Winning Wines: A Full List of Double Gold and Gold Medal Winners from the 2019 East Meets West Wine Challenge

Winners of the 2019 East Meets West Wine Competition

Best of East Meets West 2016 Sean Minor Pinot Noir (93 pts.)

 

Best of Show (East)

Red Wine 2016 Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard MD Cabernet Franc Reserve Estate Grown (94)

Dessert/Late Harvest, Ice Wine 2017 Johnson Estate Ice Wine of Chambourcin Estate Grown (98)

 

Best of Show (West)

White Wine 2017 Navarro Vineyards Gewurztraminer Deep End Blend (92)

Red Wine 2016 Sean Minor Pinot Noir (93)

Sparkling 2014 Sonoma-Cutrer Grand Cuvée Méthode Traditionnelle (95)

 

 

Winners of the 2019 East Coast Wine Challenge

Barbera

Best of Class, Gold 2014 Trecini Barbera (95)

 

Cabernet Franc

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard MD Cabernet Franc Reserve Estate Grown (94)

Double Gold 2014 Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards Cabernet Franc (93)

Golds

2017 Fulkerson Wine Cellars Cabernet Franc (90)

2015 Grace Estate Winery Cabernet Franc (90)

2017 Potter Settlement Artisan Winery Cabernet Franc Estate Grown (90)

2017 The Winery at Bull Run Cabernet Franc (90)

 

Cabernet Sauvignon $10.01 – $20.00

Best of Class 2016 Folino Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Aged (99)

Gold NV San Sebastian Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (92)

Cabernet Sauvignon $20.01 – $40.00

Double Golds

2016 Arrington Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (97)

2016 Folino Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Aged (99)

Golds

NV Baker Bird Winery Black Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon (91)

2017 Balistreri Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Lovies Vineyard (90)

2016 Chestnut Oak Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve (91)

2016 Old York Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (93)

 

Cabernet Sauvignon $40.01 – $75.00

Gold 2015 Gray Ghost Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (90)

 

Chardonnay $10.01 – $20.00

Golds

2017 Lemon Creek Chardonnay Reserve (92)

2017 Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars Reserve Chardonnay (90)

Chardonnay >$20.00

Golds 2017 Trump Winery Chardonnay (90)

NV Crossing Vineyards Legacy (90)

 

Cider

Best of Class, Double Gold NV Bold Rock Hard Cider Pearadise IPA (94)

Double Gold NV Russell Orchards Farm and Winery Uncle J’s Ice Cider Estate Grown (94)

Golds

NV Bold Rock Hard Cider Barrel 78 (91)

NV Weymouth Winery Falling Apple Class # (99)9 (90)

NV Bold Rock Hard Cider Ginger Tumeric (93)

2017 Two K Farms Cidery and Winery Hard Cider / Sangria (91)

NV Bold Rock Hard Cider Rose (92)

NV Russell Orchards Farm and Winery Sweetheart Cider (92)

 

Gewürztraminer <3.0% RS

Gold 2017 Glenora Wine Cellars Gewurztraminer (90)

 

Grenache

Gold 2015 Le Douleur Exquise Grenache (91)

 

Ice Wine

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Johnson Estate Ice Wine of Chambourcin Estate Grown (98)

Double Gold 2017 Wagner Vineyards Riesling Ice Estate Grown (97)

Gold 2017 Johnson Estate Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc Estate Grown (93)

 

Late Harvest/Dessert RS>5%

Gold 2017 Thirsty Owl Wine Company Diamond (93)

Late Harvest White Varietals

Gold 2017 Bowers Harbor Vineyards Riesling Langley Late Harvest (93)

 

Muscat Varietals >5.1% RS

Best of Class, Double Gold 2018 Priam Vineyards Muscat Ottonel Barrel Aged (96)

 

Native American Red Varietals

Golds

2017 Johnson Estate Concord Estate Grown (95)

NV Liberty Vineyards & Winery Fredonia (92)

2017 Paradise Hills Jacked Up Red (90)

 

Native American White Varietals

Best of Class, Double Gold NV San Sebastian Winery Vintners White (97)

Gold NV Johnson Estate Niagara Estate Grown (93)

 

Other

Gold 2017 White Fox Vineyards Strawberry Wine (90)

 

Other Red Blends

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Lemon Creek Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz (94)

Golds

2015 Whitecliff Vineyard Merlot 60% Malbec 40% (91)

2016 Blustone Vineyards Winemaker’s Red (92)

 

Other Red Varietals

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Effingham Tannat Reserve (96)

Double Golds

2017 Priam Vineyards Blackledge Red Barrel Select (94)

2016 Lemon Creek Carmenere Estate Grown and Bottled (95)

2012 Trecini Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Reserve (95)

2018 Ophidian Pinotage (95)

2017 Priam Vineyards Westchester Red (93)

Golds

2017 Left Foot Charley Blaufränkisch (92)

2015 Cassel Vineyards of Hershey Cabernet Franc Estate Grown (91)

2014 Folino Estate Winery Tannat Black Label (91)

2016 Vint Hill Craft Winery Tannat Barrel Aged (92)

2016 CrossKeys Vineyards Touriga (92)

2017 Lupo Ridere Vino Rosso (92)

2016 Tintoretto Vino Rosso (93)

 

Other White Blends

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Laurentide Winery Emergence White Estate (93)

 

Other White Varietals

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery Marsanne (96)

Double Golds

2017 Lemon Creek Kerner Estate Grown (94)

2018 Monjitas Blancas Torrontes (93)

2017 Trecini Vermentino (95)

Golds

2017 Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars Grüner Veltliner (90)

2016 Burntshirt Vineyards Gruner Veltliner (94)

2016 Barrel Oak Winery Petit Manseng Reserve (90)

2016 Tiger Mountain Vineyards Petit Manseng Ezzard Vineyards (91)

 

Petit Verdot

Golds

2013 Bluestone Vineyard; INC Petit Verdot (92)

2016 Pearmund Petit Verdot Reserve Toll Gate Vineyard (90)

 

Pinot Gris/ Grigio

Best of Class, Gold 2017 Laurentide Winery Pinot Gris Estate (91)

Gold 2017 Cedar Creek Winery Pinot Grigio (90)

 

Pinot Noir $10.01 – $20.00

Gold 2017 Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Grown (90)

 

Red Bordeaux Type Blends >$20.01

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Pearmund Ameritage (97)

Double Golds

2017 Bonobo Winery BDX (94)

2014 Bluestone Vineyard; INC Cadenza Barrel Aged Estate Grown (95)

2016 Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard MD Comus Estate Grown (95)

2016 Burntshirt Vineyards Meritage Estate Grown (93)

2015 Karamoor Estate Meritage (94)

2016 Gray Ghost Ranger Reserve (95)

Golds

2016 Chestnut Oak Vineyard Chestnut One Estate Reserve (92)

2017 The Winery at Bull Run Meritage (92)

2016 Trump Winery New World Reserve (92)

2013 Lemon Creek Vintners Reserve Estate Grown (91)

 

Red Fruit Wines

Gold NV White Fox Vineyards Texas Blueberry Reserve (90)

 

Winners of the 2019 West Coast Wine Competition

Barbera

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Leisure Street Winery Barbera/The Godfather (94)

Double Gold 2015 Iron Hub Barbera (92)

Golds

2017 Jeff Runquist Barbera Cooper Vineyards (92)

2017 Navarro Vineyards Barbera (91)

2017 Sierra Starr Vineyards Cooper Ranch Barbera (92)

 

Cabernet Franc

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Soda Rock Cabernet Franc; Reserve Warm Spring Ranch (95)

Golds

2013 Harbinger Winery Rapture Cabernet Franc, Barrel Aged (92)

2017 Jeff Runquist Cabernet Franc Salman Vineyard (93)

2016 Maryhill Winery Cabernet Franc Elephant Mountain (92)

Cabernet Sauvignon $10.01 – $20.00

Golds

2015 Floating Rock Cabernet Sauvignon (91)

2015 Roza Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Hyatt Vineyards (92)

 

Cabernet Sauvignon $40.01 to $75.00

(Tie) Best of Class, Double Gold

2014 Nodland Cellars Reserve Cabernet, Pepperbridge Vineyard and Seven Hills Vineyard (94)

2015 Smith Devereux Napa Valley Cabernet (97)

Double Gold 2014 Pegasus Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate (92)

Golds

2015 Dumas Station Cabernet Sauvignon (91)

2016 Eberle Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Bottled (92)

2016 Frank Family Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Barrel Aged (92)

2016 Maryhill Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Clifton Hill (92)

2016 Maryhill Winery Cabernet Sauvignon McKinley Springs (91)

2016 ZD Wines Cabernet Sauvignon (91)

 

Cabernet Sauvignon > $75.01

Best of Class, Double Gold 2013 Mathew Bruno Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard (95)

Golds

2015 1849 Wine Cabernet Sauvignon Declaration (92)

2015 Intercoastal Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (91)

2014 Tara Bella Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Wine (93)

2016 Wakefield/Taylors St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon (92)

2015 ZD Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (92)

 

Cabernet Sauvignon >$20.01 to $40.00

Best of Class, Gold 2015 Forchini Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (91)

Gold 2015 Pedroncelli Wisdom Estate (91)

 

Chardonnay $10.01 – $20.00

Golds

2016 Beringer Brothers Bourbon Barrel Aged Chardonnay (92)

2017 Rocklin Ranch Chardonnay Estate Grown (92)

2017 Sean Minor Chardonnay; 4B (92)

Chardonnay >$20.01

(Tie) Best of Class, Double Gold

2017 Frank Family Vineyards 2017 Carneros Chardonnay (96)

2016 Pennyroyal Farm Chardonnay Hammer Olsen Vineyard (96)

Golds

2017 Hagafen Chardonnay (91)

2016 Hoyt Family Vineyards Chardonnay (92)

2017 Intercaostal VineyardsReserve Chardonnay Estate Grown (91)

2015 Ledson Chardonnay (91)

2016 Matrix Winery Chardonnay; Matrix Estate (91)

 

Cider

Golds

NV Common Cider Pineapple Guava Sparkling Hard Cider (90)

NV Common Cider Blackberry Sangria Sparkling Hard Cider (92)

 

Fortified Grape Spirits

Best of Class, Double Gold 2014 Toca Madera Dulce Vida Estate Bottled & Produced (97)

 

Gewürztraminer <3.0% RS

Best of Class, Gold 2017 Navarro Vineyards Gewurztraminer Deep End Blend (92)

 

Grenache

Gold 2015 Mathis Wine Grenache Mathis Vineyard Estate Grown (91)

 

Late Harvest/Dessert

Double Gold 2017 Basin and Range Cellars Basin and Range Cellars (95)

 

Late Harvest White Varietals

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Navarro Vineyards Riesling Cluster Select Late Harvest (95)

Gold NV Westport Winery Ancient Mariner Pear Riesling (93)

 

Malbec

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Williamson Vineyard Malbec Estate Grown (93)

Double Gold 2016 Farmhand Winery Malbec Estate Grown (92)

Golds

2016 Frog’s Tooth Winery Malbec (91)

2015 Thumbprint Cellars 2015 Malbec – Single Vineyard Series (90)

 

Merlot $10.01 – $20.00

Gold 2015 Rodney Strong Vineyards Sonoma County Merlot (92)

 

Merlot >$20.01

Double Gold 2016 Maryhill Winery Proprietor’s Reserve Merlot (92)

Golds

2016 Maryhill Winery Merlot Elephant Mountain (92)

2014 Thumbprint Cellars 2014 Merlot – Frei Vineyard (91)

 

Muscat Varietals >5.1% RS

Gold NV Sutter Home Pink Moscato (90)

 

Other Red Blends

Best of Class, Double Gold 2015 Carol Shelton Wines Karma Reserve (94)

Golds

2016 Beringer Brothers Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Blend (92)

2015 Forchini Vineyards & Winery Papa Nonno Tuscan Style Blend (90)

2017 Girasole Vineyards Hybrid Red Estate Grown (90)

2017 Maryhill Winery Winemaker’s Red (92)

2015 Poggio Leano Creta di Robles (92)

2016 Republic Independent Red 2016 Red Blend (91)

2016 StoneRiver Winery Amethyst (92)

NV Sutter Home Red Blend (92)

NV Sutter Home Sweet Red (91)

2016 Woodworth Vineyards Black Dog (91)

 

Other Red Varietals

Golds

2016 Carol Shelton Wines Oat Valley Carignane Old Vine (91)

2016 Jeff Runquist Charbono (91)

 

Other White Blends

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Westport Winery Bordello Blonde Red Willow Vineyard (95)

Golds

2017 Carol Shelton Wines Coquille Blanc White Rhone Blend (92)

2017 Rodney Strong Vineyards Upshot; White Blend (91)

NV Sutter Home Chardonnay/Moscato (92)

2017 Threaded Tale White wine Blend (91)

2017 Trailstone White Wine Blend (93)

 

Other White Varietals

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Trella Vineyards Gruner Veltliner (95)

Golds

2018 Durst Winery Verdejo (94)

2017 Maryhill Winery Proprietor’s Reserve Roussanne (93)

2017 StoneRiver Winery Albarino Limited Reserve (90)

 

Petit Verdot

Gold 2016 Grindstone Petit Verdot Single Vineyard (92)

 

Petite Sirah

2015 Cache Creek Vineyards Petite Sirah (92)

 

Pinot Gris/ Grigio

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Maryhill Winery Pinot Gris (95)

Golds

2018 CK Mondavi Pinot Grigio (91)

2017 Fortino Pinot Grigio Unoaked (94)

2017 Melrose Pinot GrisMelrose Vineyards Estate Bottled & Produced (92)

2017 Menage a Trois Pinot Grigio (90)

2015 Trella Vineyards Pinot Gris (91)

 

Pinot Noir $40.01 to $75.00

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Ledson Pinot Noir (95)

Double Golds

2017 Lula Cellars Peterson Vineyard Pinot Noir (94)

2016 Sonnet Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Gali Vineyard (94)

Golds

2017 [ess·eff] wines Keller Estate Pinot Noir (90)

2014 Azari Vineyards Pinot Noir state Produced and Bottled (91)

2016 Frog’s Tooth Winery Pinot Noir Desmond Vineyards (92)

2017 J. Cage Cellars Pinot Noir El Coro Vineyard (90)

2017 Karpe Kanem Wines Pinot Noir 2017 (91)

2017 Lula Cellars Founders Cuvee Pinot Noir (91)

2017 Lula Cellars Costa Vineyard Pinot Noir (91)

2016 Matrix Winery Pinot Noir Warm Springs Ranch (91)

2016 Matrix Winery Pinot Noir Matrix Estate (92)

2016 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir Deep End (90)

2014 William Christopher Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Bottled (90)

2017 ZD Wines Pinot Noir (91)

 

Pinot Noir $20.01 to $40.00

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Sean Minor Pinot Noir (93)

Double Golds

2016 Belle Fiore Pinot Noir Estate Bottled & Produced (92)

2017 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir Méthode à l’Ancienne (92)

2016 Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Valley (93)

Golds

2016 D & L Carinalli Vineyards Pinot Noir D & L Carinalli Vineyards (91)

2018 Duck Hunter Wines Pinot Noir (91)

2015 Forchini Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir Proprietor’s Reserve (92)

2017 Frank Family Vineyards 2017 Carneros Pinot Noir Barrel Aged (91)

2016 Gali Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate Grown (93)

2017 Jeff Runquist Pinot Noir (92)

2017 McIlroy Cellars Bembey Vineyard Pinot Noir Single Vineyard (91)

2017 Tule Elk Junction Pinot Noir (91)

 

Pinot Noir $10.01 – $20.00

Golds

2017 Menage a Trois Luscious Pinot Noir (92)

2016 Seaglass Pinot Noir (90)

 

Primitivo >= $20.01

Gold 2017 Jeff Runquist Primitivo Nostro Vino Vineyard (91)

 

Red Bordeaux Blends > $40.01

Best of Class, Double Gold 2015 La Rusticana d ‘Orsa Cinque (93)

 

Red Bordeaux Type Blends $20.01 – $40.00

Best of Class, Gold 2015 Soda Rock Lord Snort (93)

Golds

2016 Dumas Station Cow Catcher Red (91)

2015 Millerick Road Meritage (92)

2014 Mystic Hills Vineyard Gran Trio (90)

 

Red Hybrid Varietals

Gold 2016 Basin and Range Cellars Basin and Range Cellars Estate Grown Unfiltered (91)

 

Rhone Type Red Blends

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Maryhill Winery Marvell “GSM” Elephant Mountain (94)

Gold 2015 Poggio Leano Argile du Robles (93)

Riesling dry 0.0 – 0.9% RS

Gold 2017 Williamson Vineyard Dry Riesling Williamson Vineyard (92)

Riesling semi-sweet 2.1 – 4.0% rs

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Seaglass Riesling (95)

 

Rosé Blends

Gold NV Sutter Home Rosé (90)

 

Sangiovese

Best of Class, Gold 2017 Jacuzzi Family Vineyards Sangiovese (93)

Golds

2015 Garré Vineyard & Winery Sangiovese Estate Grown (91)

2017 Girasole Vineyards Sangiovese (91)

2016 Maryhill Winery Sangiovese Elephant Mountain (91)

 

Sauvignon Blanc >$10.01

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Seaglass Sauvignon Blanc (95)

Double Golds

2017 Hans Fahden Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (95)

2018 Oak Farm Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (93)

2017 Pennyroyal Farm Sauvignon Blanc (95)

Golds

2017 Trecini Sauvignon Blanc RV Single Vineyard (90)

2017 Bodewell Sauvignon Blanc (92)

2017 Pegasus Estate Winery Sauvignon Blanc (93)

2017 Pip + Plow Sauvignon Blanc (93)

2018 Starr Fume Blanc Estate Bottled & Produced (92)

 

Sparkling White <2.5% RS

Best of Class, Double Gold 2014 Sonoma-Cutrer Grand Cuvée Méthode Traditionnelle (95)

 

Syrah/ Shiraz <$20.00

Golds

2015 Leisure Street Winery Dante Robere Vineyard Syrah (93)

2016 Ryder Estate Syrah Estate Vineyards (92)

 

Syrah/ Shiraz >$20.01

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Gali Vineyards Syrah Estate Grown (96)

Golds

2015 Cache Creek Vineyards sy (91)

2016 Delfino Syrah Single Vineyard (94)

2015 Koi Zen Cellars Syrah Single Vineyard (93)

2013 Serendipity Winery Syrah (91)

2017 Taylors Jaraman Shiraz (93)

2016 Tsillan Cellars Syrah Estate (91)

 

Varietal Rosés

Best of Class, Double Gold 2018 Oak Farm Vineyards Rosé Silvaspoons Vineyards Single Vineyard (95)

Golds

2017 Bodewell Rosé of Pinot Noir (91)

2018 Don Ernesto Beret Rosé Estate Botteld (91)

2018 Draxton Pinot Meunier Rosé (93)

2018 Durst Winery Barbera Rosé Campos Family Vineyard (91)

2017 Hoyt Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé Estate (91)

2017 Pegasus Estate Winery Grenache Rosé (92)

2017 The Great Oregon Wine Company Rascal Rosé (92)

 

Viognier

Best of Class, Double Gold 2017 Hobson Estate Viognier (95)

Double Gold 2017 Jeff Runquist Viognier (91)

Golds

2017 Eberle Viognier Mill Road Vineyard (90)

2017 Ledson Viognier Grove Vineyard (91)

2017 Luxana Viognier (91)

2017 Maryhill Winery Viognier (90)

2017 Tsillan Cellars Viognier Estate (90)

 

Zinfandel <$20.00

Golds

2017 Menage a Trois Zinfandel (91)

2016 Trecini Rockpile Zinfandel Barrel Aged (90)

 

Zinfandel >$20.01

Best of Class, Double Gold 2016 Carol Shelton Wines Peaceland Zinfandel, Peaceland Vineyard (95)

Double Golds

2016 Carol Shelton Wines Rocky Reserve Zin (94)

2015 Giracci Vineyards Zinfandel (94)

2016 Jeff Runquist Zinfandel Estate Peroni Ranch Shenandoah Valley (94)

2016 Jeff Runquist Z Zinfandel Massoni Ranch (94)

Golds

2017 Eberle Zinfandel (91)

2016 Forchini Vineyards & Winery Zinfandel Proprietor’s Reserve (92)

2016 Hans Fahden Vineyards Zinfandel (91)

2017 Hawley 2017 Old Vine Zinfandel, Mendocino County (90)