Livermore Valley wineries continue to show the world the excellent quality that comes from this region. They showed outstanding results from the recent 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, picking up 164 awards for the 37 wineries that submitted wines for the competition.
This including Best of Class for:
- Caddis 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Fenestra 2012 Graciano
- Longevity 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vasco Urbano 2013 “The Sheriff” Rhone Blend
The 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is the largest competition of American wines and this year included a record breaking 7,162 entries from around the nation and judged by 65 prominent wine judges from around the world. The competition is always fierce and as the number of entries grow, it becomes tougher.
In addition to the Best of Class awards many other wineries in Livermore Valley took home Double Gold awards.
- 1846 by Nottingham Cellars 2015 Sauvignon Blanc
- 3Steves Winery 2013 Cabernet Franc
- Bent Creek Wines 2013 Cabernet Franc
- Bent Creek Wines 2013 Zinfandel
- Caddis Wines 2012 Tempranillo
- Crooked Vine 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Crooked Vine 2014 Viognier
- Eagle Ridge Winery 2011 Petite Sirah
- Fenestra 2011 Grenache
- Rubino Estates 2012 Barbera
- Ruby Hill Winery 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon
Livermore Valley winemakers also brought home 11 Double Gold, 34 Gold, 78 Silver and 36 Bronze awards. Congratulations to those award-winning winemakers in this diverse wine region in the heart of the Bay Area.
- 1846 by Nottingham Cellars – 1 Double Gold, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- 3 Steves Winery – 1 Double Gold, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
- Bent Creek Winery– 2 Double Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Caddis Winery – 1 Best of Class, 1 Double Gold, 2 Gold, 1 Bronze
- Charles R Vineyards– 1 Silver
- Concannon Vineyards– 3 Gold, 4 Silver
- Crooked Vine Winery– – 2 Double Gold, 2 Gold, 4 Silver
- Cuda Ridge Wines– 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Dante Robere Vineyards– 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
- Darcie Kent Vineyards– 5 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Eagle Ridge Vineyards– 1 Double Gold, 2 Silver
- Fenestra Winery– 1 Best of Class, 1 Double Gold, 2 Gold, 6 Silver, 3 Bronze
- Garre Vineyard and Winery– 3 Bronze
- John Evan Cellars – 1 Silver
- Las Positas Vineyards– 4 Silver, 3 Bronze
- Livermore Ranch – 1 Bronze
- Longevity Wines– 1 Best of Class, 2 Silver
- Mia Nipote Winery–1 Gold, 2 Silver
- Mitchell Katz Winery– 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
- Murrieta’s Well– 1 Gold, 2 Silver
- Nottingham Cellars– 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
- Occasio Winery– 3 Silver
- Page Mill Winery– 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Retzlaff Winery– 2 Silver
- Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery– 1 Gold, 1 Silver
- Rosa Fierro Cellars – 1 Gold
- Rubino Estates Winery – 1 Double Gold, 1 Bronze
- Ruby Hill Winery – 1 Double Gold, 1 Silver
- Stony Ridge Winery– 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Steven Kent Winery– 1 Gold, 2 Silver
- Vasco Urbano Wine Company – 1 Best of Class, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Wanless Wine – 2 Silver
- Wente Vineyards– 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Wood Family Vineyards– 2 Gold, 2 Silver
The public is invited to the Public Tasting to be held at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on Saturday, February 13th at 1:30 – 5 p.m.
For more information:
- San Francisco Chronicle 2016 Wine Competition
- Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association
