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Amid Climate Change, Napa Goes Beyond Cabernet

Larkmead Vineyard / Photo by Bob McClenahan Once upon a time, Americans struggled to pronounce words like “Cabernet Sauvignon” and “Petit Verdot.” Might we struggle soon with “Manseng Noir” or “Arinarnoa”? For now, in Napa Valley, there’s no doubt that Cab remains king. In 2019, 64.6% of all red grapes harvested were Cabernet Sauvignon, with an average price of $7,941 per ton, the highest in history, per the 2019 Napa County Agricultural Crop Report. In that same report, no other grape even comes close to its 22,504 producing acres. Not Chardonnay (5,950 acres), not Merlot (4,072), and certainly not Pinot Noir (2,680). But Cab hasn’t always reigned supreme here. In 1966, the year Robert Mondavi built his Oakville winery, there were more acres of Carignan, Gamay, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah than Cabernet.

Will online wine sales replace local shops?

Almost from the start of the pandemic lockdowns a year ago, we heard that U.S. consumers were buying more wine online than ever before. We were purchasing from traditional bricks-and-mortar

Online wine sales continue to grow, but can they — or should they — replace local shops?