Welcome to this week’s list of U.S. wineries experiencing the most love (or at least page views) from AWG wine lovers. Based on the results of the last two weeks, the Napa free tasting wineries now dominate the list; they held the top seven positions this week. As a result, we’ve decided to group the wineries together in the #1 position, at least for this week. That means that the #2 position goes to Arizona’s ever-popular Caduceus Cellars. All of the other wineries have appeared on the list at least once before except for Sonoma’s WALT Wines and Napa’s Grgich Cellars, which benefited from a recent review from Mark and Sonja Gudgel. With wineries from California, Arizona, Oregon, Virginia, and Maryland, this week’s list is a veritable who’s who of great American wineries!
1. Buehler Vineyards (Napa Valley, CA)
Reviewed by Martin Redmond
Heitz Cellars (St. Helena, CA)
Reviewed by Martin Redmond
Sutter Home Winery (St. Helena, CA)
Homage Vineyard (Calistoga, CA)
Reviewed by Sherrie Perkovich
Vincent Arroyo Winery (Calistoga, CA)
Neal Family Vineyards (Howell Mountain, CA)
PWR Wines (Calistoga, CA)
2. Caduceus Cellars (AZ)
Reviewed by Diane Williamson
3. Domaine Drouhin (Dundee Hills, OR)
Reviewed by Rob Boss
4. Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard (Santa Ynez Valley, CA)
Reviewed by Dale Thomas Vaughn
5. Barboursville Vineyards (Monticello, VA)
Reviewed by Brian Yost
6. Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery (Spring Mountain District, CA)
Reviewed by Martin Redmond
7. Grgich Hills Estate (Rutherford, CA)
Reviewed by Mark & Sonja Gudgel
8. WALT Wines (Sonoma Valley, CA)
Reviewed by Sherrie Perkovich
9. Ankida Ridge Vineyards (VA)
Reviewed by Brian Yost
10. Black Ankle Vineyards (Linganore AVA, MD)
Reviewed by Jim Finley