Good Morning!

I saw these results were out and I wanted to share them with you! No, I am not on here yet (maybe next year I will a have wines ready to enter), but there are many of these women whom are big inspirations to me and my career. Plus there are some amazing wines from all over the country on this list, so perhaps there are a few local wines on this list you can try!

Also, my friend Cindy Cosco, her first year outta the gate earned a Silver for her 2010 Unoaked-Chardonnay! Congrats! Make sure you check out www.passaggio.com Cindy just started her wine club and you will not be disappointed in the beautiful wines she is producing!

Here is the full list of all wines and if you have a chance to try these, I’d love to hear about them!!

Much LOVE and wine,

Tammi

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
Chardonnay $10.01 – $20.00
Double Gold
Bodega Elena de Mendoza, 10 Chardonnay, Argentina – Mendoza, 0.5% rs, $10.99
Gold
Gray Ghost Vineyards, 10 Chardonnay, Virginia (State Appellation), $17
Sorelle Per Sempre, 10 Chardonnay, Central Coast (AVA), The messenger Red wine number one, 0.06% rs, $11.99
Silver
Four Vines, 10 Naked Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County (County Appellation), $12
Galer Estate, 10 Chardonnay, Pennsylvania (State Appellation), 0.3% rs, $19
Gloria Ferrer , 08 Chardonnay, Carneros ~ Los Carneros (AVA), $N/A
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, 10 Chardonnay, Finger Lakes (AVA), 0.4% rs, $15
Passaggio Wines New Generation, 10 Unoaked Chardonnay, California (State Appellation), 0.2% rs, $19
Bronze
Airlie Winery, 09 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley (AVA), Dunn Forest Vineyard, Estate Bottled, $14
Balletto Vineyards, 09 Estate Chardonnay – unoaked, Russian River Valley (AVA), unoaked, 0.28% rs, $20
Coyote Moon Vineyards, 09 Naked Chardonnay, New York (State Appellation), Unoaked, 1% rs, $13.95
D & L Carinalli Vineyards, 10 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley (AVA), Estate D & L Carinalli Vineyards, $20
Peirano Estate Vineyards, 10 Chardonnay, Lodi (AVA), 0.31% rs, $14.99
Spangler Vineyards, 10 Chardonnay, Southern Oregon (AVA), $20