2011 Best Wine by a Women Winemaker
Best Red
Wilson Winery – 2009 Zinfandel Molly’s Reserve – Diane Wilson
Best White – tie
Windsor Oaks Vineyard & Winery – 2010 Sauvignon Blanc – Julie Haglar Lumgair
Best White – tie
Galen Glen Winery – 2010 Gewurtztraminer – Sarah C. Rhodes-Troxell
Best Rose/Blush
Verdad Wine Cellars – 2010 Grenache Rose – Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard – Louisa Lindquist
Best Dessert & Late Harvests (including Ice Wine)
Haak Vineyards & Winery – 2006 Madeira Jacquez – Nadia Hetzel
Best Sparkling
Rock Wall Wine Company – 2010 Blanc de Blanc – Shauna Rosenblum
Best of Show
Wilson Winery – 2009 Zinfandel Molly’s Reserve – Diane Wilson
Best of Class
Sparkling <2.5% rs Gloria Ferrer , NV Blanc de Noir, Carneros ~ Los Carneros (AVA), $20 Rieslings <3% rs Chateau Ste Michelle, 10 Cold Creek Riesling, Columbia Valley (AVA), Cold Creek Vineyard, $15 Rieslings 4% rs>
Orca Wines, 10 Riesling, Columbia Valley (AVA), $6.99
Gewurztraminer <3% rs Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, 09 Gewurztraminer, Finger Lakes (AVA), $15 Other White Varietals Darcie Kent, 10 Gruner Veltliner, Monterey County (County Appellation), Rara Black Jack, $18 Sauvignon Blanc $10.01>
Navarro Vineyards, 10 Sauvignon Blanc, Mendocino (AVA), Cuvee 128, $18
Pinot Gris/Grigio
The Naked Grape, NV Pinot Grigio, California (State Appellation), $7.99
Chardonnay $10.01 – $20.00
Bodega Elena de Mendoza, 10 Chardonnay, Argentina – Mendoza, $10.99
Chardonnay $20.01>
Rock Wall Wine Company, 10 Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands (AVA), $25
White Zinfandel
Barefoot Cellars, NV White Zinfandel, California (State Appellation), $6.99
Other Blush Varietals
Woodworth Vineyards, 09 Golden Maggie, Temecula Valley (AVA), Estate, $17
Rosé Blends
Tassel Ridge Winery, NV Pink Catawba, America (Country Appellation), $13
Pinot Noir $20.01 – $30.00
Gloria Ferrer , 07 Carneros Pinot Noir, Carneros ~ Los Carneros (AVA), $22
Sangiovese
Pizzulli, 08 Sangiovese, Santa Barbara County (County Appellation), $29
Barbera
Morovino, 09 Barbera, Santa Barbara County (County Appellation), $25
Grenache
Therese Vineyards, 09 Grenache, Santa Clara Valley (AVA), $26
Rhone Red Blends
Calcareous Vineyard , 08 Tres Violet, Paso Robles (AVA), $38
Petite Sirah
Wilson Winery, 08 Petit Sirah, Dry Creek Valley (AVA), Sawyer Vineyard, $38
Zinfandel $20.01>
Wilson Winery, 09 Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley (AVA), Molly’s Vineyard, $34
Cabernet Franc
Chateau Morrisette, 09 Cabernet Franc, Other, $18.99
Cabernet Sauvignon <$10.00 Barefoot Cellars, NV Cabernet Sauvignon, California (State Appellation), $6.99 Cabernet Sauvignon $10.01 - $20.00 Kiepersol Estates, 08 Cabernet Sauvignon, Texas (State Appellation), Kiepersol Estates Vineyard, $19.99 Red Bordeaux Blends $20.01>
Wilson Winery, 08 Roger’s Fault, Dry Creek Valley (AVA), $32
Proprietary (house) Red Blends
Rock Wall Wine Company, 09 The Palindrome, Yolo County (County Appellation), Tannat Grapes, Solano County, $22
Ice Wine
Hernder Estate Wines, 07 Vidal Icewine, Niagara Peninsula (DVA), VQA, Estate Bottled, $59.95
Fruit wines
DNA Vintners, NV Chocolate Paradise, Cranberry Wine infused with Chocolate, $12.99
Sherry
French Lick, NV Crema Dolce, , French Lick, $18.7
Port
Hawk and Horse Vineyards, 06 Latigo – Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Hills Lake County (AVA), Port Style Dessert Wine, $85
Other distilled beverages
Pilavas Distillery, NV Mastiha, Greece, Patras, Greece, $24