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Texas Wine Report (Part II – 2025) Auction and 60 New Wines
Jonathan Cristaldi attends the Texas Wine Auction, tastes 60 more Texas Wines and adds 7 new wineries to his Texas Report.
Cristaldi: 13 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lot Scores and Reviews
Jonathan Cristaldi rates and reviews 13 select lots from the 2025 Sonoma County Barrel Auction.
Cristaldi’s Top 20 Texas Wines for Restaurant By-The-Glass Lists
Cristaldi’s selects his top 20 Texas wines ideally suited for by-the-glass placements on restaurant wine lists.
Cristaldi’s Top 20 Texas Wines for Restaurant By-The-Bottle Lists
Cristaldi’s selects his top 20 Texas wines for on-premise restaurant buyers for their bottle lists.
All Alcohol is Bad, Eh?
About this war on alcohol consumption…
Cristaldi: Texas Wine Report (Part I – 2024)
Jonathan Cristaldi tastes 200+ wines (100% Texas-grown and produced) and profiles eight wineries.
Cristaldi Score
Why and how we employ the 100-point score.
The “Burgundy of Italy”
From my “Punchdown” column in Somm Journal: Meet Isola delle Falcole.
A Surge Across Sonoma
Winemaker Jesse Katz on the importance of Sonoma County to California wine and food culture.
Come Over October: The Italian Way
At Cascina Baricchi in Barbaresco, food and incredible wine bring people together.
A Legacy in Limestone: Exploring the Terroir of Chalone Vineyard
A few years ago, I spent a full day at Chalone. I met Richard Boer, who, at the time, had managed Chalone’s vines for three
