Wine Ratings & Reviews

Spellbound Wines, specifically the Petite Sirah, have received a warm welcome into the industry from their inception in 2002.

Geoff Whitman was featured on "WMUR News" in New Hampshire. This segment included a food & wine pairing with the Spellbound Chardonnay and a "Scallops Casino" dish, prepared by a local chef - for New Hampshire "Wine Week." Click here to view the clip. (January 25, 2010)

92+ points - 2007 Spellbound Petite Sirah Reserve
"A wine from Rob Mondavi, this is a spectacular Petite Sirah with exquisite potential. Inky/purple to the rim, its floral notes intermixed with incense, blueberry, blackberry, scorched earth, and pepper are reticent but can be coaxed out of the glass. The wine has huge concentration and extract, massive fruit and tannin, and should literally be forgotten for 7-8 years. It will evolve for 30+ years. These California Petite Sirahs deserve more attention, but of course, those readers who buy them need to cellar them properly for a considerable amount of time. They may well be California's longest-lived dry red wines."
- Robert Parker Jr, The Wine Advocate (#186, Dec 2009)

Recommended - 2007 Spellbound Petite Sirah Reserve
The 2007 Spellbound Petite Sirah Reserve was selected as one of the top Napa Valley Petite Sirahs by the St. Helena Star tasting panel. View PDF

2006 Spellbound Cabernet Sauvignon
"The brooding name and label stirs memories of a hypnotist at the State Fair many years ago. But corn dogs are not the pairing here. This is a serious beef wine with aggressive tannins and an earthy and fruit-forward palate."
- Desert Living, March 2009

2003 Spellbound Petite Sirah recommended in the Washington Post. (August 2006)

Spellbound Chardonnay is recommended by Steven Raichlen in the Food & Wine Magazine. (June 2006)

Best Value of Red Wine - Spellbound 2002 Petite Sirah
- Twin Cities Wine Festival

Silver Medal - Spellbound 2002 Petite Sirah
- The San Antonio Wine Festival

Best Red Wine under $15 - Spellbound 2002 Petite Sirah
- At the Atlanta High Museum of Art "Oscars of Wine" event, 2006

Spellbound wines were focused on as a Wine to Watch in the 2006 Midwest Wine Connection
"The wines are distinctly California and are very good! They are full bodied and full of life!" The Spellbound 2002 Petite Sirah was given four grapes and described as, "Wonderfully inviting nose of blackberry fruit. Sturdy flavors and a spicy finish."