Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded our 2007 Sierra Foothills Tempranillo an 86! "It’s a dry, light-bodied and silky wine, like Pinot Noir, except the cherry fruit, red currant, licorice and bacon flavors have a powerfully earthy note, like a mushroom and olive tapenade."

Winelinesonline.com gave our 2007 Sierra Foothills Tempranillo a Wine Lines rating of 88! "Rich garnet in color, showing some separation at the edge. This is an “old school” red, but with charm. It sports aromas and flavors of dark flowers, leather, spice, a hint of citrus, and dusty red berry, cherry and plum fruit. The 14.2% alcohol takes a back seat to the forward fruit, making this a nicely balanced wine that’s perfect for the dinner table. A well-priced crowd-pleaser." 

Beyond Napa Valley Wine ranked our Just Joshin 2007 Sierra Foothills Tempranillo as #1 on their Top 10 Wines of 2010 list. "Stein Family Wine’s Tempranillo showcases a balance of blueberries & brighter red berries combined with with a mocha aspect, and topped off with a dusting of terrior. A good amount of tannins make it perfect to pair with food. Yet the softer nature of this wine (in part due to the Tempranillo itself) makes an equally good sipping wine. Winemaker Josh Stein hit every note perfectly in crafting this wine. A relatively quiet grape from a small producer who deserves a large amount of credit. And the icing on the cake? It’s only $15! This wine is near if not perfect on multiple levels."

Tastings.com gave our 2007 Sierra Foothills Tempranillo a Best Buy! This is what they had to say: "Garnet black color. Blueberry yogurt, clay, crayon, and chocolate flan aromas with a tangy medium-to-full body and a tart pomegranate, tomato, and peppery spice aromas."

The Tasting Panel gave our Los Carneros Semi-Dry Gewürztraminer a 92! This is what they wrote about us: "In its first release, this refreshingly “shiny” white offers a clean, light lime and Asian pear-through-stone profile. Alsace-like aromatics entice for that next sip. 92".

On being named "Best In Show" at July 3rd's Crushbarrel Winemarket @ Ft.Mason:

"A new discovery and overall best of show winner was Stein Family Winery. Josh Stein was on hand to personally pour his two wines— a 2009 Los Carneros Semi-Dry Gewürztraminer and his Just Joshin 2007 Tempranillo, from the Sierra Foothills. The Gewürztraminer was beautiful with honeysuckle and rose pedals on the mid-palate with a big of orange and lemon to round it out. A touch of residual sugar adds to this wine, kicking up the acidity a bit and making it a desirable wine for my next outing to a thai restaurant.

The tempranillo further illustrated that, to me, the grape is Cabernet’s baby sister. It ripe and ready to drink now, though you might want to wait a few years for the soft tannins to further settle. There’s a bit of blueberries and red berries mixed with a mocha aspect, further added by a dusting of dirt (terrior). Tempranillos have a higher bit of acidity, making it perfect for your next lamb shank dish." Haydn Adams, author of "Wineries Beyond Napa Valley: Dry Creek and Alexander Valley"

The Bay Area Wine Society chose our 2009 Los Carneros Gewurtztraminer for 1st Place in their recent tasting: "lychee fruit, grapefruit, zesty, fragrant, fleshy, loaded with flavors, slightly off dry which suits this wine, well balanced, delightful".

At the International Eastern Wine Competition our 2009 Los Carneros Gewurtztraminer won a Silver Medal!

Blindspectator.com gave our Just Joshin Tempranillo a 86.

Be sure to check back often as we update the awards we win!