New World

Close your eyes and picture a high-stakes corporate dinner. The contracts are printed, the steakhouse is booked, the mood is optimistic, and then—the waiter hands you the wine list. Choosing the right wine for a business dinner is a subtle art. Pick something too obscure, and your guests might feel alienated. Pick something too flashy, and it looks like you are trying too hard (or worse, blowing the expense account recklessly). The goal is to find those sweet-spot bottles: wi

If the world of wine were a stage, Napa Valley would undoubtedly be its most charismatic leading star. Nestled just north of San Francisco, this small but mighty strip of land—only 30 miles long and five miles wide—has done more to shape the global perception of luxury wine than perhaps any other region outside of Europe. But what is it about Napa that makes wine collectors reach for their glasses and chefs design entire menus around a single Cabernet? It isn’t just the glit