The Epicurean Trader Collection

The World of Wine

From Napa to Burgundy to Piedmont — our curated selection of exceptional wines, hand-picked for character, terroir, and story.

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Featured Producers

California Wineries We Love

The Golden State produces some of the most exciting wines in the world. Here are a few of the producers whose bottles you will find on our shelves.

📍 Napa Valley, CA

Matthiasson

Steve Matthiasson brings a viticulturist's precision to winemaking. Known for elegant, restrained wines that showcase Napa's diversity beyond big Cabs — from stunning white blends to gorgeous Ribolla Gialla and benchmark Cabernet.

White Blends Cabernet Napa Valley

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📍 Napa, CA

Dirty & Rowdy Family Winery

Hardy Wallace champions old-vine Mourvèdre and Semillon from heritage California vineyards. Minimal intervention, whole-cluster fermentation, and wines with incredible depth and personality. A Bay Area favorite.

Mourvèdre Natural Wine Old Vine

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📍 Sonoma, CA

Bedrock Wine Co.

Morgan Twain-Peterson is on a mission to preserve California's old-vine heritage vineyards. Bedrock's field blends, Zinfandels, and Syrahs are benchmarks of what California terroir can express.

Old Vine Zin Field Blends Sonoma

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Wine Readings

Let’s Talk About Wine: A Seven-Part Series

From vine to glass — explore the science, craft, and culture of wine through our in-depth editorial series.

Part 1 of 7

Let’s Talk About Wine

A comprehensive scientific introduction to wine — from the 800+ chemical compounds in every glass to the distinction between terroir, production style, and aging chemistry.

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Part 2 of 7

The Living Vineyard

How climate, soil, and canopy management shape wine flavor from the ground up. From dormancy through harvest, the vine’s biochemical calendar determines what ends up in the glass.

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Part 3 of 7

The Grape Decoded

Thiols in Sauvignon Blanc, rotundone in Syrah, norisoprenoids in Chardonnay — the molecular fingerprint of major wine varietals and the flavor compounds that define every grape.

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Part 4 of 7

From Harvest to Fermentation

The chemistry behind harvest timing, crush decisions, and maceration kinetics. Brix, titratable acidity, pH — and why the harvest decision is the most consequential choice of the winemaking year.

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Part 5 of 7

Fermentation Science

Yeast succession, malolactic fermentation, and how vessel choice shapes wine texture. The 10-to-40-day microbial drama that transforms grape juice into wine.

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Part 6 of 7

The Major Wine Styles

How production method defines wine style — from maceration and extraction to Traditional Method sparkling, Charmat, and Botrytis noble rot.

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Part 7 of 7

Aging, Oak & Bottle Evolution

Oak barrel chemistry, tannin polymerization, lees aging, and the reductive science of bottle aging. What makes a wine cellar-worthy.

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Not sure which bottle is right for dinner, a gift, or your cellar? Our team is happy to help with recommendations, pairings, or sourcing special bottles.

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