Welcome to this week’s list of U.S. wineries experiencing the most love (or at least page views) from AWG wine lovers.
Despite three new Napa winery reviews this week, Idaho’s Parma Ridge Winery hung onto the #1 spot for the second week in a row. The newly reviewed wineries, Pride Mountain Vineyards, Far Niente, and Schramsburg Vineyards, finished at #3, #6, and #7, respectively. The Napa free tasting wineries continued their strong showing and came in at #2.
In a bit of a surprise, no Sonoma, Oregon, or Virginia wineries made the list this week, but two excellent Maryland wineries, Black Ankle Vineyards and Great Frogs, took the #4 and #9 spots, respectively.
Arizona’s Caduceus Cellars was finally knocked out of its #3 position and moved down to #5. Rounding out the list are Berkeley’s Broc Cellars at #8 and Temecula Valley’s Frangipani Winery and Vineyard at #10.
1. Parma Ridge Vineyards (Snake River Valley, ID)
Winery Review by Sally Hanssen
2. Napa Valley Wineries with Free Tasting
Buehler Vineyards (Napa Valley, CA)
Winery Review by Martin Redmond
Heitz Cellars (St. Helena, CA)
Winery Review by Martin Redmond
Sutter Home Winery (St. Helena, CA)
Winery Review by Mark and Sonja Gudgel
Homage Vineyard (Calistoga, CA)
Winery Review by Sherrie Perkovich
Neal Family Vineyards (Howell Mountain, CA)
Vincent Arroyo Winery (Calistoga, CA)
PWR Wines (Calistoga, CA)
3. Pride Mountain Vineyards (Napa Valley, CA)
Reviewed by Elizabeth Smith
4. Black Ankle Vineyards (Linganore AVA, MD)
Winery Review by Jim Finley
5. Caduceus Cellars (AZ)
Winery Review by Diane Williamson
6. Far Niente Winery (Oakville AVA, CA)
Winery Review by Mark and Sonja Gudgel
7. Schramsberg Vineyards (Diamond Mountain District, CA)
Winery Review by Mark and Sonja Gudgel
8. Broc Cellars (CA)
Winery Review by Martin Redmond
9. Great Frogs (MD)
Winery Review by Jim Finley
10. Frangipani Winery and Vineyard (Temecula Valley, CA)
Reviewed by Tara Torres