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"These are always some of the most exciting as well as diverse offerings in my tastings, and I always walk away shaking my head at just how good they are." - Robert M Parker Jr.,
The Wine Advocate, February 2005.
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Hartford Family Winery Acclaim
Read what the Wine Advocate's Robert M. Parker, Jr. has to say about Hartford Family Winery and its Hartford Court and Hartford Wines:
Read what The Wine Enthusiast had to say about our wines:
Read what Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar had to say about
our 2006 wines:
View historical acclaim for our Hartford Russian River Zinfandel:
Historical Acclaim for Hartford Family Wines
2007
- Hartford Family Winery named in top 100 Vintners of 2007 by Robb Report 11/07
- 2005 Hartford Court Land's Edge Vineyards Pinot Noir Ranked Seventh Wine and Top Pinot Noir in Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines of 2007. 12/07
- 2004 Hartford Court Fog Dance Vineyards Pinot Noir and 2004 Hartford Court Stone Cote Vineyard Chardonnay Named in Top 101 Wines of 2007 by Canadian Wine Access Magazine.
- 2005 Hartford Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard Zinfandel and 2005 Jolene's Vineyard Zinfandel named in Bon Appetit Magazine list of wines to serve with Turkey for the Holidays. 11/07
- 2005 Hartford Court Stone Cote Vineyard Chardonnay recommended by Food and Wine Magazine as a wine to buy. 11/07
- 2006 Hartford Court Stone Cote Vineyard Chardonnay rated 96 Points by Robert M. Parker's The Wine Advocate - among highest rated Chardonnays of 2007. 12/07
2006
- 2003 Hartford Court Stone Cote Vineyard Chardonnay named in Wine and Spirits Magazine's 100 Best Wines of 2006.
- 2003 Hartford Court Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay is made an Editor's Choice in Robb Report's Top One Hundred Wines Issue. 11/06
- 2003 Seascape Vineyard Pinot Noir named in Top 10 Pinot Noir tasted by Wine & Spirits Magazine
2005
- 2002 Hartford Court Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay named "must buy wine" by Decanter Magazine 11/05
- 2004 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir awarded Gold Medal, Best of Class (Best Pinot Noir over $25) at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair
- 2004 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay awarded Gold Medal at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair
2004
- Hartford Family Winery named as an "Artisan Winery of the Year" by Wine & Spirits Magazine, 12/04.
2003
- 2000 Hartford Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Zinfandel named in Top Ten Wines of 2002 by Bob Johnson, Wine Times, 1/8/03.
- Hartford Sonoma Coast Chardonnay bottle shot is featured on the cover of Wine & Spirits Magazine, 8/03.
- Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel listed as Number 6 of "Top 100 Wines of 2003" by Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 12/03.
2002
- Mike Sullivan named "Winemaker of the Year"
by Ronn Wiegand M.S., M.W. in Restaurant Wines.
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate names Mike Sullivan, Hartford Family Winery Winemaker, a "wine personlaity of the year."
2000 - 2001
- The 1998 Hartford, Fanucchi-Wood Road Zinfandel
is awarded Sweepstakes Red Wine (Best Red Wine
of Show) at the 2000 Sonoma County Harvest Fair.
- With unprecedented success, Hartford Family Wines
earns consecutive Harvest Fair Sweepstakes awards,
winning the Sweepstakes White Wine (Best White Wine
of Show) at the 2001 Sonoma County Harvest Fair with
the 1999 Hartford Court Laura's Chardonnay.
- Robert Parker in The Wine Advocate complements
the winery generally by stating that "It appears that
Hartford has entered the upper echelon of Pinot Noir
and Zinfandel producers in Northern California" (12/23/00).
- Additional excellent reviews from Decanter magazine,
Restaurant Wines and The Wine Enthusiast on
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel highlight
consistently high quality of Hartford Family Wines.
1997 - 1999
- Hartford Court wines are served at the White House
on several occasions.
- The 1996 Hartford Court, Dutton Ranch-Sanchietti
Vineyard Pinot Noir is chosen Best Pinot Noir
at The Monterey Wine Festival.
- The 1996 Hartford Court Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay
is described by Robert Parker in the
Wine Advocate as "A dead ringer for a high class
white Burgundy."
- The 1996 Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Zinfandel
is awarded Best Zinfandel at The Monterey Wine Festival.
- The 1995 Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel is chosen
Best Zinfandel at The San Francisco Wine Fair.
1996
- Hartford Court is chosen as Artisan Winery of the
Year by Wines &Spirits magazine.
- Arrendell Vineyard Pinot Noir is chosen
Best Pinot Noir by the Wine News.
- Bon Appetit selects a Hartford Court wine
as one of its Top Wines of the Year.
- The Hartford Vineyard Zinfandel is chosen
by The Wine Spectator's James Laube as one of the "Best Zins available in 1996".
- All 1994 releases receive high acclaim
from other prestigious wine publications,
such as The Wine Advocate, The Wine Enthusiast
and Wines & Spirits magazine.
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