Auteur Wines is one of Sonoma Valley's most intellectually rigorous and Burgundy-influenced small producers. Founded in 2006 by Kenneth Juhasz, the winery is built around a single mission: produce single-vineyard Pinot Noirs from Sonoma's finest sites that express place above all else — in the tradition of the great Burgundian domaines where the vineyard, not the winemaker, is the star.
Juhasz sources from some of Sonoma County's most prestigious vineyard sites — including Platt Vineyard, Three Sticks, and others — approaching each with the same site-specific care that a Burgundy vigneron brings to their individual parcels. The wines are consistently 93–97 points and among the most cerebral and food-compatible Pinot Noirs made in California.
Sonoma County Tourism specifically highlights Auteur as part of a curated selection of Sonoma County producers focusing on Pinot Noir quality. The downtown Sonoma tasting room provides an intimate setting to explore the full range of single-vineyard expressions — a genuine education in how different Sonoma sites produce radically different Pinot personalities.
At its Downtown Sonoma, Sonoma County location, Auteur Wines presents a featured lineup that includes Platt Vineyard Pinot Noir, Three Sticks Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay. Together, these bottles provide a focused introduction to the varieties, vineyard sources, and style that define the winery's current portfolio.
"Kenneth Juhasz's acclaimed single-vineyard Pinot Noir program — pouring at a Sonoma Valley tasting room with wines from Platt, Three Sticks, Walt, and"
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Featured Wines
Pinot Noir
Platt Vineyard Pinot Noir
From the Platt Vineyard — one of Auteur's signature sites showing the coastal freshness and mineral precision that Kenneth Juhasz has built his reputation on.
★★★★☆
Pinot Noir
Three Sticks Pinot Noir
From the prestigious Three Sticks estate — showing the warmer, more complex Sonoma Valley expression that contrasts with the coastal sites in Auteur's lineup.
★★★★☆
Pinot Noir
Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
The appellation blend — combining multiple coastal vineyard sources into the most accessible Auteur Pinot expression.
★★★★★
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Coastal Chardonnay in the Auteur style — restrained, precise, and showing the Burgundian influence that defines every wine in the portfolio.
A focused tasting of Auteur's single-vineyard Pinot Noirs in the downtown Sonoma tasting room — a masterclass in how different Sonoma sites produce distinct Pinot personalities.
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