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Wine Spectator:  "10 Bold Napa Cabernets"  ANTICA NAPA VALLEY Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Townsend Vineyard 2009 Score: 91: Combines a rustic edge of crushed rock and savory herb with firm dark berry, mocha and red and black licorice flavors, with loamy earth and tobacco leaf notes. Chewy throughout, yet persistent and focused on the finish. Drink now through 2022. 

Newsweek/The Daily Beast: "The Antinori Sisters Prepare to Run a Wine Empire." When Italian winemaker Piero Antinori’s third child happened to also be his third daughter, he had to rethink a 600-year-old tradition of men running the family business. “He thought to himself, that’s life,” says 46-year-old Albiera Antinori, now the company’s vice president. “He didn’t have boys, so he had to deal with what he had.” Read the rest of the story.

Wine Enthusiast:  Antica Napa Valley's 2010 Chardonnay receives 92 points. "Fashioned in the Burgundian style, this has some new oak and plenty of sur lie character, with rich, ripe flavors of pineapple, golden mango and yellow apricot and firm minerality." (8/1/12)

San Francisco Chronicle:  Antica’s 2009 Estate Cabernet is one of the Chronicle’s top choices, representing a cross-section of Napa's best from a memorable vintage. (5/20/12)  Read more...

International Wine Cellar:  Steve Tanzer reviews our current release wines: 2009 Townsend Cabernet Sauvignon, 91(+?), 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, 90(+?), and 2010 Chardonnay (89) (Issue 162, May/June 2012)

WeeklyWinePick.com:  Dick Rosano reviews Antica's Estate Cabernet Sauvignon via a six-year vertical tasting  Read more...

In the Mix:  Antica Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are reviewed by Certified Sommelier Brittany Chardin  (Summer 2011)  Read all about it!

Sunset Magazine - Pairs Antica Chardonnay with Salmon (Summer, 2011) Read more

American Cabernet Sauvignon - Antica’s Cabernet Sauvignon is selected as one of a handful of special wines worth every penny. The Wall Street Journal (9/26/09)

Wineries to Watch - The Wine Spectator names Antica as one of Napa Valley’s rising stars. The Wine Spectator (11/15/09)