December 2011
Ehret Family Winery
The 2008 Ehret Family Winery Bellarina Meritage Cabernet Blend from Knights Valley was named one of the top wines tasted by the Cabernet Shootout panel in a competition between 287 wines. The wine will now go on to compete in The Cabernet Shootout Challenge in San Francisco, hosted by the Bay Area Wine Society, The Winery-SF and Affairs of the Vine, on January 21, 2012.

October 2011
Trinchero Family Estates
D Magazine goes ga-ga over Trinchero's 2008 Meritage.

September 2011
Dry Creek Vineyard
Forbes Magazine names Dry Creek Vineyard's 2006 "The Mariner" Meritage its Wine of the Week!

September 2011
Rodney Strong Vineyards
The award-winning Rodney Strong Vineyards "Symmetry" Meritage was selected Wine of the Week by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat on September 28.

August 2011
Dry Creek Vineyard
The 2007 Meritage produced by Dry Creek Vineyard earned 92 points and a "Best Buy" rating from Wine & Spirits Magazine.

August 2011
Topel Winery
“Le Mariage,” the Meritage produced by Topel Winery, was awarded a Gold Medal at the 2011 Mendocino County Wine Competition for the 2006 vintage.

July 2011
Braman Winery
The Beverage Testing Institute awarded Braman Winery’s 2010 Meritage a Gold Medal and “Best Buy” recommendation and ranked it at 93 points. Kudos!

June 2011
Ehret Family Winery
2007 Ehret Family Winery Meritage — Bella’s Blend — won a Double Gold Medal at the 2011 San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition.

June 2011
Topel Winery
The lovely 2006 Le Mariage Meritage from Topel Winery was awarded a Gold Medal and was named Best In Class at the 2011 Los Angeles International Wine Competition.

March 2011
Fox Meadow Winery
A big high five to Cheryl and Dan Mortland at Fox Meadow Winery, winner of the 2011 Virginia Governor’s Cup for Red Wine. Their 2008 Le Renard Rouge Meritage, a multiple Gold Medal winner, took top honors this year.

September 2010
Dry Creek Vineyard
Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded the 2006 Dry Creek Vineyard "The Mariner" 92 points in its recent review.

August 2010
Rosemont Vineyard & Winery
The 2007 Rosemont Meritage won Best In Show at the 2010 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition, beating out 500 wines submitted by 110 wineries!

August 2010
Atwater Estate Vineyard
Kudos to Atwater Estate Vineyard. Their 2007 Meritage was awarded Best of Category-Red in the 2010 New York State Commercial Wine Competition.

July 2010
Dry Creek Vineyard
The 2006 Dry Creek Vineyard "The Mariner" was given a 92-point rating by Wine Spectator Magazine.

July 2010
Saint Helena Road Winery
A big congratulations is due to Saint Helena Road Winery. Their 2007 Maier Family Meritage has been awarded a Double Gold by the San Francisco International Wine Competition 2010.  This is their 2nd Double Gold in three Meritage vintages.

February 2010
Penman Springs Vineyard
Congratulations to Penman Springs Vineyard of Paso Robles. Its 2007 "Artisan Cuvee" Meritage won Best of Class, Judges' Choice at the 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition in the $20-$29.99 Category of Bordeaux Blends.

Castello di Borghese
Castello di Borghese receives 2 Double Gold & 3 Gold Medals from Appellation America’s Tasting Panel in Napa. “Best of Appellation” (BOA).

Thanksgiving Farm 2007 Meritage
We’re pleased to announce that our Thanksgiving Farm 2007 Meritage, received a Silver Medal in the 2009 Maryland Governor’s Cup Competition, and a Bronze Medal in the 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition. Our 2007 Meritage is a blend of 64% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, 12% Petit Verdot, and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s a soft, dry red wine in the style of the Merlot-dominated wines from Pomerol, made exclusively from grapes grown in our vineyards at Thanksgiving Farm on rolling hills that were historically planted to tobacco.

2005 Ironstone Reserve Meritage, Sierra Foothills
92 points in the May issue of the Wine Enthusiast.

City of Cork Blog
Money Savor 2 -- Meritage
By Michael Kane on May 12, 2009
Robert Mondavi Private Selection 2006, for only $11, was a very satisfying wine for its price range. (Any $11 wine that has you saying, "I'd get that again," surely passes the value test.) Actually a blend of four California-grown grapes (not the cab franc), the newly launched release gives plenty of plum and black cherry -- but eases off well shy of jammy. Read the complete article…

February 2009
Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences - Wine of the Week
2006 Love and Meritage, Napa Valley ($28):
This excellent Cabernet-based wine has an herb/cherry aroma with blackberry fruit in the mouth and superb balance. Made by wine maker Bill Knuttel for negociant Bruce Patch from expensive bulk market fruit. It competes with the best in Napa but probably won't get a high score from sight-of-bottle and knowledge-of-price reviewers in large part because it is screwcapped.

February 2009
Paso Robles, California—The 2006 Suendero red blend by Vina Robles Winery was recently named “Grand Champion Best of Show” at the 2009 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition, making it the top wine out of 1,879 entries from 583 wineries in 14 countries.

Press release…

January 2009
Saint Helena Road Vineyard & Winery's 2005 Maier Family Meritage won a Double Gold at the American Fine Wine Competition. This was Saint Helena Road Winery's first Meritage vintage.