Make 2019 all about playing the field---below is a fully vetted (by yours truly and my crack team of ordinary wine drinkers) list to get you started. Top Taste Casadei Signo Mediterraneo 2016: Fred Cline of Cline teamed up with Italian winemaker Stefano Casadei to import Casadei’s wines. Brewer-Clifton Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2016: A single vineyard Chardonnay with exceptional finesse and elegance on the palate. A raft of 90+ scores and Brewer-Clifton’s history of making exceptional wines, make this California Chardonnay a heck of a deal for $36. Clif Family Croquet Vineyard Howell Mountain, 2015: Clif Family wines have long been some of my favorite Calfornia selections—well-made with a nod towards purity and balance.

Source: Forbes December 26, 2018 15:56 UTC