Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cloverdale, CA, March 5, 2021
The 2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition was completed on March 5. There were over forty-eight judges, representing various North American wine regions, evaluating nearly 5,700 wines from over 1,000 wineries.
Bob Fraser, SFCWC executive director, says, “The response from the wineries of North America at our 2021 competition was outstanding this year!”
The Sweepstake winners are as follows:
Sparkling Sweepstake Winner
Gruet (New Mexico) 2012 Blanc de Blancs American $46.00
Sparkling Sweepstake Winner
Trump Winery (Virginia) 2015 Blanc de Noir Monticello $55.00
White Sweepstake Winner
Darjean Jones (California) 2019 Viognier EnVie Catie’s Corner Vineyard Russian River Valley $38.00
Rosé Sweepstake Winner
Dancing Crow Vineyards (California) 2020 Rose of Syrah Lake County $17.99
Red Sweepstake Winner
Jeff Runquist (California) 2018 Syrah Three Way Vineyards Paso Robles $30.00
Red Sweepstake Winner
Lightpost Winery (California) 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Paso Robles $55.00
Specialty Sweepstake Winner
Sonoma Cutrer Vineyards (California) 2018 Late Harvest Chardonnay Russian River Valley $36.00
Packaging Sweepstake Winner
Ammons Horn (California) 2018 Pinot Noir Carneros $62.00
See the complete list of the 2021 SFCWC Medal Winners
