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.
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Pangaea: Putting the world in a bottleIs there a global terroir? Pangaea from Michel Rolland explores the concept...
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The Chappellet family and the forging of Napa’s Cabernet identityWith 10 tasting notes from this renowned estate...
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Spring Mountain Vineyard: producer profile & 10 wines to tryExploring the history and wines of this remarkable property...
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Napa Valley Cabernet 2022 vintage previewIncluding 12 barrel samples from the 2022 vintage...
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Pahlmeyer’s progress: From smuggled vines to Napa favouriteWinemaker Katie Vogt is leading the renowned Napa brand forward...
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Producer profile: Hundred Acre plus 18 great wines to tryJonathan Cristaldi meets publicity-shy founder Jayson Woodbridge...
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A drink with… Rex PickettThe author of Sideways speaks to Decanter...
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Lawrence Wine Estates: A day with Carlton McCoy MS, plus 20 winesThe man who makes it happen at Lawrence Wine Estates...
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Napa Valley’s Darioush: Producer profile plus 10 wines tastedAn unlikely tale on Napa's Silverado Trail...
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Jonathan Cristaldi: My top Californian wines of 2023From across California – and beyond…
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Napa Cabernet 2020: Vintage report and top recommendationsJonathan Cristaldi reveals where to find the high points in a challenging year...
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Covenant: California kosher fine wine producer profile and 10 wines tastedKosher fine wines from California's Covenant...
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Oakville 2020: The top Cabernets from this Napa AVAThe top 2020 Cabernets from Oakville...
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The Araujo legacy: Wheeler Farms and Accendo Cellars, plus 10 wines tastedJonathan Cristaldi charts the past, present and future for the Araujos...
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Bart and Daphne Araujo step back from Accendo CellarsThey’ve been called visionaries and pioneers, and now they plan to pay it all forward...
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St Helena 2020: The top Cabernets from this Napa AVASee the best St Helena wines from the 2020 vintage...
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Stags Leap District 2020: The top Cabernets from this Napa AVAThe top Cabernets from Stags Leap District in 2020...
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Coombsville 2020: The top Cabernets from this Napa AVAThe top Cabernets from Coombsville in 2020...
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Napa Cabernet 2019: full vintage report and top-scoring winesThe top 63 wines from 2019, including five 100-point scores…
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Rutherford 2020: The top Cabernets from this Napa AVAThe top Rutherford Cabernets from the 2020 vintage...
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Harlan Estate masterclass: DFWE New YorkThree Decades of Harlan Estate a study in Napa excellence...
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At the Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience – California Pinot Noir takes on BurgundyThe three-day festival brought an international wine and food scene to Healdsburg...
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Inspire Napa Valley raises over $1m for Alzheimer’s researchThe fourth annual Inspire Napa Valley auction was held at Round Pond Estate in Rutherford...
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Value Napa Cabernet 2019: the top buysExpert tips to get the most from your money, and the wines to buy…
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