“Best of the West” “The Best Wines of 2017”
Sunset MagazineSunset International Wine Competition2014, 2015 & 2017
The 2017 Chardonnay leaps from the glass with scents of ripe apricot, lemon meringue and honeycomb…
Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown
“Editor’s Pick” “Top Rhones from California” 2010 Napa Valley Petite Sirah
Wine Spectator
We all know that some whopping wine prices are based on reputation and scarcity. In a tasting like ours [Aratas] the true cream rises to the top
Sara Schneider Editor, Sunset Magazine
2018 American Masters of Petite Sirah
Culinary Institute of America at Copia
…By invitation only, Double-Gold honors a wine when every judge agrees. “Double Gold” 2013 Aratas Shake Ridge Ranch
American Fine Wine Competition
If God invented a better food pairing than petite sirah and steely ribeye, she has not yet revealed it to me.
Craft Magazine"All Things Agrarian"
The “Top Petites of 2015”
Wine Spectator
The top ranked Petite Sirah- first place winner Aratas Wine… a beautiful example of 100% Petite Sirah
The Aratás wines are dark and seductive, with sensuous textures that nevertheless feel built for the cellar.
Wine & Spirits"Napa Valley's Petite Conversion"