Straight Talk Episode 30: It’s Not About Michael Silacci, It’s About Opus One

Note: Wine Spectator's Nov. 15, 2025, issue cover story, Composing Opus One, will be on newsstands in October.Few California wineries can match Opus One for global prestige. A famous partnership between Napa's Robert Mondavi and Bordeaux's Baron Philippe de Rothschild, the winery is still making elite Cabernets long after its founders' passing, thanks in large part to one man whose name you might not know: Michael Silacci.Silacci has guided Opus One for more than two decades, and his résu