This document provides a concise guide to Californian wines, including the major wine-growing regions of Napa, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey. It lists popular grape varieties and wine producers, noting some of their most well-known wines and price ranges between $2000-5000 or $3000-8000 per bottle depending on the region, vintage, and wine.

1. A
CONCISE
GUIDE
OF
CALIFORNIAN
WINES
KOICHIRO HONDA

2. NAPA
SONOMA
SANTA CLARA
SANTA CRUZ
MONTEREY
SANTA BARBARA

3. FRENCH VS CALIFORNIAN

4. CATEGORIES
PROPRIETARY
E.G. OPUS ONE 2002
VARIETAL
E.G. ROBERT MONDAVI CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA
VALLEY 2008
GENERIC

5. GRAPE
RED WHITE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON CHARDONNAY
PINOT NOIR SAUVIGNON BLANC
ZINFANDEL RIESLING
MERLOT

6. CABERNET SAUVIGNON - RED
NAPA, SONOMA

7. PINOT NOIR - RED

8. ZINFANDEL - RED

9. MERLOT - RED

10. CHARDONNAY - WHITE
NAPA SONOMA

11. SAUVIGNON BLANC - WHITE

12. NAPA
SONOMA

13. ROBERT MONDAVI - OAKVILLE
ROBERT MONDAVI
PRIVATE SELECTION
WOODBRIDGE

14. OPUS ONE - OAKVILLE
ROBERT MONDAVI CHATEAU
MOUTON ROTHSCHILD
2

15. CHATEAU MONTELENA - CALISTOGA
1976
5000 1

16. STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS
- STAG’S LEAP DISTRICT
1976
3500 5000 1

17. DOMINUS - YOUNTVILLE
NAPANOOK
(5000 ) DOMINUS(15000 )
2

18. CLOS DU VAL
- STAG’S LEAP DISTRICT
5000

19. NEWTON
- SPRING MOUNTAIN
UNFILTERED
1
6000

20. FLOG’S LEAP
- RUTHERFORD
FLOG’S LEAP
3000

21. BERINGER
- SAINT HELENA

22. DUCKHORN
- SAINT HELENA
6000

23. CLOS PEGASE
- CALISTOGA
4000

24. SONOMA
NAPA

25. SIMI
- ALEXANDER VALLEY
2500

26. SEGHESIO
- ALEXANDER VALLEY
4000

27. CENTRAL COAST
CENTRAL COAST
SANTA CRUZ, MONTELEY, SANTA BARBALA

28. DUMOL - ORINDA
BERKELEY
8000

29. RIDGE
- SANTA CLARA
APPLE
SF
4000, 5000

30. CALERA
- MONTEREY
3000

31. AU BON CLIMAT
- SANTA BARBARA
AU BON CLIMAT
3000

32. HAHN
- SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS
2000

33. 2000-3000

34. SIMI
1
2500 4500

35. HAHN
2000

36. NEWTON
1
3000
1
5000

37. CALERA
CUVEE V 3000 )

38. AU BON CLIMAT
ABC
CUVEE V 3000
SANTA BARBARA(UIST 2011)