What Others Say
Wine Spectator
Wines sealed with screw caps (as all of ours are) showed "appealing aged character", while retaining freshness." May 31, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle
A review of a visit to the winery highlights our architecture and wine." April 18, 2010
KCBS
Narsai David reviews the 2003 Panza Cabernet. "A classic style of Cabernet." November 25, 2008
Bay Area Backroads
Bay Area Backroads visits some of the best places to see art in the Napa Valley, inclduing Quixote Winery. September 5, 2008
In Wine Country
The television series In Wine Country offers a video tour of Quixote Winery. October 5, 2007
WineCountry.com
"Dr. Seuss Comes to Napa" by Courtney Cochran. July 7, 2007
Vinography
Alder Yarrow reviews the 2004 Quixote Petite Syrah. April 17, 2007
101 Cookbooks
Heidi Swanson celebrates the architecture of Quixote as one of her favorite things. February 16, 2007
Napa Valley Register
A discussion of the Hundertwasser-designed building. March 26, 2007
Napa Valley Register
Four Quixote wines are reviewed, including the Quixote and Panza 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon. March 23, 2007
New York Times
Quixote Winery in Napa Valley, the only Hundertwasser building in the country, finally opens to the public. February 11, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle
Selection of 2002 Panza Petite Syrah as Top 100 Wine of 2006. December 3, 2006
Napa Register
L. Pierce Carson finds that our 2003 Quixote Petite Syrah stands out at the Wine Spectator Grand Tasting. NOVEMBER 2, 2006
Koeppel on Wine
Frederic Koeppel reviews the 2001 Quixote Cabernet, “the monument to the old-fashioned Napa Valley cabernet”, and the 2001 Panza Cabernet, it’s “fitting companion." December 28, 2005
Sunday Times
What a pity Hundertwasser never designed wineries in the Cape.
November 2005
MetroActive
You’ll have to wait until February 2007 to see the amazing winery…but not because it isn’t done.
North Bay Boehmian
Heather Irwin considers Quixote “an architectural wonder of the modern world” November 2005
Design Within Reach
What caught Rob Forbes’ attention about a bottle of Panza Petite Syrah was not the label. October 5, 2005
Touring and Tasting
Quixote will be another must-see on the winery architectural tour.
PDF - Fall 2005
KCBS
Narsai David reviews the 2001 Quixote Cabernet. “A real wow wine!”
April 11, 2006
iwinereview.com
The first review of the IWR highlights the history of Petite Sirah and reviews both the 2002 Quixote and Panza Petite Syrah. PDF - September 2005
Wine Spectator
2001 Panza Cabernet Sauvignon 89 points. June 15, 2005
Wine Spectator
2001 Quixote Cabernet Sauvignon 89 points. May 31, 2005
San Francisco Chronicle
Read what Thom Elkjer says it is that makes Carl Doumani Napa’s “Lovable Rogue”. April 7, 2005
Food & Wine
Is winemaking that much different than poker? Join Carl and a few other well-known cohorts in the most unsober of card games, served up with recipes by Lissa Doumani and Hiro Sone. PDF - MARCH, 2005
Wine Spectator
James Laube reviews the stellar year of 2002 for Rhone varietals, and notes the stand out vintage of 2001 Quixote and Panza Petite. PDF - January 31, 2005
Baltimore Sun
The cork taint problem is rampant and growing affirms frequent wine taster Michael Dresser. But he’s never tasted a tainted wine with a screw cap. Here he tries the 2001 Quixote Cabernet and 2001 Panza Petite Syrah. January 13, 2005
New California Wine
Matt Kramer’s book helps make sense of California wine. In his entry for Quixote Winery he wishes that more winery owners shared Doumani’s simultaneous irreverence and seriousness of purpose. 2004
Food & Wine
Quixote Winery makes the global “A List” in this selection of the planet’s 20 most notable new producers with our 2001 Panza Petite Syrah. October 2004
Wine Spectator
2001 Quixote Petite Syrah - 93 points. December 31, 2004
Wine Spectator
2002 Panza Petite Syrah - 92 points. December 29, 2004
Wine Spectator
2001 Panza Petite Syrah - 93 points. June 15, 2004
Wine Spectator
James Laube asks Carl Doumani, who began making Petite Syrah in 1972, why it isn’t a popular wine. Maybe more people haven’t tried our 2000 Panza Petite Syrah than ought to have. March 11, 2004
Wine Spectator Weekly
2000 Panza Petite Syrah - 93 points. December 18, 2003
Wine Spectator
James Laube takes a look at the quirky, idiosyncratic architecture of Quixote Winery. March 31, 2003
Los Angles Times
David Shaw gets his first look at Carl Doumani’s new winery and talks with him about working with Hundertwasser. December 11, 2002
St. Helena Star
Local wine writer Alan Goldfarb reviews the 2000 Panza Petite Syrah.