This July marks the 250th birthday of the United States, and we’ve selected some of our favorite wines for toasting this momentous anniversary. Come celebrate with us all summer as we highlight American craftsmanship and camaraderie.
TURLEY ZINFANDEL ‘JUVENILE’ 2024
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The Juvenile Zinfandel is composed of a variety of “younger” vines ranging from 6 to 25 years old and planted within the old vine sites that are Turley’s calling card. These selections include some of the best vineyards: Hayne, Pwawnri, Salvador, Vineyard 101, Fredericks, and Kirschenmann. The wine is exuberant and expressive with bright fruit and fantastic structure that punches above its weight class.
Turley makes 50 separate wines from 50 different vineyards, some with vines dating back to the late 1800s. Often low-yielding, these vineyards require extra care and attention in order to reflect their aged glory. All of the vineyards are organic, and only natural yeasts are used.
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CARBONISTE ALBARIÑO EXTRA BRUT ‘GOMES VINEYARD’ 2024
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This is Albariño like you’ve never seen it—bubbly, bone-dry, and topped with a crown cap. Carboniste reimagines the traditional Spanish variety through a sparkling California lens, using bottle fermentation to create a fresh, zesty wine with just the right amount of fizz. With bright citrus, green melon, and mouthwatering acidity, it’s the ultimate cooler wine for a steamy Midwest summer day. Pop it open with sushi, shellfish, or straight-up potato chips.
In place of an homage to Champagne, CARBONISTE is a proud statement about the beauty of California’s fruit. They tried to think about the best way to express the fresh, fruity flavors of, for example, Sacramento Delta Albariño, in sparkling form.
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LIOCO CHARDONNAY ‘SONOMA COUNTY’ 2024
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LIOCO’s Sonoma County Chardonnay is the anti-big-California-Chard: fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel as a direct homage to Louis Michel Chablis, it’s all about freshness, tension, and the pure, unadorned pleasure of great fruit. The 2024 adds two new organic vineyard sources—including old-vine Wente from Frank Johnson and a cool-climate pocket of the Alexander Valley—layering even more texture and complexity into what is already one of the most reliably satisfying white wines on the market. It’s brilliant with oysters, grilled fish, or simply as the white wine you keep cold and keep pouring all afternoon.
LIOCO is run by husband and wife team of Matt and Sara Licklider out of a small winemaking cooperative in Santa Rosa. Their goal is to maintain relationships with the “unspoken heroes” of California; the grape-growers who pick early and harvest by hand.
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STOLPMAN ‘LOVE YOU BUNCHES’ ROSÉ 2025
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Stolpman’s Love You Bunches has become a cult favorite for a reason: it’s genuinely delicious, genuinely fun, and genuinely built for summer. The 2025 vintage shows the wine at its most refined—fuzzy strawberry and airy melon framed by a creamy, cheesecake-like richness, finishing with just enough grip to keep things interesting. It’s the rosé for guests who think they don’t like rosé, for long afternoons on the patio, and for moments when you need a wine that’s both crowd-pleasing and worth talking about. Chill well and open generously.
Over 20 years ago, our Founding Partner, Tom Stolpman, discovered what we believe to be one of the greatest viticultural sites on earth. Dedicated to sensible farming & winemaking, Stolpman is creating vibrant, site-specific wines, with a focus unique to Ballard Canyon AVA, California.
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SEAN MINOR WINES SAUVIGNON BLANC ‘CALIFORNIA SERIES’ 2024
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Sean Minor’s California Sauvignon Blanc is the workhorse white your summer lineup needs: affordable, approachable, and genuinely delicious. Ruby grapefruit and tropical fruit on the nose give way to a palate of lush melon, fig, and lime, all balanced into a crisp, mouthwatering finish that practically demands another sip. It’s the kind of bottle that disappears at a backyard party—in the best way. Stock the cooler and don’t look back.
Sean Minor Wines, founded in 2005 by Sean and Nicole Minor, is a family-owned winery producing high-quality, affordable wines from sustainable farms in California and Oregon. Their California, Signature, and Invited Series highlight regional varietals. |
GROUNDED WINE CO. CABERNET SAUVIGNON ‘CALIFORNIA’ 2024
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Josh Phelps—heir to one of Napa’s most iconic winemaking families—launched Grounded with a clear mission: great California Cabernet at a price that actually makes sense for a party. The 2024 delivers on every front. Fresh plum and cherry open into a mid-palate of mocha, black pepper, and cedar, with the kind of tension and balance that usually costs twice as much. This is the red you pour for everyone at the table—the steakhouse-worthy anchor for a 4th of July cookout that doesn’t ask anyone to ration their glass.
Grounded in heritage, grounded in soil, grounded in simplicity – Grounded Wine Company creates simple wines that are intriguing, clean, balanced, and evoke a sense of place. Son of winemaker Chris Phelps, Josh Phelps grew up in St. Helena, Napa, a witness to — and participant in — the processes by which the valley’s singular wines are made. Grounded Wine Co. builds on those relationships to source compelling, well-priced raw material.
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