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Medal Winners

The Results are in!

The 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Award Winners.

The 2008 professional wine judging took place at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair during the week of January 7, 2008. Sixty professional wine judges representing trade, education, media, retail, and restaurants throughout the United States evaluated 4,235 wines entered by 1,500 wineries from across the country.

Wines were awarded as bronze, silver, gold, and double gold (unanimous gold by the judges). In addition, there were Best of Class Awards given for each of the wine judging categories, and the prestigious Sweepstake Awards for the top Sparkling, White, Pink, Red, and Dessert wines.

2008 Sweepstake Winners are:

Sparkling

  • Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves
    2000 Royal Cuvee Brut Carneros $32.00
  • Mumm Napa
    NV Blanc de Noirs Napa Valley $19.00

White

  • Merryvale Vineyards
    2005 Chardonnay Carneros $35.00

Pink

  • Barnard Griffin
    2007 Sangiovese Rose of Sangiovese Columbia Valley $11.99

Red

  • Rodney Strong Vineyards
    2005 Pinot Noir Reserve Jane's Vineyard $45.00
  • Savannah Chanelle Vineyards
    2005 Pinot Noir Armagh $40.00

Dessert/Specialty

  • S3X
    2006 White Riesling Russian River Valley $38.00

Complete List of 2008 Medal Winning Wines by Category

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The 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Award Winners.

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Award Legend:

  • Sweepstake Winners: Best red and white wines voted by all judges in competition
  • BOC: Best of Class
  • GG: Double Gold (Unanimous gold voted by a five-member judging panel)
  • G: Gold
  • S: Silver
  • B: Bronze
 

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