The Wine Spectator California Wall of Fame

Wine Spectator’s Napa office honors California winemakers with a cover gallery

A wall in Wine Spectator’s Napa, California, office, where 15 covers of past magazine issues are displayed as a gallery
Iconic covers border Wine Spectator’s Napa wine cellar. (Adrian Gregorutti)

Since Wine Spectator’s debut in 1976, hundreds of California vintners and winemakers who shaped America’s wine culture have graced the cover. Now, those covers are on display at Wine Spectator’s Napa office, where a gallery wall has been installed to celebrate the magazine’s more than 40 years of publishing. Learn more about Wine Spectator’s Wall of Fame!

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