Reviews
Awards & Reviews
From Fairfax mayor to award-winning winemaker
Marin Independent Journal, September 2022
“Egger is the former mayor of Fairfax, having served seven terms as Mayor before being ousted in 2005. Egger also served on the Fairfax Town Council for an unprecedented 39 years & 7 months. After retiring as a Local 484 Teamsters Union president in San Francisco, he decided to start a winery…”
Long Live Pinot Noir the Wine of Kings
Mercury News, September 2022
Order now, our newest Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold & Best of Class Medal Winners
Our award winning Chardonnays, Cabernet Sauvignons & Pinot Noirs have been honored with 202 Gold & Silver Medals, with many Double Gold’s and Best of Class awards included, in fourteen years of entering major wine competitions at: the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, New York Finger Lakes International, International Women’s Wine Competition, Monterey International Wine Competition, Sunset Magazine, the Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Orange County Fair, Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge, Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition, the Harvest Challenge and the Fifty Best California Chardonnays.
Cazadero Winery 2018 Bei Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal, 91 PTS
2023 Monterey International Wine Competition
March 2026
Cazadero Winery 2022 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Double Gold Medal, 96 PTS
2025 Harvest Terroir Challenge
November 2025
Delicate, red cherry and cola spice!
Cazadero Winery 2018 Bei Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal, 93 PTS
2025 Sunset International Wine Competition
June 2025
Menthol; soft tannins, elegant
Cazadero Winery 2018 Bei Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal, 91 PTS
2025 Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition
June 2025
Cazadero Winery 2022 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, 91 PTS
2025 International Womens Wine Competition
May 2025
Unfined & Unfiltered. Bright red fruit. Silky. Dill.
Cazadero Winery 2018 Bei Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal, 91 PTS
2025 International Womens Wine Competition
May 2025
Single Vineyard Wild cherry. Plum.
Cazadero Winery 2019 Parmeter King Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wines that complement your holiday meals
Jeff Burkhart, Marin Independet Journal
April 2025
A two-time double-gold-winning wine, along with a few other single golds, Fairfax’s Frank and Ronita Egger have a real gem here. Red fruit nuance (raspberries and currants) creates a delicate yet strong fruit-forward base further supported by 14.4% alcohol and 100% French oak, which give this wine plenty of backbone — plenty enough for lamb or brisket for sure. Handpicked, all natural, native wild yeasts and “sustainably produced” hit all the proper buzzwords. And being unfined and unfiltered leaves you plenty to talk about when the wine is gone.
Cazadero Winery 2017 Bei Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal
Dan Berger's International Wine Competition
December 2024
Spicy and balanced; nice mouth feel; nice length.
Cazadero Winery 2023 Starscape Vineyard Chardonnay
Gold Medal, 92 PTS
2024 Harvest Terroir Challenge
November 2024
Rich, well balanced. Lovely caramel.
Cazadero Winery 2021 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Gold Medal
Sonoma County Harvest Fair
October 2024
Cazadero Winery 2021 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, 94 PTS
2024 International Women's Wine Competition
June 2024
Cazadero Winery 2017 Bei Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal, 92 Points
2024 Sunset International Wine Competition Gold Medal, 92 Points
May 2024
Cazadero Winery 2021 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, 92 PTS
The Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge
April 2024
Fresh, vibrant, blueberry, strawberry.
Cazadero Winery 2021 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Gold Medal
2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
February 2024
Cazadero Winery 2021 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Triple Gold, Best of Class
Dan Berger International Wine Competition
December 2023
Very good nose, balanced, classic.
Cazadero Winery 2017 Bei Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold Medal, 91 PTS
2023 Harvest Challenge
November 2023
Leather, cherry, herbs, roasted walnut, dried red currants.
Cazadero Winery 2021 Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
92 PTS Gold Medal, Best of Class, Best of Sonoma Coast AVA
2023 Harvest Challenge
November 2023
Earthy, balanced, intense.
