
- Tuscan House — undiscovered
- Aloria Vineyards — honest
- Red Drop — undiscovered
- Gypsy Lee — undiscovered
- Mother — undiscovered
- La Bella — undiscovered
- Frasinetti — undiscovered
- Gilmer Casazza — undiscovered
- U Cellars — undiscovered
- J Winston — undiscovered
- Monet's Palate — undiscovered
- Locke — distinction
- Waterfowl Association — undiscovered
- Morgan Hill — undiscovered
- Moose Mountain Vineyards — undiscovered
- Sierra Creek — undiscovered
- BK Cellars — undiscovered
- Delta Artisan — undiscovered
- Mastroserio — undiscovered
- Station — undiscovered
- Adkins — undiscovered
- R US — honest
- Pumpkin — undiscovered
- California Classics — undiscovered
- Mount Peak — distinction
- Chirala — undiscovered
- Terah Wine Co. — distinction
- Tanglewood — undiscovered
- Tierra del Rio — distinction
- L & G Verde Vineyards — undiscovered
- Vineyards At Marsh Creek — undiscovered
- La Rusticana d'Orsa — honest
- Dulce — undiscovered
- Mosby Collins — distinction
- Nello Olivo — honest
- Red Bucket — undiscovered
- Natoma — undiscovered
- Double Oak — undiscovered
- Hollow Wines — undiscovered
- Valensin — undiscovered
- California Connoisseur — undiscovered
- Entivine — undiscovered
- J Dowd — undiscovered
- Dora Dain — undiscovered
- Sawbuck — honest
- Dobson — honest
- LVVR Sparkling Cellars — honest
- Gum Drop — undiscovered
- Dutchman Vineyard — undiscovered
- LVE — distinction
- Bicycle Pirate — undiscovered
- Angel's Cup — honest
- A3 — honest
- Cream Fifteen — undiscovered
- Mossback — distinction
- Scott Peterson — distinction
- D'Agostini — undiscovered
- Druid Hills — undiscovered
- Leer — undiscovered
- California Romance — undiscovered
- Holiday Cheers — undiscovered
- Binz — honest
- Shaw — distinction
- Est Cru — distinction
- Grover Family — undiscovered
- Lucas — undiscovered
- Jobs Peak — honest
- Ard Aven — undiscovered
- Griffin's Lair Vineyard — undiscovered
- Meikle Family Vineyards — honest
- Bodegas Mariposa — honest
- Wine Club — honest
- Law & Order Vineyards — undiscovered
- Bend — honest
- Slate Ridge — undiscovered
- Bump City — undiscovered
- Victor Vineyards — distinction
- Republic Of Wine — honest
- Element 79 — distinction
- Sierra Sky — undiscovered
- Batia Vineyards — undiscovered
- Vannatta — undiscovered
- Schmitz 24 Brix — honest
- Vian Estates — undiscovered
- Butcher Block — undiscovered
- Topping et Legnon — undiscovered
- Kirchhoff — undiscovered
- Kate Arnold — distinction
- Wine Roads — honest
- Caricature — distinction
- Bruno George — undiscovered
- Nomikai — undiscovered
- Riviera — distinction
- Cami — honest
- Smokey Ridge — undiscovered
- Rauch Ranch — undiscovered
- Enoteca Five — honest
- Miramont Estate Vineyards — honest
- Tabeaux Cellars — undiscovered
- Hitch — distinction
- Country Roads — undiscovered
- P & V Winery — distinction
- Sutter Creek Vineyards — undiscovered
- Old WoodHouse — honest
- Delta — distinction
- Arroyo Cellars — undiscovered
- Ponderosa — undiscovered
- Woodbridge Champagne Cellars — undiscovered
- Short Bear Winery — undiscovered
- Tribute — distinction
- Regalo Valley Ranch — undiscovered
- La Vida Dulce — undiscovered
- Mettler Family Vineyards — distinction
- Solune Winegrowers — undiscovered
- Watts — honest
- Paul Masson — honest
- Wofford Acres — honest
- Stone Barn — honest
- Foxmoor Vineyards — undiscovered
- Livingston Cellars — distinction
- Tamayo Family — distinction
- Trincheri — undiscovered
- Camino — distinction
- Three Blocks — undiscovered
- Housley's Century Oak Winery — honest
- Ernest & Julio Gallo — distinction
- Norton Ridge — honest
- Pruett — honest
- Silkwood — honest
- Infinite Mile — undiscovered
- 3 Oaks Vineyard — undiscovered
- McManis — distinction
- Morgan — distinction
- St. Amant — distinction
- Harmony Wynelands — undiscovered
- Nathanson Creek — honest
- Double Decker — honest
- King Fish — honest
- Albertoni Vineyards — honest
- Ripken Vineyards & Winery — honest
- Venezio Vineyards and Winery — undiscovered
- Il Gioiello — honest
- Gnaughty Vines — honest
- Taylor California Cellars — undiscovered
- Lovelee Wine — undiscovered
- West Lane — undiscovered
- Newman's Own — honest
- Morada Vineyards — honest
- Tisdale — honest
- Our Daily — honest
- Free Range Flower Winery — undiscovered
- Fenton Herriott — undiscovered
- Yorba — distinction
- Grace Vineyards — undiscovered
- Auriga — honest
- Madrona — distinction
- Spenker — honest
- Orleans Hill — honest
- Turner Road — honest
- AH — undiscovered
- Ironstone — distinction
- Red Rover — honest
- Carnivor — distinction
- Hillside — undiscovered
- M2 — distinction
- White Oak — distinction
- Narrow Gate — honest
- Eldridge — undiscovered
- Soquel Vineyards — critic
- Cedar Springs — honest
- Nine — undiscovered
- Feist — honest
- Aimee June — undiscovered
- Cherokee — undiscovered
- Catano — undiscovered
- United Republic of Wine — undiscovered
- Mercy — distinction
- Golden Leaves Vineyard & Winery — undiscovered
- Dublin Ranch — honest
- Ehrenberg Cellars — honest
- Cordi — undiscovered
- Helwig — distinction
- Estate Crush — honest
- Draconis — undiscovered
- McCay Cellars — distinction
- Crū Winery — distinction
- Fiddletown — distinction
- Michael Klouda — honest
- Earl Stevens — honest
- Cabana — distinction
- Twisted Rivers — undiscovered
- The Bucket — undiscovered
- Huge Bear — distinction
- Lodi Estates — distinction
- Borjón — honest
- Belle Ambiance — distinction
- Verse & Chorus — honest
- Akin — undiscovered
- McConnell — honest
- No Curfew — honest
- 21 — undiscovered
- DiVittorio — undiscovered
- Uphill Vineyards — distinction
- Allure Infusions — undiscovered
- Paza — undiscovered
- Costello — undiscovered
- Rios-Lovell — honest
- James Blake — honest
- One Way Winery — undiscovered
- Lodi Red — undiscovered
- Cristaldi — undiscovered
- Mariposa — honest
- Mikami Vineyards — distinction
- Jeremy Wine Co — honest
- Vinedos Aurora — honest
- Ryhan — undiscovered
- Lone Acre — undiscovered
- Griffin Family Vineyard — undiscovered
- Six Hands — undiscovered
- Folkway — distinction
- Todd Taylor — honest
- Fasi Estate Winery — distinction
- Westbrook Wine Farm — distinction
- Great Bear Vineyards — honest
- Windmill Ridge Winery — undiscovered
- Harney Lane — distinction
- St Jorge — undiscovered
- Toasted Toad Cellars — undiscovered
- Benson Ferry Vineyards — honest
- Talus — distinction
- Vino Con Brio — distinction
- Gnekow Family — honest
- LangeTwins — distinction
- Pavilion Crossing — distinction
- Zynthesis — honest
- E2 Family — honest
- Bear Creek — undiscovered
- Eagle Rock Vineyards — undiscovered
- Ghostrider — honest
- Drava — undiscovered
- Barsetti — undiscovered
- Goodmills — undiscovered
- H-G Vineyards (Hansen Garbarino Vineyards) — honest
- Oak Farm — distinction
- Davis Dean — undiscovered
- Nostra Vita — honest
- Silver Mountain — honest
- Twice Blest — undiscovered
- Paskett Vineyards — honest
- Jenner Familly Estates — undiscovered
- 7 Deadly Wines — honest
- Rappé Family Vineyards — undiscovered
- Scotto Family Wines — honest
- Gnarly Fox Vineyards — distinction
- Kareen Wine — undiscovered
- Christopher Cellars — undiscovered
- Zinderella — honest
- Brave Horse — undiscovered
- Maggio Estates — distinction
- Pondl — undiscovered
- Lodi Wines — undiscovered
- Upstream — honest
- Telios — distinction
- Anatum — undiscovered
- Rough & Ready — honest
- Lane Estate Wines — undiscovered
- The Arch — honest
- Rescue Dog — honest
- J Street Wines — undiscovered
- Oak Ridge — distinction
- Bokisch Vineyards — distinction
- Borra Vineyards — distinction
- Gen5 (Gen 5) — distinction
- Campus Oaks — honest
- Loma Prieta — distinction
- Felicità — undiscovered
- Klinker Brick — distinction
- Perlegos — undiscovered
- Cirlig — undiscovered
- Block 21 — undiscovered
- James Mitchell — distinction
- Grands Amis — honest
- d'Art — honest
- Onesta — distinction
- Berghold — honest
- Vicarmont — undiscovered
- Purple Paws — undiscovered
- Hayes Ranch — honest
- Noble Vines — distinction
- Creekview Vineyards — distinction
- Cetani — undiscovered
- Foxglove — distinction
- Clos LaChance — distinction
- Liberty School — distinction
- Sycamore Creek — undiscovered
- Sarah's — honest
- Burrell School Vineyards — distinction
- Nottingham Cellars — distinction
- Sapid — undiscovered
- Baywood Cellars — honest
- Casa de Fruta — honest
- Vista del Rey Vineyards — honest
- Hecker Pass Winery — undiscovered
- Twenty Mile — honest
- Myka Cellars — distinction
- Cal Fresco Wine — honest
- Cooper Point — honest
- Carmichael — distinction
- Tassajara — distinction
- J. McFarland Wines — distinction
- Mancini di Lucca — undiscovered
- Hive & Honey — honest
- Medeiros Family — undiscovered
- Renoir Estates Winery — undiscovered
- Jason — undiscovered
- Eve's Drop — undiscovered
- Block Winery — undiscovered
- Alara Cellars — distinction
- El Vaquero — honest
- Travieso — honest
- Venue — undiscovered
- Jason Stephens — distinction
- Comartin — distinction
- Longevity — distinction
- Fortino — distinction
- Bloomfield Vineyards — honest
- Eagle Ridge — honest
- Domenico — undiscovered
- Mann — undiscovered
- Idle Hour — undiscovered
- Eden Ranch — undiscovered
- ZW Co — undiscovered
- Bozzano — distinction
- Armitage — distinction
- Ser — distinction
- Pleasant Valley Vineyards — undiscovered
- Dante Robere — distinction
- Tenuta Vineyards — undiscovered
- Ruby Hill — distinction
- Tatedog — honest
- 3 Steves — honest
- Tamas Estates — undiscovered
- McGrail — distinction
- Cedar Mountain — honest
- The Lucas — undiscovered
- Bodegas Aguirre — undiscovered
- Wood Family Vineyards — distinction
- Kirigin — honest
- Hannah Nicole — honest
- Rios Reserve Estate — undiscovered
- The Singing Winemaker — undiscovered
- Bishop’s Vineyard — undiscovered
- The Day — undiscovered
- Steven Kent — distinction
- Guglielmo — honest
- Hunter Hill — honest
- Alfaro Family — distinction
- Lucca — undiscovered
- Satori Cellars — undiscovered
- Thomas Kruse Winery — undiscovered
- Lightpost Winery — distinction
- Coterie Cellars — honest
- Fernwood — distinction
- Milagro Vineyards — honest
- L&M Vineyard — undiscovered
- Besson Family Vineyards — undiscovered
- EmmaLily — undiscovered
- Chateau Marie Antoinette — undiscovered
- Lost Moon — undiscovered
- J. M. Duane — honest
- Salamandre — undiscovered
- Lewis Grace Patriot — honest
- C.G. di Arie — distinction
- Jodar — honest
- Boeger — distinction
- Stonehouse Vineyards & Winery — undiscovered
- Fawnridge Winery — undiscovered
- Boitano Family — honest
- Miraflores — distinction
- Frog's Tooth — honest
- Lucchesi — honest
- Miller Wine Works — distinction
- Broll Mountain Vineyards — honest
- Renaissance — honest
- Windwalker — honest
- Sogno Winery — honest
- Cedarville Vineyard — distinction
- Terre Rouge — distinction
- Nevada City Winery — distinction
- Saluti — honest
- Amador Foothill — distinction
- Mt. Brow Winery — undiscovered
- Gold Hill — honest
- Nine Gables — honest
- Chatom Vineyards — distinction
- Latcham Vineyards — honest
- Pilot Peak Winery — honest
- David Girard — distinction
- Irish Family Vineyards — undiscovered
- Ursa Vineyards — distinction
- Dobra Zemlja — undiscovered
- Mt. Vernon — honest
- Oakstone Winery — distinction
- Bianchini (US) — undiscovered
- Sierra Vista — distinction
- Mount Aukum Winery — honest
- Villa Toscano — honest
- Mellowood — distinction
- Urban Legend — honest
- Dono Dal Cielo — honest
- Bella Grace Vineyards — distinction
- Charles Spinetta — undiscovered
- Allégorie — undiscovered
- Chiarella — undiscovered
- Avanguardia — undiscovered
- Tanner — distinction
- Hovey — distinction
- Le Casque — distinction
- Albeno Munari — honest
- Viña Castellano — honest
- Vina Moda — honest
- Ayrael Vieux — distinction
- Baiocchi — distinction
- Szabo — undiscovered
- Montoliva — distinction
- Oaksprings — undiscovered
- Legendre — honest
- Cielo — honest
- Due Ragazze — undiscovered
- Bumgarner — distinction
- Villa Vallecito Vineyards — undiscovered
- Sundstrom Hill — undiscovered
- Lone Buffalo — undiscovered
- Butterfly Creek Winery — undiscovered
- Metate Hill — honest
- D Artagnan — undiscovered
- Findleton Estate and Vineyard — undiscovered
- Four Winds — honest
- Renegade — honest
- Tanis — undiscovered
- Ciotti — undiscovered
- Chevalier (US) — undiscovered
- Jose — undiscovered
- Gray Pine — undiscovered
- School Street — undiscovered
- Bunting — undiscovered
- Mountain Ranch — undiscovered
- Via Romano Vineyards — distinction
- Matthew Gibson — honest
- Rancho Roble — undiscovered
- Gossamer — undiscovered
- Greenstone — undiscovered
- Cante Ao Vinho — undiscovered
- The Naked Bottle — undiscovered
- Silver Fox Vineyards — undiscovered
- Ten By Ten — undiscovered
- Holgate Hill — undiscovered
- Ellsworth Wines — undiscovered
- V5 Vineyards — undiscovered
- Overlook Winery — undiscovered
- Polynesian Girl — honest
- Slo 2 20 Vineyards — undiscovered
- Le Mulet Rouge — honest
- Burch Hall Winery — undiscovered
- Val du Vino — honest
- Stevenot — distinction
- Truckee River — undiscovered
- Newsome-Harlow — distinction
- Zucca Mountain Vineyards — honest
- Bella Piazza — distinction
- Smokin' Barrel Winery — undiscovered
- Château d' Estienne — undiscovered
- Arthur Michael Vineyards — undiscovered
- Deaver — distinction
- Wilderotter — honest
- Noceto — distinction
- Smith Vineyard — undiscovered
- South Slope Wines — undiscovered
- Karmère — honest
- Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards — distinction
- Drytown Cellars — distinction
- Bray Vineyards — honest
- Corkwood Cellars — honest
- Delicato — distinction
- Lava Cap — distinction
- Milliaire — honest
- Twin Rocks Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Bear River — undiscovered
- Driven — undiscovered
- Rock Hill Winery — distinction
- Brice Station Vineyards — honest
- Twisted Oak — distinction
- Indian Rock — honest
- Mineral — distinction
- Karine — honest
- Grant Eddie — undiscovered
- Grant Marie — undiscovered
- Obscurity Cellars — honest
- Mediterranean Vineyards — honest
- Busby Cellars — undiscovered
- Myka Estate — undiscovered
- Vino de Oro — undiscovered
- Paul J. Wines — undiscovered
- Leoni Farms — undiscovered
- Iron Hub — distinction
- Procissi Cellar — undiscovered
- 1850 — distinction
- Hux — undiscovered
- Morse Estate — distinction
- Casa de Loco — undiscovered
- Rancho Victoria — honest
- Clos Du Lac — distinction
- Lang — honest
- Renwood — distinction
- Terra d'Oro — distinction
- Sobon Estate — distinction
- Wine Tree Farm — undiscovered
- Shenandoah Vineyards — distinction
- Sierra Ridge — undiscovered
- Dillian Wines — honest
- Andis — distinction
- Sera Fina Cellars — honest
- Scott Harvey — distinction
- Di Stasio — undiscovered
- Belledor Vineyards — honest
- Linsteadt Family Winery — undiscovered
- Karly Winery — distinction
- Perch Wine — undiscovered
- Gianelli Vineyards — honest
- Iverson — undiscovered
- Beemer's Winery — undiscovered
- Gwinllan — undiscovered
- Riaza — honest
- Twisted Twig Winery — honest
- Boa Vista Vineyards — undiscovered
- Voluptuary Wine — honest
- Marcelais Vineyard — undiscovered
- Saureel Vineyards — undiscovered
- Casino Mine Ranch — distinction
- Bom Vinho Vineyard — undiscovered
- Amador Cellars — distinction
- Duncan Peak — distinction
- Saxon Brown — distinction
- Julietta — honest
- Kesner — distinction
- Williams & Heim — distinction
- Lone Tree — undiscovered
- Putah Creek — distinction
- RLS Palisades — undiscovered
- Breathless — distinction
- Unwined — honest
- Joya — undiscovered
- Forlorn Hope — honest
- Tejada — honest
- Nineteen Twelve — undiscovered
- Bergin Sipila Vineyards — undiscovered
- Napa River — distinction
- R. Merlo Estate Vineyards — distinction
- Elena — undiscovered
- Bronco — honest
- Shadowood — honest
- Bump — honest
- Day — distinction
- J. Benton-Furrow — honest
- Whispering — honest
- The Cellar Cru — honest
- F&F — undiscovered
- Fleur de Lys — honest
- West — undiscovered
- Hoffman Family — undiscovered
- Idle — honest