USA Today has published a list of the 10 Best Winery Tours, just in time for planning your next trip to wine country. While organic grapes are only maybe four percent of overall wine production in fine wine in the U.S., four of these wineries made the list.
1 Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery (Hammondsport, New York)
2 Davis Estates (Calistoga, California)
3 Eberle Winery (Paso Robles, California)
4 Robert Hall Winery (Paso Robles, California)
A Central Coast winery focused on regenerative wine grape growing (though it buys half of its grapes from local growers).
5 Ken Wright Cellars (Carlton, Oregon)
6 Inglenook (Rutherford, California)
One of the most historic wineries in Napa and a very upscale producer today, it was lovingly restored by Francis Ford Coppola (with a bit of personally expressive flair). Has a great museum. 100 percent estate grown.
7 Benziger Family Winery (Glen Ellen, California)
Created by a family and now owned by a corporation. Visitors can take a biodynamic estate tram tour through the vines. Seven percent of its wines (i.e. all of its estate wines) are from organic and biodynamic vines.
8 Buena Vista Winery (Sonoma, California)
9 Cline Family Cellars (Sonoma, California) (practicing organic)
10 Neal Family Vineyards (Angwin, California)
One of the original OG's of organics in Napa, owner Mark Neal has been a leader in Napa for decades for organic wine grapes and makes affordably priced (for Napa) wines from two estates–one in Rutherford on the valley floor and one on Howell Mountain. 100 percent estate grown.
Slow Wine Guide USA
For more details on these and other eco-friendly wineries, consider buying the Slow Wine Guide here. It lists 400 wineries in the U.S. that farm responsibly and make great wines.
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