By identifying a Grand Cru® vineyard, we are not just identifying what is great terroir or what makes great wine… Wine quality is a function of where it is grown and how we adapt to it.
Welcome to the American Grand Cru Society®
Empowering wine consumers by recognizing America’s great vineyards.
A wine revolution
Our Mission
A word from industry leaders
Testimonials
Aaron Pott
Winemaker, Pott Wine, Napa Valley, California
“Winemaker of the Year,” Food and Wine Magazine (2012)
Great wines come from great places and only great places… These vineyards deserve acknowledgement as Grand Cru vineyards – as being above and beyond the normalcy of everyday vineyards.
Santiago Achával
Founder and Winemaker, Achával-Ferrer Winery, Mendoza, Argentina
Founder and Winemaker, The Farm Winery, Paso Robles, California
We are [working] to bring the U.S. wine community together and designate the very best vineyards in the country. With the support of top winemakers and veteran grape growers, we will publically recognize [our] best vineyards.
Adam Steely
Food and Wine Consultant, Restaurateur and Hospitality Expert
Williamsburg, Virginia
[As] an American wine grower and producer, I support the efforts and mission of the American Grand Cru Society®. To highlight these vineyards and to educate us is a more truthful and more transparent approach to [identifying] great wines.
Christophe Hedges
General Manager, Hedges Family Estate, Red Mountain, Washington
Nominated Vineyards
