Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in Sta. Rita Hills

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 18 ranked Sta. Rita Hills producers run from 88 to 94 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.

18
Producers Wine Advocate rates
94
Top score
971
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Mail RoadSta. Rita Hills, United States8 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 294L'UsineSta. Rita Hills, United States9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 394Domaine de la CôteSta. Rita Hills, United States39 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 494TylerSta. Rita Hills, United States96 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 594SandhiSta. Rita Hills, United States76 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  6. 693DonnachadhSta. Rita Hills, United States13 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 793Liquid FarmSta. Rita Hills, United States65 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 893Brewer-CliftonSta. Rita Hills, United States280 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  9. 993Grands Joueurs VigneronsSta. Rita Hills, United States2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1093KonverterraSta. Rita Hills, United States3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1193Hilliard BruceSta. Rita Hills, United States16 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  12. 1292MelvilleSta. Rita Hills, United States227 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  13. 1392DiatomSta. Rita Hills, United States56 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1491SandlerSta. Rita Hills, United States14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1591SpearSta. Rita Hills, United States8 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1690Clos Pepe EstateSta. Rita Hills, United States9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1789Peake RanchSta. Rita Hills, United States46 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1888Camins 2 DreamsSta. Rita Hills, United States4 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 Sta. Rita Hills wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
18 wineries in Sta. Rita Hills, United States have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which Sta. Rita Hills winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Mail Road, at a 94-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by L'Usine and Domaine de la Côte.
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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