The Daily Meal Uncorks The 101 Best Wineries In America in 2015

The Daily Meal, the world’s largest food and drink lifestyle site, just unveiled its annual list of the 101 Best Wineries in America. As was the case for last year's 101 Best, The Daily Meal found that great wines are being made not just in California and the Pacific Northwest but all over the country.

“Identifying the best wineries in America was an extremely challenging mission," said Colman Andrews, The Daily Meal’s editorial director. “The sheer quantity and variety of great wine being made in this country today has grown exponentially in the past two or three decades. This ranking isn't a beauty contest, giving points for attractive settings or handsome architecture, or a guide to fine winery dining. While some of the places listed do indeed offer visual or gustatory attractions — we're concerned with what gets put into the bottle, and poured into our glass.”

The wineries on the list were nominated by experts in the field — sommeliers, wine writers, chefs, and restaurateurs, along with wine-savvy editors at The Daily Meal. Experts include John Tilson of The Underground Wine Letter; wine writer and wine bar proprietor Keith Beavers; chef-restaurateur Daniel Boulud and Daniel Johannes, corporate wine director for Boulud's Dinex Group; chef-restaurateur and The Daily Meal contributor Norman Van Aken; and Cathy Mantuano, wine director at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Terzo Piano.

Roughly two-thirds of the wineries listed were based in California, which is by far the largest producing state and still boasts the largest number of great wineries. The Pacific Northwest is well-represented as well, and wineries from New York (both the Finger Lakes and Long Island), Virginia, Texas, Maryland, Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, and Pennsylvania are among the top 101.

More details about the 101 Best Wineries in America is available at http://www.thedailymeal.com/america-s-101-best-wineries.

Rank	Name of Winery	Place
1	Tablas Creek Vineyard	Paso Robles, California
2	Ridge Vineyards	Cupertino, California
3	Au Bon Climat Winery	Santa Barbara, California
4	Calera Wine	Mt. Harlan, California
5	Woodward Canyon Winery	Lowden, Washington
6	Dunn Vineyards	Angwin, California
7	Heitz Cellars	St Helena, California
8	Smith-Madrone Vineyards and Winery	St. Helena, California
9	Leonetti Cellar	Walla Walla, Washington
10	Robert Sinskey Vineyards	Napa, California
11	Littorai	Sebastopol, California
12	Caymus Vineyards	Rutherford, California
13	Matthiasson Winery	Napa Valley, California
14	Domaine Drouhin Oregon	Dayton, Oregon
15	Linden Vineyards	Linden, Virginia
16	Shafer Vineyards	Napa Valley, California
17	Corison Winery	Napa Valley, California
18	Bonny Doon Vineyard	Santa Cruz, California
19	Duckhorn Vineyards	St Helena, California
20	Schramsberg Vineyards	Calistoga, California
21	Chateau Montelena Winery	Calistoga, California
22	Andrew Will Winery	Vashon, Washington
23	Massican Winery	Napa Valley, California
24	Mayacamas Vineyards	Mount Veeder, California
25	Whetstone Wine Cellars	Napa, California
26	Navarro Vineyards and Winery	Philo, California
27	Qupé Winery	Los Olivos, California
28	Copain Wines	Healdsburg, California
29	Ponzi Vineyards	Sherwood, Oregon
30	Patz & Hall	Sonoma, California
31	Talley Vineyards	Arroyo Grande, California
32	DeLille Cellars	Woodinville, Washington
33	Domaine de la Cote	Lompoc, California
34	Diamond Creek Vineyards	Calistoga, California
35	Acorn Winery	Healdsburg, California
36	Hirsch Vineyard	Cazadero, California
37	Arnot-Roberts	Healdsburg, California
38	The Eyrie Vineyards	McMinville, Oregon
39	Wind Gap Wines	Sebastopol, California
40	Hanzell Vineyards	Sonoma, California
41	Elk Cove Vineyards	Willamette Valley, Oregon
42	SpottsWoode Winery	St Helena, California
43	Evening Land Vineyards	Dundee, Oregon
44	Quilceda Creek	Snohomish, Washington
45	Soliste	Petaluma, California
46	St. Supery Vineyards and Winery	Rutherford, California
47	Boundary Breaks Vineyard	Lodi, New York
48	Peachy Canyon Winery	Paso Robles, California
49	Ken Wright Cellars	Carlton, Oregon
50	Chateau Grand Traverse	Traverse City, Michigan
51	Saxum	Paso Robles, California
52	Charles Smith Wines	Walla Walla, Washington
53	Barbourville Vineyards	Barboursville, Virginia
54	Mount Eden	Saratoga, California
55	Tensley Wines	Santa Barbara County, California
56	Red Newt Cellars	Hector, New York
57	Abeja	Walla Walla, Washington
58	Swanson Vineyards	Napa Valley, California
59	Andrew Murray Vineyards	Los Olivos, California
60	Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars	Hammondsport, New York
61	Foxen Winery	Santa Ynez Valley, California
62	Rochioli Vineyards and Winery	Healdsburg, California
63	Black Ankle Vineyards	Mount Airy, Maryland
64	Thomas Fogarty Winery and Vineyards	Woodside, California
65	Keuka Lake Vineyards	Hammondsport, New York
66	Beckmen Vineyards	Los Olivos, California
67	Jaffurs Wine Cellars	Santa Barbara, California
68	Iron Horse Vineyards	Sebastopol, California
69	Robert Mondavi	Napa, California
70	Sandhi Wines	Santa Barbara, California
71	Truchard Vineyards	Napa Valley, California
72	Bergström Winery	Newberg, Oregon
73	Pedroncelli	Geyserville, California
74	Chehalem Winery	Newberg, Oregon
75	Inwood Estates Vineyards	Florence, Texas
76	Channing Daughters Winery	Bridgehampton, New York
77	Balletto Vineyards & Winery	Santa Rosa, California
78	Peay	Cloverdale, California
79	Freemark Abbey Winery	Napa Valley, California
80	Gramercy Cellars	Walla Walla, Washington
81	Keplinger Wines	Napa, California
82	Favia Wines	Napa, California
83	McPherson Cellars Winery	Lubbock, Texas
84	Stony Hill Vineyard	St Helena, California
85	Va La Vineyards	Avondale, Pennsylvania
86	The Ojai Vineyard	Oak View, California
87	Neyers Vineyards	St. Helena, California
88	Hermann J. Wiemer Winery	Dundee, New York
89	Frick Winery	Geyserville, California
90	Seven Hills Winery	Walla Walla, Washington
91	Allis Ranch Winery	Sedalia, Colorado
92	Bokisch Vineyards	Lodi, California
93	Shinn Estate Vineyard and Farmhouse	Mattituck, New York
94	MacPhaill Family Wines	Healdsburg, California
95	Gruet Winery	Albuquerque, New Mexico
96	Cornerstone Cellars	Yountville, California
97	Broc Cellars	Berkeley, California
98	Ste. Chapelle Winery	Caldwell, Idaho
99	Hope Family Wines	Paso Robles, California
100	Dolin Malibu Estate Vineyard	Malibu, California
101	Trione Vineyards and Winery	Geyserville, California

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