“Napa Valley 2023 wine auction sales surpass previous year” 24 February 2025 by Roger Morris “The 29th Annual Premiere Napa Valley trade-only wine auction, debuting the 2023 vintage red wines, concluded this past weekend on an optimistic note with a…
Auction 28, Lot 9 Exciting news from Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain District – Davies, Diamond Creek, Diamond Mountain, Dyer, The Vineyardist and Wallis have come together to create an extraordinary one-of-a-kind Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Featuring the best fruit from more…
“Thomas Rivers Brown is the winemaker responsible for this delightful Napa Cab. Made from 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the Diamond Mountain District, it is aged for 20 months in 80 percent new French oak and is bottled unfined…
Wallis Family Estate’s flagship 2019 Diamond Mountain Cabernet was honored with a Gold Medal at the 2023 TEXSOM International Wine Awards. Top 10 percent out of 2300 entries. TEXSOM Awards judging took place April 30 – May 3rd at Irving Convention…
Wallis Family Estate is proud to announce that our 2019 Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon scored 96 points (Platinum Medal) at the 2023 Winemaker Challenge, International Wine Competition. Critic Rich Cook noted “One of my two favorite sub-AVA’s of Napa Valley…
“The Platinum ParadeBy Robert Whitley July 7, 2020 Over the 30 years I’ve been writing this column, I’ve easily sampled a couple hundred thousand wines — at least. At some point, you might think, the thrill of discovery would have worn…
Wisdom of the SommsBy Robert Whitley October 8, 2019 “When the Sommelier Challenge was conceived in San Diego more than a dozen years ago, the profession was undergoing a renaissance. The image of a snobby sommelier full of condescension (never really…
