Wine Competition Sweepstake Winners
The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has announced its 2015 sweepstakes awards.
Sparkling Sweepstake
Gloria Ferrer – 2010 Blanc De Blancs, Carneros
White Sweepstake (tie)
ZD Wines – 2013 Chardonnay, California
Dr. Konstantin Frank- 2013 Riesling, Semi Dry, Finger Lakes, New York
Pink Sweepstake
Robert Hall Winery – 2014 Rose de Robles, Paso Robles
Red Sweepstake (tie)
Sonoma -Cutrer – 2012 Pinot Noir, Founders Reserve, Russian River Valley
Pezzi King – 2102 Estate Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, Row 14 Reserve
Dessert Sweepstake
Debonne Vineyards – 2013 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Grand River Valley, Ohio
Label Sweepstake
Inizi – 2012 Charbono, Calistoga
Fifty-nine professional wine judges from across the country, selected from a myriad of fields including trade, education, media, retail and hospitality, traveled to the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in Sonoma County, California, earlier this month to judge the 6,417 entries from 28 states.
Right entries were honored with the Sweepstake Award in the categories of Sparkling, White, Pink, Red, and Dessert/Specialty wines. In its fifth year, a special category included a label contest that is independent of the wine competition.
Also recognized for extraordinary quality was an extensive list of American award-winning wines honored with the Best of Class Awards.
Many of the award winning wines will be available to taste at the Public Tasting, to be held February 14, 2015, at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California. Tickets are available online.
For a full list of the winning wines, go online.
(Photo courtesy of Wine Competition)
