Winery Tier List

Welcome to our winery tier list. This is how we rated each of the different wineries we've visited based on a few criteria.

The criteria:

How we like the wine

Wine variety

Atmosphere

Food

Events

Service

Uniqueness/Kicker

So what does that actually mean? Basically, Vicky and I (Michael) simply talk through each of these categories after visiting a winery. We get a feel for how that winery matches against others we've tried and then we slot it into one of our tiers.

Disclaimer: Obviously, this isn't super scientific and is very preference based. Your mileage may vary. And honestly, it's been so long since we rated some of these, the reasoning has become apocryphal.

S Tier

Belvoir
Riverwood
Van Til
Canterbury Hill
Equus Run Vineyards (KY)

A Tier

Ladoga Ridge
Weingarten
Terre Beau
Carlson Creek (AZ)
Cellar 426 (NE)
Stone Hill
Forest Edge (KY)
Carriage House (KY)
Stone Pillar
Montezuma Winery (NY)
Four Horses and a Dog

B Tier

KC Wine Works
Sand Creek
Twin Oaks
Z&M Twisted Winery (KS)
Top Hat
Silver Strike Winery (AZ)
Baltimore Bend
Red Fox
Holy Field
Mallinson Manor
Arcadian Moon
Lost Creek
Curling Vines
Adam Puchta
Railway Winery (AR)
Endless Summer
Stonehaus WInery (TN)
Bluegrass Vineyard (KY)
Pillsbury Wine (AZ)
Talon Winery (KY)

C Tier

Little Swan Lake (IA)
Rowe Ridge (KS)
Strawbale Winery (SD)
Peculiar Winery
Windy Winery
Grindstone Valley
Fence Stile
Amigoni
Crown Valley
Lescombes (NM)
Jowler
Hermannhof
Smith-Barry Winery (KY)
Pirtle
Keels Creek (AR)

D Tier

Valiant Vineyards Winery & Distillery (SD)
Weston Wine Company
Merkin Vineyards (AZ)

F Tier

Purple Toad (KY)