Aperture Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

We had the great pleasure of meeting winemaker Jesse Katz here at the Bottle Shop. He is crafting the highest quality wines you can taste out of Sonoma Valley. He believes at Aperture that wine is an artistic expression as personal and universal as photography. So it makes sense that father & son, Andy and Jesse Katz would find a way to work together to produce stunning wines from California. Andy Katz made his name as one of the greatest photographers of his generation, and his work graces coffee-table books, galleries, and album covers around the globe. While he was traveling the world for his art, he made a point of bringing along his son, Jesse, to experience it all with him. Over the years, they both benefited from an international wine education that even master sommeliers would envy— sipping wine with Olivier Leflaive and his family, working through the famous wine cellar of Cheval Blanc in Bordeaux and in a late-night tasting at Sassicaia were a few of the amazing wine experiences father and son had together. 

It has all come full circle now with Aperture: Jesse makes critically acclaimed wine——and Andy supplies the photos. Andy’s vision, Jesse’s taste, smell, and touch… this is a 'dance of the senses' created by two gifted artists.