Nichelini Family Winery

California (CA), CA, United States

Profile

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Nichelini Family Winery is a California producer that has quietly amassed 130 medals—10 double gold, 46 gold, 61 silver, 9 bronze, and 4 Best of Class—across eight recent competition seasons.

Signature style

Their wines lean toward the ripe, generous California profile typical of warm-climate reds and whites, balancing fruit-forward intensity with enough structure to earn consistent silver and gold recognition.

Notable distinction

The winery’s standout achievement is earning four separate Best of Class awards, a rare feat that places it among the upper tier of medal-winning California family estates.

What to look for

Focus on the bottlings that have captured Best of Class honors, as these represent the clearest benchmarks of quality within the family’s medal-heavy portfolio.

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Medal Resume

Best Of Class
4
Double Gold
10
Gold
46
Silver
61
Bronze
9
130 medals across 2 competitions

Winery in Numbers

Total medals 130
Wines tracked 130
Competitions entered 2
Years active 2017–2026
Most decorated Unknown
Highest honor Best Of Class
Regional rank #14 in California (CA)
National rank #121 in United States
Medal Score
407.0

Top Wines

Wine Vintage Varietal Medals Score
Unknown 2014 1 8.0
Rose 2024 Rose 1 8.0
Unknown 2014 1 8.0
Rose 2024 Rose 1 8.0
Petite Sirah 2018 Petite Sirah 1 6.0
Unknown 2019 1 6.0
Zinfandel 2023 Zinfandel 1 6.0
Petite Sirah 2023 Petite Sirah 1 6.0
Moscato 2025 Moscato 1 6.0
Petite Sirah 2018 Petite Sirah 1 6.0
Unknown 2019 1 6.0
Zinfandel 2023 Zinfandel 1 6.0
Petite Sirah 2023 Petite Sirah 1 6.0
Moscato 2025 Moscato 1 6.0
Unknown 2012 1 4.0
Unknown 2015 1 4.0
Unknown 2014 1 4.0
Unknown 2015 1 4.0
Zinfandel 2016 Zinfandel 1 4.0
Primitivo 2017 Primitivo 1 4.0

Showing top 20 of 130 wines. Use the API to search all wines from Nichelini Family Winery.

Competition History

2026
28 medals (4 DG, 8 G)
2025
20 medals (2 DG, 12 G)
2022
12 medals (2 DG, 4 G)
2021
9 medals (2 DG, 2 G)
2020
12 medals
2019
18 medals
2018
11 medals
2017
20 medals

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