Wines of the 12 months lists are nothing new however the launch of our High 50 US Wines, which contains a listing of our high US wines tasted over the course of the 12 months, marks a primary for Decanter. It delivers a deep dive into the nation’s myriad wine areas, intensely gifted winemakers and array of high quality.
Unveiled on Decanter Premium throughout this week, the Decanter High 50 US Wines shall be revealed in three instalments with the primary half, masking wines 50-31, out there at the moment.
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The countdown will function wines highlighted by a number of correspondents and contributing writers: Jonathan Cristaldi in Napa; Vanessa Rason situated in Santa Barbara County; Brianne Cohen in Paso Robles and Maiah Johnson Dunn up within the Finger Lakes, together with contributing author Anna Lee Ijima and yours really.
2024 High 50 US Wines: How the picks have been made
The picks for Decanter’s High 50 US wines have been chosen from the over 3,000 wines tasted and reviewed between January and November of 2024. To be thought-about, they should be present or soon-to-be-released wines. Library wines will not be eligible.
They have been chosen to indicate a variety of kinds, locations and thrilling and rising winemaking expertise. This isn’t supposed to be a listing of the top-scoring wines of the 12 months however wines that present the brilliance and variety of America’s winemaking skills and areas.
We have been aware of excellence this 12 months, and our protection expanded considerably. Readers have been handled to classic stories from the Sonoma Coast, larger Sonoma County, California’s Anderson Valley, Paso Robles, New York State, Oregon’s Willamette Valley, the Columbia Valley in each Washington and Oregon and, in fact, Napa Valley.
I sincerely hope that this record will pique your curiosity. You’ll not essentially discover the standard suspects right here. Our dedication to masking as many US areas as doable, emphasising telling the tales of small artisan producers, comes via on this High 50 choice.
