June 24, 2025
Newsom the Napa Nero: Sipping Cabernet While Los Angeles Burns
By Charlton Allen
While Los Angeles burned—as rocks and bottles rained down on federal officers and National Guard troops deployed by presidential order—California Governor Gavin Newsom was sipping wine in Napa Valley, at an estate where the flagship Cabernet sells for $360 a bottle.
On June 7, as rioters assaulted police, torched cars, and smashed windows across downtown Los Angeles, Newsom attended a wine tasting dubbed “Vineyard Vibes” at the Odette Estate Winery, an elite property he co-founded in 2011.
According to Christopher Rufo and Ryan Thorpe at City Journal, the event served up live jazz, wood-fired smash burgers, and promotional copy so breezy it bordered on delusional:
It’s the perfect kick-off to summer fun. The fête will take place on the Winery Crushpad, where we’ll gather for music, food, conversation, and delicious wine!
And about those wines—they were “contemporary yet sophisticated.” Do tell.
That “kick-off” unfolded as mobs flooded the streets of Los Angeles, rioting in protest of the ICE deportation raids targeting criminal aliens.
By the time Newsom clinked glasses with guests, President Trump had already authorized 2,000 National Guard troops to restore order.
But you wouldn’t know it from the governor’s itinerary—or his wine selection.
Newsom stayed for at least 90 minutes, according to eyewitnesses.
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