10 best new wineries of 2022, according to USA TODAY 10Best readers

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While the process of winemaking is thousands of years old, these new vineyards and wineries have only just recently appeared on the scene, but that hasn't kept them from quickly making a name for themselves. To find the best new wineries of 2022, we asked a panel of experts to nominate their favorites, then readers casted their votes for the top 10 winners.

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No. 10: Serial Wines Tasting Room - Paso Robles, California

The former Odd Fellows Building in downtown Paso Robles, California has been reborn as the new tasting lounge for Serial Wines. Decorated with original artwork, the 2,400-square-foot facility will showcase a variety of wines from the area’s best growers, along with charcuterie and cheese plates for up to 65 guests. 

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No. 9: Bricoleur Vineyards - Windsor, California

Bricoleur (French for “one who creates using whatever materials are available with no clear plan”) Vineyards is located on a beautiful sprawling estate in the scenic Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California. The stewards of this vineyard believe in sustainable farming, fine wine and supporting their community. With not only estate vineyards but also olive groves and a honey farm, fruit orchards and Bocce courts, a visit to Bricoleur is an experience for everyone in the family.

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No. 8: Orsi Family Vineyards - Healdsburg, California

The practices at Orsi Family Vineyards reflect a creative approach: use of beneficial insects and cover crops instead of pesticides, thoughtful leaf removal, carefully hand-picked and perfectly ripened fruit, deficit watering that forces more profound root growth, and even weed-eating sheep, rodent-eating owls, and cutworm-eating chickens. These innovative approaches lead to more intense flavors and outstanding wine experiences at their new tasting room in Sonoma County.

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No. 7: Amaterra - Portland, Oregon

Portland’s newest winery features a 45,000-square-foot building and 12-acre vineyard with an outdoor event lawn, wedding venue, tasting room and Pacific Northwestern-inspired restaurant, just a short drive west of downtown. Amaterra expects to produce 10,000 cases of wine a year, primarily pinot noir and chardonnay, through their patent-pending gravity-fed production facility that guests can view while tasting wine.

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No. 6: Sidereus Winery - Cornelius, Oregon

This Willamette Valley boutique vineyard is the reincarnation of A Blooming Hill Vineyard. The new owners plan on minimal intervention so the wines can represent what nature intended. Sidereus (Latin for “heavenly”) has a new tasting house with indoor and outdoor seating to sample their growing collection of wines.

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No. 5: Marked Tree Vineyard - Flat Rock, North Carolina

Located on the crest of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Marked Tree benefits from the cool nights and ample sun to grow outstanding grapes with award-winning results. Their vineyard tasting room provides charcuterie boards, local mountain trout plates and other local delicacies to pair with their wines and mountain views. 10Best Wine Expert Ava Roxanne Stritt tells us that Marked Tree is “so new, the vineyard owners themselves almost always host you.”

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No. 4: Nenow Family Wines - Paso Robles, California

This small family winery features small production of Rhône-inspired wines on California's Central Coast. After purchasing their first grapes in 2017, their original tasting room opened in 2020. By 2022, they needed more space because their wine club membership had already quadrupled. The result is a new tasting room with an open-air tasting bar, comfortable outdoor seating and a private tasting room.

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No. 3: Cho Wines - Chehalem Mountains, Oregon

Owner Dave Cho’s world travels impressed upon him the universal simplicity of a meal shared with strangers and a humble bottle of wine. He and his wife Lois are developing their vineyard on 77 acres of farmland in the foothills overlooking Willamette Valley. Until their vineyard is ready, he is partnering with local growers to craft elegant wines to perfect his skills.

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No. 2: Europa Village - Temecula, California

10Best Wine Expert Marla Cimini recommends Europa Village, “an expansive, multi-winery with a resort, which opened in 2020.” Europa combines three European destinations in one location: Spain, France and Italy. Experience an exciting Spanish winery at Bolero, with its olive oil tastings and tapas bars; a taste of French tranquility among the rose gardens at C’est la Vie; or escape into the coolness of the Vienza wine cave.

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No. 1: Stone Ashe Vineyards - Hendersonville, North Carolina

Craig and Tina Little spent years searching for American soil that would match their beloved Bordeaux region of France. They found it on 67 acres of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, then mated grapevine clones from France with California rootstock. Stone Ashe has now opened their 3,100-square-foot tasting room for their wines with a full catering kitchen that can support wedding receptions and special events.