Sometime in the early 1990s, John and Tracey Skupny encountered a problem. The young couple were working their way up in the Napa Valley wine trade and were amassing an impressive collection of ...

With a winemaking history stretching back to 1839, Napa Valley has been heralded as the source of some of the world’s best Cabernet Sauvignon since 1976, when Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. Each piece of cypress wood was precious as they came from a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. As the glow from the sun lit up the vine leaves with a heavenly ...

When it comes to famous Bordeaux varieties—whether they’re grown in their native Bordeaux or in other parts of the wine world—Cabernet Sauvignon tends to suck all of the oxygen out of the room. It’s ...