Connoisseurs’ Guide, with a legacy spanning over four decades, has established itself as a definitive resource for California wine consumers. Its readership extends across all fifty states and twenty international countries, attesting to its widespread influence and credibility. The publication is revered for its unwavering commitment to honesty, transparency, and unbiased evaluations, providing readers with forthright opinions. Transitioning into the digital realm, it is rapidly becoming a prominent online voice for California wine enthusiasts, offering an array of informative features tailored to diverse aficionados.

The Guide's core offering remains its monthly newsletter, which has earned acclaim from esteemed publications like the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle for its accuracy, independence, and thoroughness. Connoisseurs’ Guide employs a rigorous peer-to-peer blind tasting methodology, reviewing thousands of California and West Coast wines. This approach distinguishes it from most wine reviews, which rely on single-palate tastings, and leverages the collective expertise of industry professionals, including wine writers, sommeliers, retailers, and distributors.

Connoisseurs’ Guide prioritizes impartiality by purchasing a significant portion of the wines it reviews. While accepting samples, it maintains a policy of not limiting its assessments to submitted wines. Furthermore, it steadfastly refuses to conduct tastings at wineries with visible labels, a practice it deems bias-inducing. This commitment to objectivity may result in missing some limited-production wines, but it ensures the publication's unwavering dedication to complete independence and total objectivity. Their focus is on the consumer, and delivering reliable reviews.