Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in North Coast

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 1084 ranked North Coast producers run from 96 to 98 points, each with at least two rated wines.

Ranked by Wine Advocate's mean score across every wine of theirs Wine Advocate has rated. Highest average first; ties go to the producer with more wines rated.

1084
Producers Wine Advocate rates
98
Top score
1095
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 198PromontoryNapa Valley, United States4 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 298Screaming EagleOakville, United States2 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 398Hundred AcreRutherford, United States106 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 498GreerNapa Valley, United States2 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 597VeriteSonoma County, United States21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  6. 697Tesseron EstateNapa Valley, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  7. 797Maybach Family VineyardsOakville, United States10 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 897ColginNapa Valley, United States79 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  9. 997OccidentalSonoma Coast, United States40 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1097HarbisonOakville, United States12 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  11. 1196AbreuNapa Valley, United States27 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  12. 1296Vangone EstateNapa Valley, United States5 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  13. 1396The DebateNapa Valley, United States29 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  14. 1496DanaNapa Valley, United States14 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  15. 1596SchraderCalistoga, United States81 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  16. 1696Fe WinesNapa Valley, United States10 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  17. 1796Fairchild EstateSt. Helena, United States17 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  18. 1896Bevan CellarsOakville, United States135 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  19. 1996RealmSt. Helena, United States83 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  20. 2096FerrenSonoma County, United States50 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  21. 2196OdetteNapa Valley, United States5 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  22. 2296MyriadNapa Valley, United States43 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  23. 2396Pulido-WalkerNapa Valley, United States11 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  24. 2496Vice VersaNapa Valley, United States29 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  25. 2596AubertCalistoga, United States278 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→

How we choose

Wine Advocate rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Advocate score across every wine of theirs the critic has scored. A producer needs at least two such wines to appear: the guard stops a single lucky score on one bottle from outranking an estate with dozens of rated wines. More on how the list works

Frequently asked

How many North Coast wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
1084 wineries in North Coast, United States have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which North Coast winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Promontory, at a 98-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Screaming Eagle and Hundred Acre.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Advocate's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Advocate-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Advocate's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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