David Ramey is one of the best known and most highly regarded winemakers in California. Before creating his own brand, he made wine for a bevy of top wineries, and still consults several producers today. He is also widely acknowledged to be among the wine pioneers whose efforts helped raise ... more

David Ramey started his career in wine with little more than a degree in enology and a dream. Then, after nearly two decades of creating benchmark wines for such California wineries as Matanzas Creek, Chalk Hill, Dominus and Rudd, David Ramey and his wife Carla founded Ramey Wine Cellars in ... more

David Ramey is one of the best known and most highly regarded winemakers in California. Before founding Ramey Wine Cellars in 1996, he made wine for a bevy of top wineries, including Chalk Hill, Matanzas Creek, Rudd Estate and Christian Moueix's Dominus Estate. Ramey is widely acknowledged to be among ... more

Ramey's Claret is a delicious, polished Cabernet blend; the 2009 is made of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon along with 6% Syrah, 2% Petit Verdot, and 1% Merlot. This soft, easy-drinking Cabernet is a good introduction to the vintage, and while it will improve over the course of three to eight years, ... more