Most of you know the deal with Juliana Layla wines, but if you don’t, here’s a quick refresher. Juliana Layla is my daughter. Every year, I try to find the very best wine made in the states that could possibly qualify for a Juliana Layla offer, and they’re always my absolute favorites.
The rules are simple: as Juliana is my one and only daughter, if the wine is going to bear her name, it needs to be perfect. If it’s not – whether the price is off or the quality of the fruit – we just don’t make one that year. No harm, no foul.
But with the California wine industry in a bit of pickle right now, with so much available juice, I knew that if I made the right calls, something special was out there. Turns out I was right.