Wine Awards and Scores
CANNONBALL
| WINE | YEAR | ACCOLADE |
|---|---|---|
| Sauvignon Blanc, California | 2018 | GOLD: SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2020 |
| Sauvignon Blanc, California | 2019 | 88 Points: Wine Enthusiast, Jim Gordon |
| Sauvignon Blanc, California | 2020 | 90 Points: Tasting Panel July 2021 90 Points + BEST BUY: Wine Enthusiast October 2021 90 Points: Wine & Spirits October 2021 92 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Challenge Int'l Wine Comp 2021 SILVER: SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2022 92 Points + GOLD: 2022 International Women's Wine Competition May 2022 |
| Sauvignon Blanc, California | 2021 | 90 Points + GOLD Critics Challenge 2022 SILVER: Sommelier Challenge Sept 2022 SILVER: San Francisco International Wine Competition 2022 Gold: 2023 Rodeo Uncorked! Int'l Wine Comp |
| Sauvignon Blanc, California | 2022 | 94 Points + Gold + Best Buy: Tasting.com February 2023 94 Points + Platinum: 2023 Winemaker Challenge GOLD: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition |
| Chardonnay, California | 2018 | 90 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Challenge September 2020 88 Points: Wine Enthusiast December 2020 |
| Chardonnay, California | 2019 | 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast March 2021 91 Points + GOLD Winemaker Challenge 2021 93 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Challenge Int'l Wine Comp 2021 |
| Chardonnay, California | 2020 | 89 Points "Great Value Chardonnay": Tasting Panel January 2022 88 Points: Wine Enthusiast Jan 2022 SILVER - SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2022 89 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 GOLD: The Fifty Best California Chardonnay Blind Tasting |
| Chardonnay, California | 2021 | Gold: San Francisco International Wine Competition 2022 89 Points + Best Buy: Wine Enthusiast April 2023 Gold: 2023 Rodeo Uncorked! Int'l Wine Comp 88 Points: Wine Spectator May 2023 91 Points + Gold: Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition 2023 Gold: 2024 Women's Wine & Spirits Awards |
| Chardonnay, California | 2022 | Silver: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Best of Class: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2024 89 Points: Tasting Panel March 2024 90 Points + Best Buy: Wine Enthusiast May 2024 |
| Merlot, California | 2017 | 90 Points Tasting Panel/Anthony Dias Blue July 2019 90 Points + Gold Medal: S. F. International Wine Competition November 2019 |
| Merlot, California | 2019 | 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast December 2021 89 Points: Tasting Panel December 2021 SILVER: Sommelier Challenge Int'l Wine Comp 2021 DOUBLE GOLD - SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2022 13 TOP MERLOTS from Around the World - Wine Enthusiast March 2022 91 Points: Natalie MacLean February 2022 |
| Merlot, California | 2020 | SILVER: Sommelier Challenge Sept 2022 SILVER: San Francisco International Wine Competition 2022 89 Points: Tasting Panel March 2023 93 Points + Gold + Best Buy: Tasting.com February 2023 Double Gold: 2024 Women's Wine & Spirits Awards |
| Merlot, California | 2021 | 91 Points + GOLD: Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition 2023 89 Points + Best Buy: Wine Enthusiast December 2023 92 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Challenge 2023 GOLD: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2024 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon, California | 2017 | 90 Points + GOLD: Critics’ Challenge June 2019 90 Points: Tasting Panel/Anthony Dias Blue July 2019 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon, California | 2018 | 90 Points: GOLD Winemaker Challenge 2021 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast January 2021 90 Points: DECANTER World Wine Awards 2021 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon, California | 2019 | 88 Points: Wine & Spirits Magazine 2021 92 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Challenge Int'l Wine Comp 2021 89 Points: Tasting Panel Jan/Feb 2022 90 Points + BEST BUY: Wine Enthusiast January 2022 GOLD: SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2022 91 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 GOLD: The Drinks Business Global Cabernet Sauvignon Masters 2022 Top 16 California Cabernets for Every Budget: Wine Enthusiast (Aug 2022) SILVER: Sommelier Challenge (Sept 2022) |
| Cabernet Sauvignon, California | 2020 | SILVER: San Francisco International Wine Competition 2022 93 Points + GOLD: Winemaker Challenge 2023 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon, California | 2021 | DOUBLE GOLD: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2024 |
ANGELS & COWBOYS
| WINE | YEAR | ACCOLADE |
|---|---|---|
| Rosé, Sonoma County | 2018 | GOLD Women's Wine & Spirits Awards 2019 |
| Rosé, Sonoma County | 2019 | 94 Points: PLATINUM Sommelier Challenge September 2020 92 Points: Press Democrat July 2020 90 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 GOLD: The Fifty Best July 2020 - Best Rosé Wine 91 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Choice Awards 2020 94 Points + PLATINUM: Sommelier Challenge September 2020 90 Points: James Suckling October 2020 |
| Rosé, Sonoma County | 2020 | GOLD SF Chronicle April 2021 90 Points + GOLD Winemaker Challenge 2021 91 Points + TOP 100 Enthusiast Wines for 2021: Wine Enthusiast October 2021 |
| Rosé, Sonoma County | 2021 | GOLD - SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2022 88 Points: Wine Enthusiast August/September 2022 93 Points + GOLD: 2022 International Womens Wine Competition May 2022 Double Gold: 2022 Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition May 2022 88 points: Sommelier Choice Awards 2022 85 Points SILVER: 2022 OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition June 2022 DOUBLE GOLD: The Fifty Best California Rosé Blind Tasting April 2022 Bronze: Santé Magazine Wine Competition 2022 90 Points: James Suckling November 2022 |
| Rosé, Sonoma County | 2022 | SILVER: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023 88 Points + Best Buy : Wine Enthusiast July 2023 92 Points + GOLD: The Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge April 2023 96 Points + GOLD: 50 Great Rosé Wines of the World Competition 2023 SILVER: The Drinks Business Global Rose Wine Masters 2023 87 Points + SILVER: Tasting.com May 2023 Double Gold: 2023 Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition May 2023 87 Points: Wine Spectator 2022 (web only) 87 Points + Bronze: Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 89 Points + Silver: Sommelier Choice Awards 2023 SILVER: 2023 OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition SILVER: 2023 International Women’s Wine Competition 91 Points + GOLD: Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition 2023 88 Points: 2023 Best Buy Wines Tastings.com September 2023 Silver: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Gold: 2024 Women's Wine & Spirits Awards |
| Proprietary Red Blend, Sonoma County | 2017 | 92 Points + GOLD North Coast Wine Challenge 2019 91 Points: Tasting Panel October 2019 91 Points: Ultimate Wine Challenge 2019 90 Points: Critics’ Challenge 2019 90 Points + GOLD: S.F. International Wine Competition October 2019 |
| Proprietary Red Blend, Sonoma County | 2018 | 95 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Choice Awards Wine of the Year (by varietal) 2020 GOLD: San Francisco Int'l Wine Competition 2020 91 Points: James Suckling 2021 BEST OF CLASS: SF Chronicle April 2021 92 Points + GOLD Int'l Women's Wine Competition May 2021 |
| Proprietary Red Blend, Sonoma County | 2019 | 92 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Challenge Int’l Wine Comp 2021 92 Points + GOLD: Santé Magazine Int'l Wine Comp October 2021 GOLD: SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2022 GOLD + 92 Points: Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge 2022 93 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 90 Points: James Suckling Nov 2022 |
| Proprietary Red Blend, Sonoma County | 2020 | BRONZE: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023 SILVER: 2023 Rodeo Uncorked! Int'l Wine Comp 90 Points: Wine Enthusiast July 2023 90 Points + GOLD: The Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge April 2023 88 Points + Bronze: Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 SILVER: 2023 OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition Double Gold: 2024 Women's Wine & Spirits Awards |
| Proprietary Red Blend, Sonoma County | 2021 | 94 Points + GOLD: Sommelier Choice Awards 2023 92 Points: Publisher’s Picks, Tasting Panel November 2023 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast December 2023 Silver: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition |
| Brut Rosé, California | Non-Vintage | 96 Points + Double Gold + Rosé Wine of the Year: Sommelier Choice Awards 2023 DOUBLE GOLD: SF Chronicle Wine Competition January 2022 GOLD + 92 Points: Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition April 2022 92 Points + GOLD Critics Challenge 2022 89 Points: James Suckling Nov 2022 BEST OF CLASS: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023 92 Points + Gold: Tasting.com April 2023 Gold: 2023 Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition, May 2023 GOLD, Class Champion: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition 95 Points + Gold: 50 Great Sparkling Wines of the World 2024 |
| Brut, California | Non-Vintage | 91 Points + GOLD: Tastings.com September 2023 90 Points: Sommelier Choice Awards 2023 90 Points: James Suckling Nov 2022 90 Points: Tasting Panel June 2021 GOLD + 92 Points: Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition April 2022 90 Points + GOLD Critics Challenge 2022 GOLD: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023 Reserve Class Champion: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition 92 Points: 50 Great Sparkling Wines of the World 2024 |
HIGH DIVE
| WINE | YEAR | ACCOLADE |
|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley Red Blend | 2015 | 91 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 92 Points + GOLD: Sommeliers Choice Awards 2019 90 Points: Jeb Dunnuck January 31, 2020 90 Points: Connoisseurs’ Guide Dec 2017 95 Points: Anthony Dias Blue / Tasting Panel Magazine September 2018 |
| Napa Valley Red Blend | 2016 | 92 Points: Jeb Dunnuck January 31, 2020 91 Points: Robert Parker / The Wine Advocate September 30, 2019 90 Points: James Suckling October 20, 2020 |
| Napa Valley Red Blend | 2017 | 92 Points: The Wine Advocate October 2019 88 Points: Wine Enthusiast December 2023 |
ASTROLABE
| WINE | YEAR | ACCOLADE |
|---|---|---|
| Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2018 | 95 Points + Double Gold Medal: S. F. International Wine Competition October 2019 90 Points: Wine Spectator September 2019 |
| Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2019 | 90 Points: Planet Grape Wine Review 2020 94 Points + "Excellent": Cameron Douglass-Master Sommelier 2020 86 Points: Wine Spectator 2020 90 Points: Wine Enthusiast 2020 95 Points + "Excellent": Bob Campbell, Master of Wine The Real Review 2019 94 Points + "Classic": Cameron Douglas, Master Somm 2020 5 STARS + "Outstanding": Michael Cooper, NZ Wines: Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide 2020 |
| Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2020 | 94 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 90 Points + "Excellent": Wine Enthusiast 2021 97 Points: Int'l Women's Wine Comp 2021 90 Points: James Suckling 2021 90 Points + "Outstanding": Robert Parker 2021 95 Points + "Excellent": Bob Campbell Master of Wine, The Real Review 2020 94 Points + "Excellent": Cameron Douglas, Master Somelier 2020 4.5 STARS + "Excellent": Michaela Cooper, NZ Wines Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide 90 Points : James Suckling 2021 91 Points + SMART BUY: Wine Spectator June 2021 |
| Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2021 | 91 Points: Wine Spectator May 2022 5 STARS + "Outstanding": Michaela Cooper, NZ Wines: Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide 2022 93 Points + "Excellent": Cameron Douglas, Master Somelier July 2021 92 Points: Wine Enthusiast August 2022 94 Points: Bob Campbell Master of Wine, The Real Review October 202 92 Points: Vinous March 2022 91 Points: Wine & Spirits Magazine November 2022 |
| Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2022 | 90 Points “Outstanding”: James Suckling October 2022 94 Points! Wine Spectator Top 100 #15: Wine Spectator July 2023 92 points + Editors' Choice!: Wine Enthusiast February/March 2024 93 Points "Excellent": Cameron Douglas November 2022 92 Points "High Quality": Bob Campbell October 2022 BRONZE: San Francisco International Wine Competition 2022 SILVER: 2023 Rodeo Uncorked! Int'l Wine Comp |
| Pinot Gris, Marlborough | 2016 | 96 Points: Vinous/Neal Martin Nov 2018 |
| Pinot Gris, Marlborough | 2018 | 93 Points + "Very Good": Cameron Douglas Master Sommelier 87 Points : Wine Spectator September 2020 |
| Pinot Gris, Marlborough | 2019 | 93 Points: Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier 2020 90 Points: Robert Parker 2021 91 Points: Wine Advocate April 2021 |
| Pinot Gris, Marlborough | 2021 | 90 Points : James Suckling October 2021 89 Points: Wine Spectator August 2022 90 Points: Wine Enthusiast November 2022 |
| Pinot Gris, Marlborough | 2022 | 91 Points: Wine Enthusiast Aug/Sept 2023 90 Points "High Quality": Bob Campbell 93 Points "Excellent": Cameron Douglas October 2022 90 Points "Outstanding": Vinous March 2022 Silver: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition |
| Pinot Noir, Marlborough | 2017 | 93 Points: Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier 2020 92 Points: James Suckling 2021 90 Points: Burghound 2020 90 Points + "Outstanding": Rebecca Gibb Master of Wine, Vinous 2021 4 STARS + "Excellent": NZ Wines - Michael Cooper's buyer's Guide 2020 18.5/20: Joelle Thomson, DrinksBiz 2021 |
| Pinot Noir, Marlborough | 2018 | 94 Points: "Outstanding": Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier March 2020 91 Points: Wine Enthusiast May 2022 90 Points: Wine & Spirits February 2022 92 Points: James Suckling October 2021 90 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 SILVER: 2023 Rodeo Uncorked! Int'l Wine Comp |
| Pinot Noir, Marlborough | 2019 | 88 Points: Wine Enthusiast Aug/Sept '23 issue 92 Points: Wine Spectator June 2023 91 Points "Excellent": Wine Enthusiast May 2022 90 Points "Outstanding" April 2022 94 Points: Excellent" Cameron Douglas March 2021 92 Points: "Outstanding" James Suckling October 2022 90 Points "High Quality" Bob Campbell April 2022 Bronze: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition |
| Wrekin Vineyard Chenin Blanc, Marlborough | 2018 | 90 Points: Wine Spectator 2020 94 Points: Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier 2020 |
| Wrekin Vineyard Chenin Blanc, Marlborough | 2019 | 90 Points: Robert Parker 2021 90 Points: Wine Spectator October 2021 91 Points: Rebecca Gibb, Master of Wine |
| Wrekin Vineyard Chenin Blanc, Marlborough | 2020 | 90 Points: Wine Spectator August 2022 91 Points: Wine Enthusiast November 2022 91 Points: Vinous March 2022 95 Points "Excellent": Cameron Douglas April 2022 93 Points "High Quality": Bob Campbell September 2021 |
| Wrekin Vineyard Chenin Blanc, Marlborough | 2021 | 90 Points "Outstanding": James Suckling |
| Taihoa Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2017 | 91 Points: Planet Grape Wine Review 2019 96 Points + "Excellent": Bob Campbell 2019 91 Points: Robert Parker, Wine Advocate NZ 2020 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast May 2022 |
| Taihoa Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2019 | 92 Points: Robert Parker 2021 92 Points: James Suckling 2021 |
| Taihoa Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2020 | 92 Points "Highly Recommended": Decanter March 2022 94 Points "Suberb": Wine Enthusiast April 2023 93 Points "Outstanding": Wine Spectator February 2022 92 Points "Outstanding": Vinous March 2022 95 Points "Excellent": Bob Campbell October 2021 95 Points "Outstanding": Cameron Douglas March 2022 97 Points: Global Fine Wine Challenge November 2022 |
| Taihoa Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2021 | 96 Points "Outstanding": Cameron Douglas November 2022 92 Points "Outstanding" James Suckling October 2022 95 Points "Excellent" Bob Campbell April 2022 91 Points: Decanter January 2024 |
| Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2018 | 90 Points: Wine Spectator 2019 95 Points + "Excellent": Bob Campbell 2018 94 Points + "Outstanding": Cameron Douglass 2019 91 Points: Planet Grape Wine Review 2019 90 Points: Robert Parker, Wine Advocate NZ 2020 |
| Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2020 | 91 Points + "Smart Buy": Wine Spectator 2021 96 Points + "Outstanding" Cameron Douglass 2020 95 Points + "Excellent": Bob Campbell, master of Wine, The real Review 2020 93 Points + "Outstanding": Rebecca Gibb, Master of Wine, Vinous 2020 92 Points "Outstanding": Robert Parker, Wine Advocate NZ 2018 92 Points "Editors' Choice": Wine Enthusiast May 2022 92 Points: Wine Spectator 2022 |
| Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2021 | 90 Points: Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast April 2023 91 Points: Wine & Spirits December 2022 93 Points: Wine Spectator May 2023 95 Points: "Excellent" Bob Campbell 95 Points: Cameron Douglas July 2021 |
| Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2022 | 90 Points: "Outstanding" James Suckling October 2022 94 Points: "High Quality" Bob Campbell October 2022 94 Points: "Excellent"" Camerlon Douglas November 2022 93 Points: Wine Spectator May 2023 90 Points: Decanter July 2023 95 Points: Global Fine Wine Challenge November 2022 93 Points: Wine & Spirits October 2023 |
| Kekerengu Coast Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2018 | 90 Points: Cameron Douglas Master Sommelier 2019 92 Points: Planet Grape Wine Review 2020 |
| Kekerengu Coast Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2019 | 91 Points: Robert Parker 2021 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast May 2022 |
| Kekerengu Coast Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2020 | 93 Points + Editors' Choice: Wine Enthusiast October 2022 93 Points: Wine Spectator June 2022 |
| Kekerengu Coast Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2021 | 95 Points "Outstanding": Cameron Douglas March 2022 95 Points "Excellent": Bob Campbell April 2022 94 Points: Global Fine Wine Challenge November 202 |
| Kekerengu Coast Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough | 2022 | 95 Points "Outstanding": Cameron Douglas November 2022 92 Points "High Quality": Bob Campbell October 2022 91 Points "Outstanding": James Suckling October 2022 |
JOSÉ MARIA DA FONSECA
| WINE | YEAR | ACCOLADE |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Vines, Vinho Verde | 2020 | 89 Points: Tasting Panel January/February 2021 87 Points + BEST BUY: Wine & Spirits Magazine August 2021 89 points + BEST BUY: Tastings.com August 2021 85 Points + BEST BUY: Wine Enthusiast December 2021 |
| Twin Vines, Vinho Verde | 2021 | 85 Points + BEST BUY: Wine Enthusiast March 2022 90 Points, GOLD: Sommelier Challenge 2022 SILVER: San Francisco International Wine Competition 2022 88 Points + Silver: Sommelier Choice Awards 2023 |
| Twin Vines, Vinho Verde | 2022 | 90 Points: Meridith May, Tasting Panel November 2023 BEST BUY: Wine Enthusiast December 2023 88 Points: James Suckling May 2023 |
ATELIER
| WINE | YEAR | ACCOLADE |
|---|---|---|
| Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley | 2021 | 91 Points: Wine & Spirits Magazine October 2023 94 Points: Planet Grape Wine Review, Catherine Fallis, February 2023 Gold: The Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters 2023 Top 32 Pinot Noirs of 2023: The Drinks Business 89 Points: Wine Enthusiast June/July issue 2023 89 Points: Wine Spectator June 2023 92 Points: James Suckling June 2023 Double Gold, Class Champion: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Double Gold: 2024 Women's Wine & Spirits Awards |
| Chardonnay, Russian River Valley | 2021 | 93 Points: Planet Grape Wine Review, Catherine Fallis, February 2023 89 Points: Tasting.com March 2023 94 Points + Editors' Choice: Wine Enthusiast July 2023 87 Points: Wine Spectator 2023 94 Points + Silver: Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 93 Points: James Suckling June 2023 90 Points: Jeb Dunnuck July 2023 Silver: 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Gold: 2024 Women's Wine & Spirits Awards |
| Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Valley | 2023 | 90 Points: Master of Wine Bob Paulinski, Tasting Panel May 2024 |