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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Gold Winning Wines from 2nd International Green Wine Competition
Biodynamic, Gold
Maysara 2008 Roseena, Pinot Noir Rose $16
McMinnville
Grapes Organic, Gold
Alma Rosa 2007 Pinot Noir $49
Sta. Rita Hills La Encantada Vineyard
Benzinger 2006 Signaterra $50
Sonoma Valley Three Blocks
Bonterra Vineyards 2007 Muscat $15.99
Lake County Made from Organic Grapes Bartolucci Vineyard
Castoro Cellars 2006 Zinfandel $25.95
Paso Robles Estate Cobble Creek
Heller Estate 2005 Dancers, Meritage $24
California, Carmel Valley
Montinore Estate 2008 Borealis $13
Oregon, Willamette Valley Made with Organic Grapes
Summerhill Pyramid Winery 2006 Riesling Icewine $80
Okanagan Valley VQA Estate Reserve 100% Organic Grapes
Millesime Cellars 2006 Bleu Saphir $65
California
Yorkville Cellars 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon $28
Yorkville Highlands Made with Organic Grapes Rennie Viney
Sustainable, Gold
Halter Ranch 2006 GSM, Grenache - Mouvedre - Syrah $28
Paso Robles Estate Bottled
Wine Organic, Gold
Summerhill Pyramid Winery 2007 Gewurztraminer $24.95
Okanagan Valley VQA Made With Certified Organic Grapes P
Portland Indie Wine Festival Select Wineries
The fifth annual Portland Indie Wine Festival has announced the names of the 40 Oregon craft wineries and sixty-one wines selected for the 2009 Festival.
"This was a record-setting year in terms of the diversity, quantity and quality of the wine entries," said Lisa Donoughe, PIWF founder. An all-time high of 194 wines were submitted by 69 wineries, many of whom have just released their first or second vintages.
Selected wineries:
(in alphabetical order)
1789 Wines
Anam Cara Cellars
Ancient Cellars
Apolloni Vineyards
ArborBrook Vineyards
Artisanal Wine Cellars
Barking Frog Winery
Big Table Farms
Boedecker Cellars
Capitello Wines
Carlton Cellars
Carlton Hill Wine Company
Christopher Bridge Cellars
Coeur De Terre Vineyard
Dukes Family Vineyards
Et Fille
Folin Cellars
Gino Cuneo Cellars
Hawkins Cellars
J. Scott Cellars
Johan Vineyards
Kelly Fox Wines
Lenné
Longsword Vineyard
Misty Oaks Vineyard
Monks Gate
Nuthatch Cellars
Pudding River Wine Cellars
Quady North
Ribbon Ridge Vineyard
Rizzo Winery
Séjourné
Seufert Winery
Seven of Hearts
Thistle Wines
Three Angles Wine Cellar
VIDON Vineyard
WildAire Cellars
Winderlea Vineyard & Winery
Zenas Wines
2009 San Diego International Wine Competition Winners
Paso Robles and New York dominated Best of Show.
Paso Robles California wines took top honors, with Eberle Winery's 2007 Barbera claiming the prize as Best of Show red and Eagle Castle's 2008 Syrah Rose winning Best of Show rose.
Dr. Konstantin Frank's 2007 Semi-Dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes region was awarded Best of Show white wine and Wolffer Estate's 2007 Late Harvest Chardonnay, an ice wine produced in the Hamptons, was best dessert wine.
2009 Florida International Wine Challenge Winners
1 - 2006 Seduction,O'Brien Estate, Napa Valley, USA, 93 Points
2 - 2004 Roc de Cambes, Francois Mitjavile, Cotes De Bourg, France, 93 Points
3 - 2006 Vidal Icewine VQA, Vineland Estates, Niagara Peninsula, Canada, 93 Points
4 - 2006 O'Brien Estate Merlot, O'Brien Estate, Napa Valley, USA, 93 Points
5 - 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Mettler Family Vineyards, Lodi, USA, 92 Points
