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It is our pleasure to share some of our recent press and Aperture wine ratings in the news with you.

Galerie

Galerie Editors
September 2026

Galerie article, The Artful Life: 7 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week, featuring Aperture's five-wine fall release and the winery exterior

Galerie

Alexandria Sillo
August, 2026

Modern Luxury article, Winemaker Exclusive: Our Chat with Aperture's Jesse Katz About the Release of Collage, with three Collage bottles

Modern Luxury

Michael McCarthy
July, 2026

Haute Living article, The Bespoke Wedding Experience Every Wine Lover Dreams About, with a couple walking through the vineyard

Haute Living SF

Krishna Chhaganlal
July, 2026

Vogue

Nicole Kliest
June, 2026

Sophisticated living st. louis

Grayling Holmes
June, 2026

Esquire article, The Wine You Should Be Drinking This Summer, with a collage of Aperture Collage bottles and the winery

Esquire

Joshua David Stein
May, 2026

Magazine C article, Sonoma's Aperture Debuts New Collage Wines, with a Collage bottle and grape clusters

Magazine C

Elizabeth Varnell
May, 2026

Haute Living article, Aperture Cellars Revives Collage 2023, with the Collage gift box and hands sorting grapes

Haute Magazine

Lauren Mosseri
April, 2026

Elle article, An Elevated Guide to Wedding Gifts, featuring a three-bottle Aperture Cabernet gift set

Elle

Laura Tarafa
January, 2026

Observer article, Luxurious Valentine's Day Gifts for Her, with a flat lay of luxury gifts including Aperture Cabernet

Observer

Morgan Halberg
January, 2026

Forbes article, Colorado-Bred Winemaker Creates 41 Wines with Perfect 100 Scores, with Jesse Katz walking in the vineyard

Forbes

Gary Stoller
January, 2026

Forbes Travel Guide 20 Top Destinations for 2026 article naming Sonoma County, with an alpine mountain village photo

Forbes travel guide

Jennifer Kester
January, 2026

Travel and Leisure article on Montage International's new wine by Jesse Katz, with a bottle and glass in the vineyard

TRAVEL & LEISURE

Nina Ruggiero
January, 2026

Robb Report article, 7 Bold White Wines to Drink All Winter Long, featuring three white wine bottles including Aperture

Robb Report

Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen
January, 2026

Forbes Travel Guide Top Travel Stories of 2025 article featuring Jesse Katz, with an aerial view of an island resort

Forbes travel guide

Forbes Travel Guide
December, 2025

Observer article, The Things We Loved This Month, with a palm-lined Hawaiian resort pool

OBSERVER

Morgan Halberg
December, 2025

Galerie article, How Jesse Katz Wove Sustainable Viticulture and Photography into Aperture Cellars, with the tasting room lounge

Galerie

Ryan Waddoups
December, 2025

Observer article, The Most Over-the-Top Experience Gifts, featuring the Aperture winery seen through vines

Observer

Morgan Halberg
December, 2025

Elle Escapes: Sonoma article featuring Aperture Cellars, with a food spread, the winery and an Aperture bottle

Elle Escapes: Sonoma

Jeffrey Ingledue
December, 2025

Forbes article, Delta Breezes and Red Rock Hillsides: Inside Aperture Cellars' Wines, with a lineup of six Aperture bottles

FORBES

Joseph V Micallef
December, 2025

GQ article, The Best Gifts for Husbands That Aren't a Novelty Tie, featuring the three-bottle Collage set

GQ

Jordan Bowman, Ian Burke, and Cyrus Ferguson
December, 2025

GQ Gift Guide 2025 featuring Aperture Collage wines in a black gift box

Magazine C

Kerstin Czarra
December, 2025

Forbes Travel Guide Last-Minute Gift Guide for Luxury Travelers featuring Aperture wines and a white gift box

FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE

Demarco Williams
November, 2025

Iconic Life article, The Celebrity Winemaker: How Jesse Katz Became Hollywood's Go-To Vintner, with friends toasting

Iconic Life

Fran Miller
December, 2025

Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections 2025 article graphic

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast
December, 2025

50 Best Highest New Entry Award 2025 graphic for Aperture Cellars Sonoma, No. 14, with the modern winery at dusk

50 BEST VINEYARDS

The World’s 50 Best Vineyards
November, 2025

Wine Enthusiast article, Winemaker of the Year Jesse Katz Is Racking Up Perfect Scores, with a portrait of Jesse Katz

Wine Enthusiast

Tom R. Capo
November, 2025

Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards 2025, Winemaker of the Year Jesse Katz, with the crystal star trophy

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast
November, 2025

Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards nominees article featuring Jesse Katz punching down a fermenter

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast
October, 2025

Travel and Leisure article, Aperture Cellars wine to be served at 30,000 feet on United Airlines, with a United jet

Travel & Leisure

Michael Cappetta
September, 2025

Food and Wine article, The Best Value White Wine You're Not Drinking Yet, featuring Aperture Chenin Blanc

Food & Wine

Ray Isle
September 2025

WWD article, Inside the World of Celebrity Wine Collaborations with Jesse Katz, with Jesse seated beside wine bottles

WWD

Renan Botelho
September, 2025

Architectural Digest article, The 9 Most Beautiful Wineries in Napa and Sonoma, featuring Aperture's winery at dusk

Architectural Digest

Julie Wolfson
May 29, 2025

Grace Ormonde article, A Toast to Love with Aperture Cellars, with the tasting room terrace at sunset

Grace Ormonde Wedding Style

Grace Ormonde Wedding Style
July 2025

Forbes article, Meet the Winemaker Changing the Face of Sonoma Wine, with a black-and-white vineyard photo

Forbes

Katie Kelly Bell
Jun 03, 2025

Cool Hunting article, Collage by Aperture Cellars, with two artists painting a colorful mural

Cool Hunting

Julie Wolfson
May 29, 2025

Magazine C article, Sonoma Winemaker Jesse Katz Debuts Aperture's First Blends, with a Collage bottle at the launch party

MAGAZINE C

Elizabeth Varnell
May 29, 2025

N Focus article, Crushing It: A Conversation with Jesse Katz, with Jesse seated among barrels

nFOCUS

Janet Kurtz
May 22, 2025

Haute Living article, Aperture Cellars Unveils Collage Luxury Wine Collection, with three Collage bottles in a gift box

Haute Living

Lauren Mosseri
May 22, 2025

Office Magazine article, Aperture Collage, with a woman pouring Aperture Collage into a glass

Office

Rea Brayshaw
May 19, 2025

Forbes article, Aperture Winery Unveils Collage, a New Chapter in Sonoma Winemaking, with three Collage bottles

Forbes

Emily Price
May 13, 2025

Wine Enthusiast article, Think You Know Sauvignon Blanc? Try Aging It, with Jesse Katz pouring Aperture Sauvignon Blanc

Wine Enthusiast

Jillian Dara
May 12, 2025

Elite Traveler article, Behind the Scenes: Aperture Cellars, with hillside vineyard rows

Elite Traveler

Elin McCoy
May 2025

The Curator article, Travel Experiences That Shaped a Winemaker, curated by Jesse Katz, with grapes pouring from a bin

Curator

Jesse Katz
March 2025

Wine enthusiast article

BHL Magazine

Jillian Dara
May 12, 2025

Elite traveler article

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Elin McCoy
May 2025

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