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Jonathan Cristaldi

Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine writer and critic based in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more than a decade, his articles on wine, spirits and beer have appeared in a host of print and digital platforms, including Decanter, Food & Wine, Departures, The SOMM Journal, Tasting Panel Magazine, Liquor.com, Seven Fifty Daily, Los Angeles Magazine, Thrillist, Tasting Table and Time Out LA among others. When not writing about wine, Cristaldi works as a scriptwriter on film and documentary projects with award-winning commercial photographer and director Rachid Dahnoun.

Napa Cabernet 2022: Best value wines of the vintage

Seeking value in the vintage...

Napa Valley’s Silver Oak: Revolutionising the use of American oak in winemaking

Toast of the town...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 26 July 25
Cristaldi: The age of cellar-worthy California Sauvignon Blanc

Napa's other ageworthy wine...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 7 July 25
Napa Cabernet 2022: Which 2022 Cabernets should I drink and when?

What Napa 2022 Cabernets to drink when...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 18 June 25
Napa Cabernet 2022: Top wines from Rutherford

When the Rutherford dust settles on the 2022 vintage...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 13 June 25
Napa Cabernet 2022: Top wines from St Helena

The top wines from this emblematic Napa AVA...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 13 June 25
Napa Cabernet 2022: Top wines from Oakville

Top wines from Oakville in 2022...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 11 June 25

Napa Cabernet 2022: Top wines from Stags Leap District

Leap into the top Cabernets from this renowned sub-appellation...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 10 June 25
Record-breaking Texas Wine Auction celebrates state-grown success

The fourth annual Texas Wine Auction set a new record..

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 2 May 25
Cristaldi: Tasting 40 vintages of Groth’s Napa Cabernet

A full vertical from the renowned Oakville estate...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 23 April 25
Cristaldi: Seeking Napa Valley’s best ‘second label’ wines

Jonathan Cristaldi explores the Bordelais concept of a ‘second wine’ in Napa Valley...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 16 April 25
Cristaldi: The evolution of Silver Oak

A look at the iconic California label's growth and change...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 7 March 25
Cristaldi: How Schrader Cellars powered its renaissance with a new approach at To Kalon

A look at the intricate puzzle that is the new Schrader To Kalon blocks...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 4 February 25

Peter Michael masterclass: DFWE NYC 2024

A benchmark tasting of this Sonoma estate's flagship red and white cuvées...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 30 January 25
Napa Valley Cabernet 2021: Full report and buyer’s guide to the vintage’s finest wines

An in-depth look at the 2021 vintage in Napa Valley; a future classic...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 27 November 24
Cristaldi: Understanding the signature ‘Rutherford Dust’ and how to spot it

With the AVA's best producers to know...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 27 November 24
Cristaldi: Napa Valley’s 2014 Cabernets 10 years on

Decanter digs into the 2014 Napa Cabernets...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 4 November 24
Napa Valley Cabernet 2021: Top wines from Spring Mountain & Mt Veeder

The standout 2021 Cabernets from these AVAs...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 22 October 24
Napa Valley Cabernet 2021: Top wines from Stags Leap District

The best of Stags Leap in 2021...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 22 October 24

Napa Valley Cabernet 2021: Top wines from Howell & Diamond Mountain

2021 Cabernets from the mountains...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 22 October 24
Napa Valley Cabernet 2021: Top wines from Oakville

A look at the best of Oakville's 2021 wines...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 22 October 24
Napa Valley Cabernet 2021: Top wines from Rutherford & St Helena

Includes a punnet of top-scoring wines...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 9 October 24
Napa 2021 Cabernet: Finding value in the Napa Valley

A search for value among Napa's 2021 Cabernets...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 9 October 24
Napa Valley Cabernet 2021: Top wines from Oak Knoll

The best of 2021 from Napa's sweet spot...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Published 23 September 24
Napa Valley’s Ovid: Producer profile plus 10 wines to try

Perpetual innovation and experimentation in Napa...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 12 September 24