Welcome to this week’s list of U.S. wineries experiencing the most love (or at least page views) from AWG wine lovers.
It was a huge week for Virginia wineries as they took five of the top ten spots! In another surprise, other than the Napa free tasting wineries, no California wineries made the list.
Nebraska’s Niobrara Valley Vineyards moves down one to take the #2 position this week, and Arizona’s Caduceus Cellars seems to have permanently staked a claim to the #3 position. Domaine Drouhin represents Oregon at #5, and Illinois’ Danenberger Family Vineyards hangs on to the #10 spot to make it five weeks in a row on the list. To round out the week of surprises, Long Island’s Pugliese Vineyards makes it on the list for the first time and becomes only the second Long Island winery to ever make the list.
1. 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)
PWR Wines (Calistoga, CA)
Vincent Arroyo Winery (Calistoga, CA)
2. Niobrara Valley Vineyards (NE)
Winery Review by Mark & Sonja Gudgel
3. Caduceus Cellars (AZ)
Winery Review by Diane Williamson
4. Barboursville Vineyards (Monticello, VA)
Reviewed by Brian Yost
5. Domaine Drouhin (Dundee Hills, OR)
Winery Review by Rob Boss
6. Sunset Hills Vineyard (Middleburg, VA)
Reviewed by James B. Houston
7. Linden Vineyards (VA)
8. Trump Winery (Monticello, VA)
Reviewed by James B. Houston
9. Pugliese Vineyards (North Fork of Long Island, NY)
Reviewed by Joanne Dunne
10. Danenberger Family Vineyards (IL)
Winery Review by Jill Barth