Red White Snow Archives

“Red White & Snow” hosts Aratas Wine for a Mountaintop Gala to benefit the National Ability Center

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“Best in Class”

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

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

The highest rating I’ve ever given a Petite Sirah

Steve Heimoff

“Editor’s Pick” “Top Rhones from California” 2010 Napa Valley Petite Sirah – Library Collection

Wine Spectator

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

Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown

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"

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

2020 Sunset Int'l Wine Competition

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

Virginie Boone

“Aratas…beautifully sculpted wine” Editors’ Choice

Wine EnthusiastNovember 2017

The “Top Petites of 2015”

Wine Spectator