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“WHAT WITH HIKING, BIRD WATCHING, mushrooming, wine making, gliding and theater-going, Cathy Corison is a woman of varied and consuming interests.”
Frank J. Prial, New York Times Magazine, September 8, 1991

“Cathy is about to release the 26th vintage of her Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and so she decided it was time to take a look back on her first 25 years working with this remarkable vineyard, and she invited a lucky few of us along for the retrospective.”
Alder Yarrow, vinography.com, Dec. 3, 2024

Wine Critic Eric Asimov highlights “six producers who make glorious wines by following their own muse…The Corison wines are both of a time, and timeless.”
Eric Asimov, The New York Times, March 13, 2023

We are so honored to be on The California List, “a list of the top Californian wine producers – estates renowned for their quality, fame and overall impact in the UK – as chosen by a five-strong panel made up of writers Jancis Robinson MW and Stephen Brook, wine buyers Sarah Knowles MW and Mark Andrew MW and chief executive of the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe, Ronan Sayburn MS.”Peter Dean, www.the-buyer.net, March 25, 2022

Jordan Mackay introduces Cathy Corison as one of “five movers and shakers, setting the standard for modern North American wine”. “Cathy Corison… has achieved viral fame and influence by being decidedly anti-viral. Her secrets to success – beyond winemaking skill – are focus and integrity.”Jordan Mackay, Decanter Magazine, September 2, 2021

California, in tune with global viticulture, has turned its attention back to its soils, its land, its territory. The top winemakers strive to express place – that amalgam of site, climate, aspect, soil and culture – and the wines reflect their origin. Cathy Corison is another winemaker whose focus never swayed from her vines… She explains why Rutherford, on an alluvial fan that straddles several AVAs, is special…
Anne Krebiehl, MW, Falstaff Magazine, July 4, 2022

“A one-off Napa Cabernet blend comprising equal parts of the best wines from four of California’s most famous female winemakers is to be offered to UK buyers today.  Called ‘In Concert’, the blend features wines from Cathy Corison, Dawnine Dyer, Rosemary Cakebread and Diana Snowden Seysses, using fruit from the 2019 vintage from their respective wineries: Corison Winery, Dyer Vineyard, Gallica, and Snowden Vineyards.”Patrick Schmitt, thedrinksbusiness.com, 29 June, 2022

In her recent article, California to Rival The World, winewriter Anne Krebiehl, MW, notes, “authenticity and sense of place are the cornerstones of fine wine.” She talks about Napa’s historic vineyards, including Corison’s Kronos Vineyard and To Kalon Vineyard, noting “California, in tune with global viticulture, has turned its attention back to its soils, its land, its territory.” Anne Krebiehl, MW, Falstaff Magazine, March-June 2022

“…if you’re going to buy these wines, I recommend buying them in multiples of three. Drink one if you have to in the next 2 years, drink one between 5 and 7 years later, and save the last one for 10 years or more. You can thank me later.”Alder Yarrow, vinography.com, August 25, 2021

…the wines we were drinking came from superstar producers — two bottles each from the Ridge Monte Bello estate in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Cathy Corison in Napa Valley and Inglenook, also in Napa… Great producers often find a way to coax loveliness out of the most difficult situations. Each of them succeeded in this tasting.Eric Asimov, The New York Times, February 16, 2021

“‘Nevertheless, she persisted,’ is how I think of Napa’s Cathy Corison. Under her own label, she’s made elegant cabernets, even when cult cabs got the buzz.”Elin McCoy, Bloomberg, July 1, 2020

Lettie Teague reviews the 2016 Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in this article about classic wines. “Other wines I’d readily deem classics include the Napa Cabernets made by Cathy Corison — beautifully balanced wines that only improve over time… This subtle, polished and notably low-alcohol (13%) Cabernet is a shining star in the Napa firmament.”WSJ.com, January 30, 2020

Cathy Corison – nominee for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer ProducerThe Mercury News, March 27, 2019

“…try a Corison cabernet sauvignon. Better yet, try 25 vintages in a sitting… it was clear to me in tasting these wines that Corison is among the greatest producers of cabernet sauvignon in Napa Valley today. These were fresh wines of great balance and elegance that spoke clearly of their place and vintage, and were remarkably consistent in character through a quarter-century. They possess the capacity to age and become more complex, integrated and eloquent with time. Best of all, they demonstrate plainly that Napa cabernet can speak transparently and persuasively in a pure, restrained voice without artifice or bombast.”Eric Asimov, New York Timesimes.com, March 19, 2015

Cathy Corison – nominee for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professionaljamesbeard.org, March 14, 2018

“Cathy Corison has been practicing balance at her Napa winery for nearly 30 years.”Oz Clarke, Decanter Magazine, January 14, 2017

“Cathy Corison, one of Napa Valley’s most thoughtful winemakers, planned it from the start: ‘I’ve held wines back for re-release since the very beginning, 30 years ago,’ she says. ‘I knew the wines would age because of the long, distinguished history of the Cabernets grown on benchland between Rutherford and St Helena…’ ‘The wines go through a series of peaks and valleys with something to offer all along the way.’”Anne Krebiehl, Decanter Magazine, December 2016

“‘This is how integrity tastes,’ I found myself concluding as I tasted through 25 years of Cathy Corison’s efforts to express what she thinks her little patch of Napa Valley can say. In addition to meaning honest and upright, integrity means wholeness and completeness, and both definitions apply to Cathy’s wines individually, and as a group of 25 vintages.”Alder Yarrow, vinography.com, June 27,2015

“Corison’s wines have consistently eschewed the fads of the moment in favor of an abiding commitment to classical balance.”William Kelley, Decanter, May 2016

“A voice of restraint in a land of ‘look at me’ wines, Cathy Corison has been single-handedly championing elegant, fresh, lower alcohol California Cabernet at her eponymous winery since she launched her own label in 1987.”Lucy Shaw, thedrinksbusiness.com, 14th March, 2016

“There’s been a recent uptick in female winemakers in California, but Cathy Corison of Napa’s Corison Winery is one of the originals: she’s been crafting elegant, critically acclaimed cabernet sauvignons for three decades… Her two iterations of the (cabernet) – a Napa Valley entry and a site-specific Kronos Vineyard bottling – consistently show depth, power, and that signature restraint. Other wines from Corison include a Napa cabernet franc under the Helios label and a cabernet rosé and sassy Anderson Valley gewürztraminer labeled Corazón. All are standard-bearers in their class.”Colman Andrews, thedailymeal.com, August 2017

Wine & Spirits Magazine recognizes Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon as one of the most popular wines in America’s most popular restaurants of 2018.wineandspiritsmagazine.com, April 2018

Betsy Andrews interviewed Cathy Corison for the SevenFifty Daily – and then reached out to many of her peers. Cathy is honored by their kind words.Betsy Andrews, daily.sevenfifty.com, July 30 2018