2023 BIC IG

January 25, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023 Best In Class Medal-Aratas Wine

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

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 Aratas Chardonnay leaps from the glass with scents of ripe apricot, lemon meringue and honeycomb…

Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown

2018 American Masters of Petite Sirah

Culinary Institute of America at Copia

The Aratás wines are dark and seductive, with sensuous textures that nevertheless feel built for the cellar.

Wine & Spirits"Napa Valley's Petite Conversion"

The top ranked Petite Sirah, first place winner Aratas Wine… a beautiful example of 100% Petite Sirah

…By invitation only, Double-Gold honors a wine when every judge agrees. “Double Gold” 2013 Aratas Shake Ridge Ranch

American Fine Wine Competition

The “Top Petite Sirahs of the Year- 2015” [2011 Aratas Petite Sirah]

Wine Spectator

“Editor’s Pick” “Top Rhones from California” Aratas Napa Valley Petite Sirah

Wine Spectator

“This well-made wine showcases the variety well… concentrated and structured” “Editor’s Pick”

Wine Enthusiast ~Virginie Boone