Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in San Francisco Bay

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 31 ranked San Francisco Bay producers run from 86 to 93 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.

31
Producers Wine Advocate rates
93
Top score
420
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 193LesterSanta Cruz Mountains, United States2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 293NeelySan Francisco Bay, United States16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 393VarnerSan Francisco Bay, United States63 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 493Sandar & HemSanta Cruz Mountains, United States4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 592Thomas FogartySan Francisco Bay, United States94 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  6. 692Mindego RidgeSanta Cruz Mountains, United States7 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 792Big BasinSanta Cruz Mountains, United States55 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 892Alfaro FamilySan Francisco Bay, United States18 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 992LexingtonSanta Cruz Mountains, United States9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1092BeauregardSan Francisco Bay, United States40 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1191PartageSan Francisco Bay, United States3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1291Farm CottageSanta Cruz Mountains, United States4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1391McHenry VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains, United States2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1491Pescadero Creek VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains, United States2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1590Santa Cruz Mountain VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains, United States29 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1690Kathryn Kennedy WinerySanta Cruz Mountains, United States15 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1789Eden EstateSanta Cruz Mountains, United States4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1889Muns VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains, United States7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1989La Honda WinerySanta Cruz Mountains, United States11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2088FlywheelSan Francisco Bay, United States6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2188Page MillLivermore Valley, United States5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2287Cooper-GarrodSan Francisco Bay, United States10 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2387Wente VineyardsLivermore Valley, United States5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2487Heart O The MountainSanta Cruz Mountains, United States2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2586ConcannonLivermore Valley, United States7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

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 San Francisco Bay wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
31 wineries in San Francisco Bay, United States have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which San Francisco Bay winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Lester, at a 93-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Neely and Varner.
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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