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2011 Results of Judging
Many thanks to our judges.Christopher Handford, Director of Wine, Davis Street Tavern
Christopher Fronsoe, Dinner Program Manager, Sommelier, Portland City Grill
Ben Jackson, Chef, Edgewater Country Club
Aaron Coe, Casa Bruno Distributors, formerly wine steward Genoa Restaurant
Kierstin Buchner, Chef, Food Stylist
Spencer Siebert, Pacific Northwest Wine Company
All tasting was blind.
My good friend Harry Ryan who was our chief judge for the 2009 judging passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. In Harry's honor this year we award the E. Harry Ryan Certified Sommonlier Best of Show award for the highest award in the Northwest Food and Wine Festival Judging.
This year we are awarding Best of Show for Red and White.
Best of Show Red, DiStephano Winery, Cab Franc 2007
Best of Show White, Alexandria Nicole Cellars Shepherd's Mark, 2010
Medals awarded were for Platium, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Judging was performed blind at Davis Street Tavern special thanks to
Christopher Handford for hosting the tasting!
Award |
Winery |
Labeled Wine Name |
Appellation |
Vintage |
Best in Show Red |
DiStefano Winery |
Cabernet Franc |
Columbia Valley |
2007 |
Best in Show White |
Alexandria Nicole Cellars |
Shepherd's Mark Roussanne, Viognier |
Horse Heaven Hills |
2010 |
Platinum |
Barons V Winery |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Platinum |
Duck Pond Cellars |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Willamette Valley |
2010 |
Platinum |
Chateau Lorane |
Sauvignon Blanc Quail Run Vineyards |
Rogue Valley |
2010 |
Platinum |
Murrieta's Well |
Whip, Sav Blanc, Viognier |
Livermore Valley |
2010 |
Gold |
:Nota Bene Cellars |
Dineen Vineyard Cab Franc, Cabernet |
Yakima |
2008 |
Gold |
1848 Merrill Cellars |
Pinot Noir |
Rogue Valley |
2008 |
Gold |
Abiqua Wind Vineyard |
Pinot Gris |
Willamette Valley |
2010 |
Gold |
Anindor Vineyards |
Pinot Noir |
Umpqua Valley |
2006 |
Gold |
Artisnal Wine Cellars |
Pinot Noir - Adams Vineyard Reserve |
Chehalem Mountains |
2008 |
Gold |
Carlton Cellars |
Roads End, Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Gold |
Carlton Cellars |
Cannon Beach Pinot Gris |
Willamette Valley |
2010 |
Gold |
Chateau Lorane |
Counoise |
Yakima Valley |
2009 |
Gold |
Clos Du Val Winery |
Merlot |
Napa Valley |
2009 |
Gold |
DiStefano Winery |
Domenica, Merlot, Melbec, Petite Verdot |
Columbia Valley |
2007 |
Gold |
Duck Pond Cellars |
Syrah - Wahluke Slope/Desert Wind Vineyard |
Columbia Valley |
2009 |
Gold |
Duck Pond Cellars |
Pinot Gris |
Willamette Valley |
2010 |
Gold |
Forest Edge Vineyard |
Chardonnay |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Gold |
King Estate Winery |
Signature Pinot Noir |
Oregon |
2009 |
Gold |
Olympic Cellars |
Champoux Vineyard Chardonnay |
Horse Heaven Hills |
2009 |
Gold |
Pend d'Oreille Winery |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Washington |
2006 |
Gold |
Stella Fino |
Les Vignes de Marcouz, Sangiovese |
YAKIMA |
2009 |
Gold |
Wente Vineyards |
Pinot Noir Reliz Creek - Arroyo Seco |
Monterey |
2008 |
Gold |
Youngberg Hill Vineyards |
Pinot Noir - Jordan |
McMinnville |
2008 |
Silver |
:Nota Bene Cellars |
Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
1848 Merrill Cellars |
Cotes du Rogue, Syrah, Grenache, Petite Syrah |
Rogue Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Alexandria Nicole Cellars |
Quarry Butte Destiny Ridge Vineyard, Cab |
Horse Heaven Hills |
2009 |
Silver |
AlmaTerra |
Teres, Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Aubichon Cellars |
Pinot Noir Reserve - Willamette Valley |
Dundee/Chehalem |
2008 |
Silver |
Bargetto Winery |
Chaucer's Cellars Blackberry |
California |
NV |
Silver |
Barons V Winery |
Vine & Sun, Cabernet |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Cathedral Ridge |
Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Chateau Lorane |
Viognier |
Rogue Valley |
2010 |
Silver |
Chateau Lorane |
Grenache Quail Run Vineyards |
Rogue Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Chateau Lorane |
Malbec |
Rogue Valley |
2006 |
Silver |
Clos Du Val Winery |
Pinot Noir - Caneros |
Napa Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Clos DuVal Winery |
Chardonnay |
Napa Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Cottonwood Winery of Oregon |
Pinot Noir - Marina Piper |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
DiStefano Winery |
Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2007 |
Silver |
DiStefano Winery |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Columbia Valley |
2010 |
Silver |
Dry Hollow Vineyards |
Riesling |
Columbia Valley |
2010 |
Silver |
Duck Pond Cellars |
Red Blend Wahluke Slope |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Forest Edge Vineyard |
Sucre' Chardonnay |
Willamette Valley |
NV |
Silver |
Forest Edge Vineyard |
Leon Millot |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Francis Ford Coppola Winery |
Directors Cut Cabernet |
Alexander Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Francis Ford Coppola Winery |
Directors Cut Pinot Noir |
Sonoma Coast |
2009 |
Silver |
Francis Ford Coppola Winery |
Directors Cut Chardonnay |
Russian River |
2010 |
Silver |
Henry Estate Winery |
Oregon Pinot Noir - Barrel Select |
Umpqua Valley |
2006 |
Silver |
Le Cadeau Vineyard |
Equinoxe - Oregon Pinot Noir Willamette Valley |
Chehalem Mountains |
2009 |
Silver |
Marchesi Vineyards |
Achille, Barbera |
Columbia Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Marchesi Vineyards |
Buja Nen, Nebbiolo |
Columbia Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Mt Defiance |
Brimstone |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Murrieta's Well |
Spur, Cab, Petite Verdot, Petite Syrah, Melbec |
Livermore Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
NxNW |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
NxNW |
Riesling |
Oregon |
2010 |
Silver |
Stella Fino |
Pinot Noir Walla Walla |
Walla Walla |
2010 |
Silver |
Tamas Estates |
Pinot Grigio |
Central Coast |
2010 |
Silver |
Tamas Estates |
Double Decker Red |
Central Coast |
2009 |
Silver |
Tefft Cellars |
Syrah |
Rattlesnake Hills |
2008 |
Silver |
Tefft Cellars |
Cabernet Franc |
Rattlesnake Hills |
2008 |
Silver |
Tertulia Cellars |
Sobra, Cab, Merlot, Melbec, Carmenere |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Tertulia Cellars |
Excelsior, Cab, Cab Franc, Merlot |
Walla Walla |
2008 |
Silver |
Walnut City Wineworks |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Walnut City Wineworks |
Reserve Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2007 |
Silver |
Wente Vineyards |
Riva Ranch |
Arroyo Seco |
2010 |
Silver |
Willamette Valley Vineyards |
Pinot Noir - Tualatin Estate |
Willamette Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Willamette Valley Vineyards |
Pinot Noir Estate |
Willamette Valley |
2008 |
Silver |
Willamette Valley Vineyards |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Silver |
Youngberg Hill Vineyards |
Pinot Noir - Natasha |
McMinnville |
2008 |
Bronze |
Alexandria Nicole Cellars |
Jet Black, Syrah |
Horse Heaven Hills |
2009 |
Bronze |
Alexandria Nicole Cellars |
Viognier Destiny Ridge/Crawford Vyds |
Columbia Valley |
2010 |
Bronze |
AlmaTerra |
Teres, Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache |
Columbia Valley |
2007 |
Bronze |
Anindor Vineyards |
Pinot Gris |
Umpqua Valley |
2010 |
Bronze |
Artisnal Wine Cellars |
Pinot Noir - Adams Vineyard |
Chehalem Mountains |
2009 |
Bronze |
Artisnal Wine Cellars |
Pinot Noir - Dukes Family Vineyards |
Amity-Eola Hills |
2009 |
Bronze |
Aubichon Cellars |
Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley |
Dundee/Chehalem |
2009 |
Bronze |
Carlton Cellars |
Seven Devils, Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Bronze |
Carlton Cellars |
Cape Lookout, Pinot Noir |
Yamhill-Carlton |
2009 |
Bronze |
Cathedral Ridge |
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve |
Columbia Valley |
2007 |
Bronze |
Chateau Lorane |
Petite Syrah Quail Run Vineyards |
Rogue Valley |
2007 |
Bronze |
Chateau Lorane |
Entourage, Cabernet Sauvignon 66% |
Rogue Valley |
2008
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Bronze |
Clos Du Val Winery |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa Valley |
2009 |
Bronze |
Coiled Wines - Idaho via CA |
Syrah |
Snake River Valley |
2008 |
Bronze |
Cottonwood Winery of Oregon |
Raya Jade, Syrah |
Yakima Valley |
2006 |
Bronze |
Duck Pond Cellars |
Pinot Noir |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Bronze |
Duck Pond Cellars |
Mingle, Chardonnay |
Willamette Valley |
2010 |
Bronze |
Flying Goat Cellars |
Pinot Noir - Rio Vista Vineyard |
Santa Rita Hills |
2008 |
Bronze |
Flying Goat Cellars |
Pinot Noir - Dierberg Vineyard |
Santa Maria Valley |
2008 |
Bronze |
Forest Edge Vineyard |
Forest Blend, Pinot Noir, Leon Milot |
Willamette Valley |
NV |
Bronze |
Gilbert Cellars |
Doc Stewart Chardonnay |
Wahluke Slope |
2010 |
Bronze |
Girardet |
Pinot Noir Barrel Select |
Umpqua Valley |
2009 |
Bronze |
Girardet |
14 Vines |
Umpqua Valley |
2008 |
Bronze |
Henry Estate Winery |
Oregon Syrah |
Umpqua Valley |
2007 |
Bronze |
Johan Vineyards |
Pinot Noir Nils Reserve |
Willamette Valley |
2008 |
Bronze |
Kenwood Vineyards |
Zinfandel |
Sonoma County |
2008 |
Bronze |
King Estate Winery |
Signature Pinot Gris |
Oregon |
2010 |
Bronze |
Mt Defiance |
Pinot Gris |
Columbia Gorge |
2009 |
Bronze |
Pend d'Oreille Winery |
Chardonnay |
Washington |
2009 |
Bronze |
Tertulia Cellars |
Carmenere Prinny Hill Vineyard |
Horse Heaven Hills |
2008 |
Bronze |
Tertulia Cellars |
Malbec |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Bronze |
Tesoaria Winery |
Sangiovese |
So. Oregon |
2008 |
Bronze |
VX Vercengetorix |
Oregon Pinot Noir - Reserve Cuvee |
Willamette Valley |
2009 |
Bronze |
Wente Vineyards |
Cabernet Sauvignon - Charles Wetmore |
Livermore Valley |
2009 |
Bronze |
Westport Winery |
Surfer's Last Syrah |
Columbia Valley |
2008 |
Bronze |
Westport Winery |
Shelter from the Storm, Blueberry, Black and Cran |
N.V. Fruit |
nv |
Bronze |
Westport Winery |
Bella, Merlot 45% |
Columbia Valley |
2010 |
Bronze |
Wy'East Vineyards |
Pinot Noir Reserve |
Columbia Gorge |
2009 |
Bronze |
Wy'East Vineyards |
Pinot Noir Blue Chip |
Columbia Gorge |
2009 |