MW Tour

August 10, 2018

Difficult decision… from 2700 wines… “Best in Class” goes to Aratas 2016 Petite Sirah – 99Pts

2020 Sunset Int'l Wine Competition

2018 American Masters of Petite Sirah

Culinary Institute of America at Copia

“Aratas…beautifully sculpted wine” Editors’ Choice

Wine EnthusiastNovember 2017

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

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

Wine Spectator

“One of the 9 best wines from the Rutherford AVA”

ROBB REPORT - Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen

“Best of Class” “Best in the West”

Sunset Magazine Int'l Wine CompetitionSunset International Wine Competition2014-2017, 2020 and 2022

The highest rating I’ve ever given a Petite Sirah

Steve Heimoff

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