Welcome to this week’s list of U.S. wineries experiencing the most love (or at least page views) from AWG wine lovers. Rob Boss’ recent review of Portland’s Boedecker Cellars moves it ahead of Arizona’s Caduceus Cellars and into the #1 spot. The other winery reviewed this week, Napa’s Trefethen Vineyards, comes in at #4. The ever-popular Napa free tasting trio of Buehler Vineyards, Heitz Wine Cellars, and Smith-Madrone Vineyards remain on the list as does recently reviewed Patz & Hall Winery. Oregon’s Domaine Drouhin breaks into the top ten for the first time, and California’s Failla and Domain Carneros round out the list.
1. Boedecker Cellars (Willamette Valley, OR)
2. Caduceus Cellars (AZ)
3. Buehler Vineyards (Napa Valley, CA)
4. Trefethen Vineyards (Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, CA)
5. Heitz Cellars (St. Helena, CA)
6. Patz & Hall Winery (Los Carneros, CA)
7. Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery (Spring Mountain District, CA)
8. Domaine Drouhin (Dundee Hills, CA)
9. Domaine Carneros (Los Carneros, CA)
10. Failla Wines (St. Helena, CA)