The Secret Ingredient in Great Blends Now available: 2026 Cabernet Franc Grapes — a versatile red wine option for wineries looking to refine blends or craft distinctive, aromatic standalone offerings. Cabernet Franc plays a unique role in winemaking. It brings bright red fruit, herbal lift, and refined tannin structure , making it a powerful tool for adding balance and complexity to red blends. As wineries finalize blending decisions and prepare for upcoming bottlings, listings like this provide a valuable opportunity to incorporate a varietal known for finesse, freshness, and versatility . View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and listings like this Cabernet Franc highlight how the platform helps wineries efficiently source wines that enhance both blending and standalone programs. Known for its aromatic complexity, bright fruit, and balanced structure, Cabernet Franc offers winemakers a versatile option for refining style a

Cab Franc: The Secret Weapon in Red Programs  Now available: 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc — a compelling option for wineries looking to add nuance, structure, and aromatic complexity to their red wine programs. Cabernet Franc is prized for its bright red fruit, herbal lift, and refined tannin structure, making it a valuable component in blends or a distinctive standalone offering. As wineries refine blends and plan upcoming bottlings, listings like this provide timely access to quality Napa Valley wine. View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and listings like this 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc highlight how the platform helps wineries efficiently source quality wines from trusted producers. With its aromatic complexity, structure, and versatility, Cabernet Franc is a valuable option for both blending and standalone programs as wineries refine their portfolios and finalize bottling decisions. If you have bulk w

New Bulk Wine Portfolio from Bennett Lane Winery A collection of high-quality bulk wine offerings has just been added to the WIN Marketplace from a Napa Valley seller with a strong regional focus and diverse varietal options. This portfolio includes: 2024 Napa Valley Petite Sirah 2024 Napa Valley Syrah 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2024 Premium Merlot Napa Valley 2025 Carneros Chardonnay 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon With multiple varietals and appellations from one producer, this is a great chance to explore a range of Napa Valley wines in one place — whether you’re blending, expanding your program, or sourcing base wines for bottling. 👉 Browse all listings 💡 List risk-free: Use promo code MARKETPLACE for a FREE 90-day listing on WIN Marketplace and get your equipment in front of the right audience. Explore by Category Grapes Bulk Wine Shiners Production Vineyard Real Estate Services

Domaine Della 2023 Soberanes Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir Takes Top Prize  November 18, 2025 — Winners have been announced in the 2025 Harvest Challenge Wine Competition. After two spirited days of judging, Domaine Della 2023 Soberanes Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir took the top prize. It was also awarded Best of Show Red Wine and Best of Monterey County AVA. Coming in at 98 points, judges praised the wine as “warm and spicy” with “fig and nutmeg.” Other descriptors included “meaty,” “prosciutto,” and “dried rose petal.”  With entries from across the globe, the Harvest Challenge bases judging on a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions and grapes that combine to give personality to the wine.  In other competitions, this terroir is ignored. At the Harvest Challen

“Lumo has been the linchpin in the re-engineering of our approach to water management.”  Michael and Kara Busselen, the Owners of Woodhawk Vineyards, farm 21 acres of world-class Cabernet Sauvignon for Silver Oak, situated 1,000 feet above sea level, overlooking the Alexander Valley and Russian River at the northern end of Sonoma County. They're also starting to make some of their own high-end Cabernet. Michael and Kara in the vineyard. Over the past couple years, they’ve evolved their irrigation strategy in collaboration with Fruition Sciences and Redwood Empire Vineyard Management, supported by data from a sap flow monitor they have installed in one of their blocks.  The big shift in practice has been getting away from running relatively frequent, short-duration sets and moving toward running longer-duration irrigations less often. “Far fewer but far more strategic,” with the aim of improving the root architecture

The 2025 Barrel Weekend is all about tasting wines from the past, present and future. This annual weekend event has been reimagined for its 47th anniversary, letting the wineries along the Wine Road focus on more than just tasting wines from the barrel. And, giving tasters new opportunities for exploring and learning about wine. More Tasting Options With wineries pouring wines from past (library wines), present (current release wines) and future (barrel samples), attendees have more choices and can choose what they most enjoy or what they seeking to restock their wine cellars. As you look through the online Barrel Weekend program, you’ll discover wineries pouring wines from one, two or all three of the category options. This information lets you, the ticket holder, design the tasting path that suits your palate preferences. If you love tasting only barrel samples and possibly buying wine futures, you can still do that. But, if you prefer to taste wines that are currently availabl

Two K Farms Cidery and Winery 2022 Bubbly Riesling Takes Top Honors November 15, 2024 — Winners have been announced in the 2024 Harvest Challenge Wine Competition. After two spirited days of judging,Two K Farms Cidery and Winery 2022 Bubbly Riesling took the top prize. It was also awarded Best of Show Sparkling Wine. Coming in at 97 points, judges praised the wine for its “Mouth watering citrus and honeysuckle”; “Lingering tropical finish”; and “Perfect bubbles.” They also called it “Well balanced.” With a record number of entries from across the globe, the Harvest Challenge bases judging on a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions and grapes that combine to give personality to the wine. In other competitions, terroir is ignored. At the Harvest Challenge, judges taste wines alongside other wines of the same appellation. W

Lula Cellars 2020 Rescue Block Pinot Noir Takes Top Honors November 17, 2023 — Winners have been announced in the 2023 Harvest Challenge Wine Competition. After two spirited days of judging, Lula Cellars 2020 Rescue Block Pinot Noir took the top prize. It was also awarded Best Red Wine and Best of Anderson Valley AVA (Mendocino County, Calif.). Coming in at 98 points, judges praised the wine as “rich, ripe” and for its “Bing cherry,” and “hint of orange peel.”  Lula Cellars is a boutique winery located in California’s Anderson Valley. Its focus is on world-class Pinot Noirs both from its estate and across Anderson Valley, as well as other single-vineyard offerings from the greater Mendocino County. When preparing to plant their own vines, Lula owners discovered some-1,000 old vines “literally lying down, as if waiting to be rescued.” Lots of TLC later, these mystery Pinot Noir grapes have thrived. There’s no in

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Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2018 Named Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year: Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, announced Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2018 as the 2023 Wine of the Year...

Best of Show Awarded to Brecon Estate Albariño    June 6, 2023 (Santa Rosa, Calif.) — Winners have been announced for the 2023 Sunset International Wine Competition, which took place in May in Santa Rosa, Calif. Taking the top spot this year is Brecon Estate 2022 Albariño, which judges described as “fresh and bright,” “honeysuckle,” with a “lingering finish.” Ultimately, they concluded, “a very well-made wine.”  Brecon Estate is a boutique estate winery located in the westside hills outside of Paso Robles, Calif. “This particular varietal has been hugely successful for us,” says winemaker Damian Grindley. “It fits so well with alfresco summers in Paso Robles and so many Southern states, as well as the seafood culture of the [San Luis Obispo] Coast. It’s helped put both Brecon Estate and Central Coast Albariño on the map.” He continues, “Its fruit sourcing h