For the past many years, I've been provided with an advance copy for review under the condition that I don't reveal too much. As a book of nothing but information, a reviewer could give away so many of the book's secrets that no one would want to spend the bucks to buy it. That bit of double talk is for the book stores, which don't like to sell books that say 1996 on their covers after it gets to be 1997. It will be available by the time you read this. Wineries are also ranked by overall points, but that's a little deceptive.
Some wineries only make one or two wines and so can never do well here.
Wineries which not only make exceptional wines, but lots of different types, do best here. You'll have to buy the book to find out which two wineries scored nearly 300 points each, with one coming out on top by a single point. The number two Chardonnay on points also had a perfect nine out of nine for medals, but the number one wine, while only winning at eight out of nine shows, had an extra silver medal in its count. Two Sonoma wineries battled it out for top Gewurztraminer honors this year. Statistics are strange things.