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Ever since our 2016 launch with our 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon debut, Hertelendy Vineyards has been festooned with high ratings and reviews from the world’s most recognized critics, Master Sommeliers, and world competitions. Our debut Cabernet received 95 points from Robert Parker stating “it should merit serious attention,” setting the standard for Hertelendy, and it’s been onwards and upwards ever since. A couple years later, we received our highest marks yet (99 points!) and a couple 98 point scores from Robert Parker and Jeb Dunnuck. In fact, our Wine Club Exclusive Cabernet Franc was rated in the Top 40 Napa Valley Cabernet Francs of all time in Robert Parker’s 40+ year history! Also having received multiple Gold medals at Texsom (judged by Master Sommeliers and Masters of Wine), Double Gold & Best in Class at Sunset International Wine Competition, and Top 100 in International Wine Report, we are honored and humbled to have been well received so quickly by the wine community. Combining the highly positive reviews and incredibly low production (750 cases annually), this has created a cult following for us.

Nowadays, it’s incredibly surreal seeing a famous celebrity enjoying our wines (be sure to FOLLOW us) at an Oscar or Emmy’s party, or reading about Hertelendy in USA TODAY: “There isn’t a Hertelendy wine that hasn’t received praise; their bottles have scored 99 points from some of the world’s best critics. At Hertelendy Vineyards, there is no sacrifice to their craft, and in the realm of luxury wine, few can compete.” What will the future hold for Hertelendy Vineyards? Only time will tell…

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

2022
VERY NAPA VALLEY (Mar 2022)
“A Rising Star in Hertelendy Vineyards” pg. 1
2021
NAPA VALLEY LIFE MAGAZINE (Winter 2021)
“Hertelendy Vineyards The Pursuit of Perfection”
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK (Nov 2021)
“The Best is Yet to Come”
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK (Oct 2021)
“Hertelendy Vineyards — Always Striving for Perfection…and a Little Unconventionality”
WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE (Aug 2021)
“The Tasting Room”
NAPA VALLEY LIFE MAGAZINE (Aug 2021)
“The Man, Wine and Vision”
USA TODAY (Jul 2021)
“These Talented Business Owners Inspire Others With Their Day-to-Day Work”
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK (Jun 2021)
“Napa’s Back!”
SUNSET INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION (Jun 2021)
“97, 96, & TWO DOUBLE GOLDS FOR 2017’S”
WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE (May 2021)
“The Tasting Room” pg 85
INFLUENCIVE.COM (May 2021)
“Success the Hertelendy Way”
YAHOO!FINANCE (May 2021)
“There isn’t a Compromise of Quality at Hertelendy Vineyards”
NAPA VALLEY LIFE MAGAZINE (Mar 2021)
“Hertelendy Vineyards Chardonnay Excels”
VANITY FAIR HOLLYWOOD ISSUE (Feb 2021)
“Celeb Picks: The Perfect Place to Find a Gift for Those Who Have Everything”
MONARCH.WINE (Jan 2021)
“The Man Behind the Wine”
2020
NAPA VALLEY LIFE MAGAZINE (Dec 2020)
“Mystical Mountain Merlot”
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK (Dec 2020)
“Sold Out Wines are Making a Comeback for the Holidays!”
WINE ADVOCATE TOP 100 WINE DISCOVERIES 2020 (Nov 2020)
“This Heavy Metal is a total rock-star!” — Lisa Perrotti-Brown
SOMMELIERS CHOICE AWARDS (Oct 2020)
“Get Award-Winning Napa Cabernet Sauvignon”
THE BUTTERY EXISTENCE (Oct 2020)
“How to Make the Perfect Lamb Chops”
NAPA VALLEY LIFE MAGAZINE (Sept 2020)
“Hungarian Heaven in the Napa Valley”
2020 SOMMELIER CHOICE AWARDS (Sep 2020)
“Hertelendy Vineyards: Premier Napa Valley Winery”
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK (Aug 2020)
“Hertelendy Vineyards: A Never-Ending Passion For Perfection”
NAPA VALLEY LIFE MAGAZINE (Aug 2020)
“Hungarian Heaven in Napa Valley”
SUNSET INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION (Jun 2020)
“99, Double Gold for 2016”

@GARYVEE’S MONTHLY WINE CLUB (May 2020) 

“Hertelendy blows me away, one of the best wines, if not the best wine we’ve had.”
-Gary Vaynerchuk
2019
WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE (Nov 2019)
“Alphabetical Guide to California Merlot” Ranked #7 out of 102 wines
VERY NAPA VALLEY MAGAZINE (Fall 2019)
“A Napa Valley Rising Star Going For the Gold” article page 20-21.

RICH GIRL NETWORK TV (Aug 2019)
“Pre-ESPY’s 2019 (start at 1:09)”
SUNSET INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION (May 2019)
“98, 98, Gold, Best of Class, & Double Gold”
GOOD FRUIT GROWER (Apr 2019)
“Merlot Up Again After the ‘Sideways Effect'”


ROBERT PARKER: MATTER OF TASTE (Feb 2019)
What You Missed in New York City” (@1:20 sec)
GOOD GRIT MAGAZINE (Feb 2019)
“Wine and Dine on 30A” 

2018

INTERNATIONAL WINE REPORT TOP 100 WINES OF 2018 (Dec 2018)
#43 Hertelendy Signature Mountain Blend, Napa Valley 2015
VINTNER’S VEER (Nov 2018)
“Robert Parker’s 40th Year Anniversary Matter of Taste Events=💯+ points”
D’AQUILA-PHILLIPS WINE CELLAR (Oct 2018)
“Join DP Wine Cellar as We Go Up, Down, and Across Napa Valley”
GOOD FRUIT GROWER (Oct 2018)
“Napa Faces Watershed Moment”
SOMMSPIRATIONS (Jul 2018)
“Beneath the Surface at Hertelendy Vineyards”
the CORKSCREWER report (Jul 2018)
“Great Napa Valley Wines you Probably Haven’t Heard of”
INTERNATIONAL WINE REPORT (Jul 2018)
“Hertelendy Vineyards”


ROBERT PARKER WINE ADVOCATE (Jun 2018)
“What You Missed at Matter of Taste San Francisco” (@ 0:23 sec.)
WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE (Jun 2018)
“Vote on Napa Valley’s Measure C Too Close to Call”
WINE ALONG THE 101 (Jun 2018)
“The Pursuit of Excellence”
WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE (May 2018)

“Will Napa Valley Vote to Slow Vineyard Development?”
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK (May 2018)
“Meet the Winemaker Ralph Hertelendy”
THE WRITTEN PALETTE (May 2018)
“Hertelendy Vineyards: An Ensemble of Elegant Style Wines”
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK (Apr 2018)
“Recommended Chardonnay” page 13.
ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON’S BLOG (Apr 2018)
“Hertelendy Wines, Elegance in the Bottle”
THE DESTIN LOG (Apr 2018)
“Fun and Philanthropy”
THE WRITTEN PALETTE (Mar 2018)
“Stars of Napa Valley: Presenting the Best of Cabernet Sauvignon”
2017
SOCIAL VINO (Nov 2017)
“Matter of Taste New York 2017”
UNITED AIRLINES RHAPSODY MAGAZINE (Nov 2017)
“Judge a Bottle by Its Cover” article page 38.
SOMMSELECT (Oct 2017) by Master Sommelier Ian Cauble

“Napa Valley Cult-Cab Decadence at a Reasonable Price”
THE WINE GUYS (Aug 2017)
“Hertelendy” article.
ROBB REPORT MAGAZINE (Aug 2017)
“2017 Car of the Year Award”

THE SOMM JOURNAL (Apr-May 2017)
“Rare Lots Draw Repeat Buyers to Premiere Napa Valley” article page 68.
NAPA VALLEY WINERY EXCHANGE (Mar 2017)
“High-Rollers Cabernet Club”
VERY NAPA VALLEY MAGAZINE (Mar 2017)
“Hertelendy and Its Secret For Old and New World Success” article page 42.
2016
THE NAPA WINE PROJECT (Dec 2016)
Interview with winemaker Ralph Hertelendy
NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS VINTNER’S VIGNETTE
Interview with winemaker Ralph Hertelendy
VERY NAPA VALLEY MAGAZINE (Sep 2016)
“Cult Wines of Napa Valley” article page 24-25.

“Hertelendy Vineyards-A Rising Star”