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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: Top wines from St Helena

The top wines from this emblematic Napa AVA...

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
Realm Cellars and Napa Valley’s last fairytale founding

An in-depth look at the rise of Napa Valley's Realm Cellars...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 19 August 24
Pangaea: Putting the world in a bottle

Is there a global terroir? Pangaea from Michel Rolland explores the concept...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 23 July 24
The Chappellet family and the forging of Napa’s Cabernet identity

With 10 tasting notes from this renowned estate...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 9 July 24
Spring Mountain Vineyard: producer profile & 10 wines to try

Exploring the history and wines of this remarkable property...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 31 May 24
Napa Valley Cabernet 2022 vintage preview

Including 12 barrel samples from the 2022 vintage...

By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated 8 May 24