Wine & Spirits

September 13, 2015

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

Wine & Spirits"Napa Valley's Petite Conversion"

“Best of Class” “Best in the West”

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

Top Rhone Wines from California

Wine SpectatorMarch 2012

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

Wine Advocate - Lisa

“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

2018 American Masters of Petite Sirah

Culinary Institute of America at Copia

Taming Petite Sirah

Wine EnthusiastFebruary 2013

“Best of the West” “The Best Wines of 2017”

Sunset MagazineSunset International Wine Competition2014, 2015 & 2017

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

American Fine Wine Competition