As a certified Sommelier, Fred Bollaci has learned to appreciate and enjoy wine, on its own, and paired with all kinds of food. He has compiled a list of his favorite wineries, which he will continue to update as he travels, samples, and enjoys new wines from all around the world.
CALIFORNIA:
Alexander Valley Vineyards (Sonoma)
Babcock (Santa Barbara Co)
Ballentine Vineyards (Napa)
Barnett Family (Napa)
Beaulieu Vineyard (Napa)
Bell Wine Cellars (Napa)
Cakebread Cellars (Napa)
Carneros della Notte (Napa)
Caymus (Napa)
Caymus Suisun (Fairfield, CA)
Charles Krug (Napa)
Chase Cellars (Napa)
Chateau Montelena (Napa)
Christopher Creek (Sonoma)
Clos du Val (Napa)
Domaine Carneros (Napa)
Domaine de la Riviere (Sonoma)
The Donum Estate (Napa)
Ferrari-Carano (Sonoma)
Forman (Napa)
Frank Family (Napa)
Frog’s Leap (Napa)
Fess Parker (Los Olivos)
Fulcrum (Sonoma)
Gloria Ferrer (Sonoma)
Grgich Hills (Napa)
Hall Wines (Napa)
J. Cage Cellars (Sonoma)
Jordan (Sonoma)
Joseph Phelps (Napa)
Moshin (Sonoma)
Opus One (Napa)
Papapietro-Perry (Sonoma)
Pedroncelli Winery (Sonoma)
Peju (Napa)
Plump Jack (Napa)
Pride Mountain (Napa/Sonoma)
Reynolds Family (Napa)
Rocca Family (Napa)
Rochioli (Sonoma)
Schug (Sonoma)
Seghesio (Sonoma)
Shadowbox Cellars (Napa)
Silver Oak (Napa/Sonoma)
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars (Napa)
Stags’ Leap Winery (Napa)
Trefethen (Napa)
Wente (Sonoma)
Williamson Winery (Sonoma)
Wilson Family (Sonoma)
ZD (Napa)
NEW MEXICO:
Gruet Winery
NEW YORK:
Anthony Nappa Wines (Peconic, NY)
Bedell Cellars (North Fork, NY)
Channing Daughters (Sagaponack, NY)
Clovis Point (Jamesport, NY)
Coffee Pot Cellars (Cutchogue, NY)
Croteaux Vineyards (North Fork, NY)
Diliberto Winery (Jamesport, NY)
Grapes of Roth by Wolffer Estate (North Fork, NY)
Kontokosta Winery (Greenport, NY)
Lieb Cellars (Cutchogue, NY)
Macari Vineyards (Cutchogue & Mattituck, NY)
Mattebella (Southold, NY)
Pellegrini Vineyards (Cutchogue, NY)
Pugliese Vineyards (Cutchogue, NY)
Raphael Vineyard & Winery (Peconic, NY)
Shinn Estate (Mattituck, NY)
Sparkling Pointe Vineyards & Winery (Southold, NY)
Wolffer Estate Vineyard (Sagaponack, NY)
MICHIGAN:
2 Lads Winery (Old Mission Peninsula)
45 North Vineyard & Winery (Leelanau Peninsula)
Aurora Cellars (Leelanau Peninsula)
Black Star Farms (Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas)
BluStone Vineyards (Leelanau Peninsula)
Boat House Vineyards (Leelanau Peninsula)
Bonobo Winery (Old Mission Peninsula)
Bowers Harbor Vineyard (Old Mission Peninsula)
Brys Estate (Old Mission Peninsula)
Chateau Chantal (Old Mission Peninsula)
Chateau Fontaine (Leelanau Peninsula)
Chateau Grand Traverse (Old Mission Peninsula)
Good Harbor Vineyards (Leelanau Peninsula)
Green Bird Cellars & Organic Farms (Northport/Leelanau)
Hawthorne Vineyards (Old Mission Peninsula)
Left Foot Charley (Traverse City)
Mari Vineyards (Old Mission Peninsula)
Peninsula Cellars (Old Mission Peninsula)
Verterra Winery (Leland/Leelanau)
OREGON:
Archery Summit
Argyle
Bethel Heights
Cristom
Domaine Drouhin
Domaine Serene
King Estate
Witness Tree
WASHINGTON STATE:
Sparkman Cellars
