Critic picks

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

Wine Enthusiast scores on the 100-point scale. Its 44 ranked Sta. Rita Hills producers run from 92 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.

44
Producers Wine Enthusiast rates
94
Top score
563
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Domaine de la CôteSta. Rita Hills, United States3 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 294Samuel Louis SmithSta. Rita Hills, United States23 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 394Mail RoadSta. Rita Hills, United States8 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 494ExprimereSta. Rita Hills, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  5. 593DonnachadhSta. Rita Hills, United States18 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 693MarbesoSta. Rita Hills, United States9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 793Brewer-CliftonSta. Rita Hills, United States104 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 893Ryan CochraneSta. Rita Hills, United States26 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 993Antonio PatricSta. Rita Hills, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  10. 1093SantSta. Rita Hills, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  11. 1193La BargeSta. Rita Hills, United States14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1293Peake RanchSta. Rita Hills, United States56 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1393SandhiSta. Rita Hills, United States37 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  14. 1493MelvilleSta. Rita Hills, United States120 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  15. 1593MollieSta. Rita Hills, United States4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  16. 1692SpearSta. Rita Hills, United States17 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1792DiatomSta. Rita Hills, United States19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1892Three Furies WinesSta. Rita Hills, United States3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1992L'UsineSta. Rita Hills, United States4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2092WeatherborneSta. Rita Hills, United States6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2192Camins 2 DreamsSta. Rita Hills, United States9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2292Liquid FarmSta. Rita Hills, United States25 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  23. 2392OleandriSta. Rita Hills, United States8 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2492TylerSta. Rita Hills, United States21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  25. 2592Two SistersSta. Rita Hills, United States23 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 Sta. Rita Hills wineries has Wine Enthusiast rated?
44 wineries in Sta. Rita Hills, United States have at least two wines scored by Wine Enthusiast. Only those appear here.
Which Sta. Rita Hills winery does Wine Enthusiast rate highest?
Domaine de la Côte, at a 94-point average from Wine Enthusiast, followed by Samuel Louis Smith and Mail Road.
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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