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Jeb DunnuckR.H. Drexel: Order from Chaos: A Day in the Life of a Harvest CrewDec 14, 2025
"If I must choose a favorite, I will say it’s the Houyi. There is a brightness and depth at its core that stops me in my tracks. It’s so pretty, unrelenting, and texturally alluring that I have the same kind of feeling in my stomach that I sometimes get when I’m in a gallery or museum and am standing before a Rothko. It’s the kind of moment that doesn’t need words of any sort. Just the presence of mind to pay attention and take it all in."
Morrell Wine, Jeremy NoyeRealm Cellars: Napa's Most Visionary EstateDec 10, 2025
"There are wineries that achieve greatness—and there are those that reshape the very idea of what their region can be. Realm Cellars is this catalyst in Napa Valley. Scott Becker and the team behind Realm are not disruptors, but a new wave of pioneers guiding Napa Valley into its next era."
Vinous, Antonio GalloniNapa Valley Soars: The 2023 & 2024 Cabernet SauvignonsNov 12, 2025
"The 2023s are the best wines I have ever tasted from Realm, wines that seem to presage the next chapter here."
The Wine Palate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MWRealm's 2021-2023 VintagesSep 17, 2025
"If the last decade at Realm has been defined by transformation, the next promises refinement. Becker sees the winery’s role as balancing artistry and audience—pushing stylistic evolution while bringing drinkers along for the journey."
San Francisco Chronicle'Cult' Napa wineries rarely allow visitors. But one just opened a tasting room - with a $125 feeOct 30, 2024
"Napa Valley's pricey cult wines are nearly impossible to buy, let along taste. ... One of the region's most sought-after Cabernet brands has opened to the public - not just collectors with deep pockets."
DecanterRealm Cellars and Napa Valley's last fairytale foundingJul 10, 2024
"Realm Cellars has become one of California's most coveted producers - and it might just be the last great luxury Napa Valley wine brand to bootstrap its way to stardom."
DossierMuch Ado About NapaAug 01, 2024
"The Realm I encountered was a strong one, underpinned by an almost punk spirit in a sea of what many consider to be Napa's sameness. ... Realm seems to be hustling off in the corner, doing things its own way."
The Wine IndependentRealm's 2022sSep 12, 2024
"The Bard and Absurd are delicious uber-blends that don’t miss a beat ... 2021 is the more structured vintage, but 2022 holds its own with purity and polish—testament to Realm’s precision in a tricky year."
Nobu MagazineWine ArtJul 01, 2023
"Realm Cellars is defining a new pioneering era for Napa Valley wines."
Club OenologiqueThe new grand cru of CaliforniaJan 02, 2023
"At Realm Cellars, nothing is left to chance."
San Francisco ChronicleThese rising wine stars just bought a vineyard in Napa's most exclusive pocket: Pritchard HillJun 13, 2022
"Relationships have been the key to Realm's improbable growth in a short period of time ... it's tapping into the spirit of the early days of Napa's modern wine industry."
San Francisco ChronicleThese 8 power players are reshaping the future of Napa Valley wineJul 26, 2022
"Realm has something of a rags-to-riches tale. The winery was on the verge of bankruptcy when Scott Becker and a group of other investors purchased it in the early 2010s, enduring a period of mismanagement and disappointing wine reviews from critics. Becker and head winemaker Benoit Touquette turned the ship around."