Critic picks

Wine Enthusiast's top-rated wineries in Sonoma Valley

Wine Enthusiast scores on the 100-point scale. Its 38 ranked Sonoma Valley producers run from 88 to 94 points, each with at least two rated wines.

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

38
Producers Wine Enthusiast rates
94
Top score
647
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Far MountainSonoma Valley, United States4 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  2. 292StonestreetSonoma Valley, United States93 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  3. 391Ram's GateSonoma Valley, United States94 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  4. 491FlambeauxSonoma Valley, United States13 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  5. 591SchermeisterSonoma Valley, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  6. 690Ordaz Family WinesSonoma Valley, United States4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  7. 790Bartholomew EstateSonoma Valley, United States14 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  8. 890Stone Edge FarmSonoma Valley, United States11 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  9. 990FaustaSonoma Valley, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  10. 1089Corner 103Sonoma Valley, United States10 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  11. 1189LasseterSonoma Valley, United States17 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  12. 1289Gundlach BundschuSonoma Valley, United States83 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  13. 1389Muddy ArchSonoma Valley, United States4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  14. 1489MacLeodSonoma Valley, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  15. 1589TrueheartSonoma Valley, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  16. 1689KamenSonoma Valley, United States7 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  17. 1789DorenSonoma Valley, United States9 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  18. 1889AtmosphereSonoma Valley, United States5 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  19. 1989Amapola CreekSonoma Valley, United States7 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  20. 2088B.R. CohnSonoma Valley, United States59 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  21. 2188MathisSonoma Valley, United States6 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  22. 2288C R GraybehlSonoma Valley, United States9 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  23. 2388LedsonSonoma Valley, United States76 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  24. 2488TroikaSonoma Valley, United States6 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  25. 2588ImagerySonoma Valley, United States108 wines ratedDISTINCTION

How we choose

Wine Enthusiast rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Enthusiast 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 Sonoma Valley wineries has Wine Enthusiast rated?
38 wineries in Sonoma Valley, United States have at least two wines scored by Wine Enthusiast. Only those appear here.
Which Sonoma Valley winery does Wine Enthusiast rate highest?
Far Mountain, at a 94-point average from Wine Enthusiast, followed by Stonestreet and Ram's Gate.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Enthusiast's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Enthusiast-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Enthusiast's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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