Welcome to this week’s list of U.S. wineries experiencing the most love (or at least page views) from AWG wine lovers.
What a difference a week makes. Except for the Napa free tasting wineries, no other California winery made last week’s list. Apparently, that angered the wine gods, and this week California wineries hold eight of the ten spots.
Thanks to a review by Sally Hanssen, Parma Ridge Winery becomes the first Idaho winery to make the top ten list. Parma Ridge not only made the list; it took the #1 spot!
Arizona’s Caduceus Cellars refuses to budge from the #3 position, and Domaine Drouhin continues its long tradition of representing Oregon on the list. California wineries returning to the list are Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars (Napa), Duckhorn Vineyards (Napa), Scribe Winery (Sonoma), and Hanzell Vineyards (Sonoma).
California wineries making the list for the first time include the relatively new Bien Nacido Vineyards tasting room in Los Olivos and Temecula’s Monte de Oro Winery.
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. Caduceus Cellars (AZ)
Winery Review by Diane Williamson
4. Domaine Drouhin (Dundee Hills, OR)
Winery Review by Rob Boss
5. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars (Stags Leap District, CA)
Winery Review by Tom Riley
6. Bien Nacido Vineyards – Los Olivos Tasting Room (Los Olivos District, CA)
7. Duckhorn Vineyards (St. Helena, CA)
Winery Review by James B. Houston
8. Scribe Winery (Sonoma County, CA)
Winery Review by Anthony Marocco
9. Hanzell Vineyards (Sonoma, CA)
Winery Review by Sherrie Perkovich
10. Monte De Oro Winery (Temecula Valley, CA)
Winery Review by Tara Torres