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Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon



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Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon

Site of the 2015 NorthWest Wine Summit Judging

Gold Medals




Adega on 45th Estate Winery Osoyoos, BC
2012 Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley
Airfield Estates Winery Prosser, WA
2012 “Runway” Merlot, Yakima Valley
Alberta Distilleries Limited Calgary, AB
NV “Alberta Springs” 10-year Old Rye Whiskey, Alberta
Anam Cara Cellars Newberg, OR
2013 Riesling (Dry), Nicholas Estate, Chehalem Mountains

2012 Pinot Noir, Nicholas Estate, (from clones: 20% Dijon 114, 20% Dijon 115, 20% Dijon 667, 20% Dijon 777 and 20% Pommard), Chehalem Mountains


Arrowleaf Cellars Lake Country, BC
2014 “First Crush White” (white blend: 50.3% Pinot Gris,

28% Auxerrois, 17.3% Bacchus, 4.4% Gewürztraminer), VQA, Okanagan Valley

2013 Zweigelt, VQA, Okanagan Valley
Backyard Vineyards Langley, BC
2014 Cabernet Franc, Reserve, (South Langley, Campbell Valley) Fraser Valley
Baille – Grohman Estate Winery Creston, BC
2014 “Blanc de Noirs” Rosé (!00% Pinot Noir saignée), VQA,

British Columbia (Creston Valley – Kootenay)


Bench 1775 Winery Penticton, BC
2013 Sauvignon Blanc, VQA, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

Blue Moon Farm, Winery & Ciderworx Courtenay, BC


2014 “Moon Light” (Asian Pear Fruit Wine), British Columbia
Brian Carter Cellars Woodinville, WA
2011 “Byzance” (red ‘Southern Rhône style proprietary blend – includes Grenache, Syrah & Mourvèdre), Columbia Valley

2010 “Solesce” (red Meritage-type ‘Left Bank style’ proprietary blend – predominately Cabernet Sauvignon), Columbia Valley


Cardwell Hill Cellars Philomath, OR
2014 Pinot Gris, clone 152, Willamette Valley

2012 Pinot Noir, Estate, (blend of 4 clones: Wadensvil, Pommard, Dijon 115 & Dijon 777), Willamette Valley


Cathedral Ridge Winery Hood River, OR
2011 Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve, Hillside Vineyard (The Dalles), Columbia Valley (Columbia Gorge)
Celista Estate Winery Celista, BC
2014 “Marg’s Rosé” (100% Maréchal Foch), Okanagan Valley
Chaberton Estate Winery Langley, BC
2014 Siegerrebe, Reserve, (blended with 3% Gewürztraminer &

2% Viognier), Fraser Valley


Cinder Garden City, ID
2014 Rosé (Dry) (100% Syrah), Skyline & Williamson Vineyards, Snake River Valley

2013 Syrah (co-fermented with 5% Viognier) (from 3 vineyards: Williamson, Sawtooth & Skyline), Snake River Valley


College Cellars of Walla Walla Walla Walla, WA
2014 Roussanne, Anderson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley

2014 Rosé (Mourvèdre), Nostra Terra Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley


Colter’s Creek Winery Juliaetta, ID
2012 Merlot, (proposed/pending “Lewis – Clark Valley”), Idaho
Coyote Canyon Winery Prosser, WA
2013 Albariño, Estate, Horse Heaven Hills

2012 Primitivo, (blend: 82% Primitivo, 9% Merlot, 5% Graciano,

4% Sangiovese), Horse Heaven Hills

2012 “GW Smith” H/H Estates Reserve Series, Malbec,

(79% Malbec, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon), Horse Heaven Hills
Deep Roots Winery Naramata, BC
2014 “Parentage White” (white proprietary blend: basically Muscat with some Gewürztraminer), Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley
Del Rio Vineyards Gold Hill, OR
2014 Rosé (rosé proprietary Bordeaux blend), Estate, Rogue Valley
Dirty Laundry Vineyard Summerland, BC
2013 “Madam’s Vines” Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley

2013 “Thread Bare Vines” Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley

2013 “Kay” Syrah, (blended with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon), Okanagan Valley

2012 “Naughty” Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley


Dusted Valley Walla Walla, WA
2012 “V. R. Special” Cabernet Sauvignon (92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot & 2% Petit Verdot from 4 vineyards: Dionysus, Northridge, Red Heaven & Stone Tree), Columbia Valley
Elk Cove Vineyards Gaston, OR
2014 Rosé (Pinot Noir blended with some red Pinot Noir juice), Willamette Valley
Fairview Cellars Oliver, BC
2012 “The Bear” (red Meritage-type blend Estate, Okanagan Valley
Field Stone Fruit Wines Strathmore, AB
NV Black Currant (Dessert Fruit Wine), Alberta

NV Raspberry (Dessert Fruit Wine), Alberta

NV Raspberry (Fruit Wine), Alberta
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery Oliver, BC
2014 Auxerrois “Old Vines,” VQA, Okanagan Valley

2014 Ehrenfelser, “Classic Series” (off-dry), VQA, Okanagan Valley

2014 Riesling “Classic Series” (off-dry), VQA, Okanagan Valley

2014 Riesling “Private Reserve series” (dry), VQA,

Okanagan Valley
Gold Hill Winery Oliver, BC
2012 Cabernet Franc, VQA, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley
Gray Monk Estate Winery Lake Country, BC
2014 Pinot Gris, Estate, (Northern) Okanagan Valley

2014 Ehrenfelser, Estate, Okanagan Valley

2013 “Reflection” (white proprietary and slightly fortified blend of Orange Muscat & Muscat Canelli), Okanagan Valley

2012 Pinot Noir, Odyssey series, Okanagan Valley

2010 “Traditional Brut” Odyssey series (sparkling), blend of Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay Musque & Riesling grapes), VQA, Okanagan Valley

Hillside Winery Penticton, BC


2014 Rosé, (100% Merlot), Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2014 Pinot Gris, un-oaked, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2010 “Mosaic” (red proprietary Meritage-type blend), Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley
Hornby Island Estate Winery Hornby Island, BC
NV “Tutti” Cranberry [sparkling Fruit Wine – from the George Hamilton patch (Comox Valley)], Gulf Islands
Intrigue Wines Lake Country, BC
2014 Chardonnay, [from the “Grown and Wine” Vineyard (Kelowna)], Okanagan Valley

2014 Pinot Gris, [from 3 vineyards: in East Kelowna, on a West facing slope in Oyama and the Davis Vineyard (estate)], Okanagan Valley


Kermode Wild Berry Wines Dewdney, BC
NV Black Huckleberry (Fruit Wine), British Columbia

NV “Glacial Bear” Strawberry (Fruit) Wine, British Columbia

NV Black Huckleberry “Fort” (Fortified Fruit Wine), British Columbia
Kraze Legz Winery Kaleden, BC
2012 SKAHA Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, VQA, Okanagan Valley
Liberty Lake Wine Cellars Liberty Lake, WA
NV “Legacy” (red blend: 60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc,

15% Syrah), Walla Walla Valley


Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA
2014 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley

2013 “Winemaker’s Red” (red proprietary blend), Columbia Valley

2012 Zinfandel, [from the Alder Ridge, Clifton Hill, & Gunkel (Estate) Vineyards], Columbia Valley

2012 Syrah, Columbia Valley

2012 Syrah, Proprietor’s Reserve, Columbia Valley

2012 Cabernet Franc, Elephant Mountain Vineyard,

Rattlesnake Hills
Melamoose Wines Lyle, WA
2012 Cabernet Franc, Estate, Idiot’s Grace Vineyard (Mosier, OR),

Columbia Gorge


Moon Curser Vineyards Osoyoos, BC
2014 “Afraid of the Dark” (white proprietary blend of Roussanne, Viognier and Marsanne), VQA, Okanagan Valley
Mt. Lehman Winery Abbotsford, BC
2012 Merlot, Reserve, Okanagan Valley

2012 Cabernet Franc, Reserve, Okanagan Valley


Ovino Winery Salmon Arm, BC
2014 Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley (Shuswap)
Page Cellars Woodinville, WA
2011 “The Artisan” Malbec, Red Mountain
Paradise Ranch [ Bench 1775 Winery ] Penticton, BC
2013 Riesling Icewine, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Icewine, Naramata Bench,

Okanagan Valley
Pasek Cellars Mt. Vernon, WA
NV Blackberry (Fruit) Wine, Oregon
Pentäge Winery Penticton, BC
2012 “5 Blend” Icewine (proprietary icewine blend of Sémillon, Muscat, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc & Viognier), Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley
Phelps Creek Vineyards Hood River, OR
2012 Pinot Noir, Estate (blend of clones Pommard, Dijon 115 and Dijon 117), Columbia Gorge

Recline Ridge Vineyards Tappen, BC


2013 Kerner, (Northern) Okanagan Valley (Shuswap)

2011 “Just Being Frank” (100% Blaufrankisch), (Northern) Okanagan Valley (Shuswap)


Reininger Winery Walla Walla, WA
2012 Cabernet Sauvignon (96% Cabernet Sauvignon &
4% Petit Verdot from the Pepper Bridge Vineyard & the Seven Hills Vineyard), Walla Walla Valley
Sea Star Estate Vineyards Pender Island, BC
2014 “Prose” (sweet coastal Riesling Dessert wine blended with a touch of Island “Heritage” apples), Gulf Islands
Silkscarf Winery Summerland, BC
2014 Riesling – Muscat (blend of 94% Riesling & 6% Muscat), Okanagan Valley

2014 Roussanne – Viognier (blend of 70% Roussanne &

30% Viognier), Okanagan Valley
Silverside Farm & Winery Cobble Hill, BC
2014 Tayberry (Fruit) Wine, British Columbia (Victoria Island)
Skylite Cellars Kirkland & Walla Walla, WA
2012 Merlot, Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
SOAHC Estate Wines Fruitvale, BC
2014 Riesling, Estate, Biodynamic, British Columbia (Kootenay)

Spangler Vineyards & Winery Roseburg, OR


2013 Viognier, Southern Oregon
Spierhead Winery Kelowna, BC
2013 Chardonnay, VQA, Okanagan Valley
Stag Hollow Yamhill, OR
2012 Pinot Noir, Yamhill – Carlton

Styring Vineyards Newberg, OR


2013 “Afterglow” Riesling (Dessert wine), Ribbon Ridge

2012 “Wit” Pinot Noir, Reserve, Estate, Ribbon Ridge


Sweet Cheeks Winery Eugene, OR
2014 Rosé (Dry), [rosé proprietary blend of Pinot Noir, Syrah & Merlot saignée from 3 vineyards: Sweet Cheeks (Estate, Willamette Valley), Serra (Southern Oregon) & Gentry (Applegate Valley)], Oregon
Territorial Vineyards Eugene, OR
2014 Pinot Gris, Equinox & Red Letter Vineyards, Willamette Valley

2014 Rosé ( 100% Pinot Gris), Equinox Vineyard, Willamette Valley


The BX Press Vernon, BC
2013 “The Prospector” Cider (from 24 varieties of apples) British Columbia (Okanagan Valley)
Tightrope Winery Penticton, BC
2014 Viognier, Estate, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2014 Riesling, Estate, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2014 “Rosé” [95% Pinot Noir (Trout Creek Vineyard – Summerland) & 5% Estate Barbera], Okanagan Valley

2014 “Tip – Toe” (white blend: 46% Gewürztraminer, 31% Riesling & 23% Chardonnay from 3 vineyards: Brewer vineyard (Skaha Bluffs), Duncan Vineyard (Naramata Bench) & Tightrope Estate Vineyard), Okanagan Valley


Tongue River Winery Miles City, MT
NV ‘Frontenac Trio Rosé” (proprietary semi-sweet rosé blend of

Frontenac Noir, Frontenac Gris & Frontenac Blanc), Montana


Township 7 Vineyards Penticton, BC
2012 “Reserve 7” (red Meritage-type blend: 70% Merlot, 11% each Cabernet Sauvignon & Malbec, 5.5% Cabernet Franc and 2.5% Petit Verdot from 2 vineyards (Naramata Estate and Black Sage Road), Okanagan Valley

Tsillan Cellars Chelan, WA


2012 Syrah, Reserve, Estate, Lake Chelan
Tugwell Creek Honey Farm & Meadery Sooke, BC
2013 “Vintage Sac” Mead (sweet, fortified), Sooke Apiary,

Vancouver Island


Van Western Vineyards Naramata, BC
2013 “Vivacious” (white blend of 92% Pinot Blanc & 8% Pinot Gris),

Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2012 “Vulture” Cabernet Franc, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2011 “Voluptuous” (red Meritage-type blend: 67% Merlot & 33% Cabernet Franc), Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley

2011 “ V “ [red Meritage-type (Right Bank Bordeaux style) blend: 49% Merlot, 24% Malbec, 21% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon & 2% Petit Verdot], Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley
VinaTeria Idilico Woodinville, WA
2013 Albariño, Yakima Valley
Waterbrook Winery Walla Walla, WA
2014 “Rosé” (100% Sangiovese from 4 vineyards: Oasis,

Canyon Ranch, Art Den Hoed & Wallula), Columbia Valley


Whistler { Bench 1775 Winery ] Penticton, BC
2013 Chardonnay, Late Harvest, Naramata Bench,

Okanagan Valley

Wild Goose Vineyards Okanagan Falls, BC
2013 Riesling, Stony Slope Vineyard, VQA, Okanagan Valley

2013 “Autumn Gold” (white proprietary blend: Gewürztraminer, Riesling & Pinot Blanc), Estate, VQA, Okanagan Valley


Willow Wine Cellars Underwood, WA
2013 Albariño, Columbia Valley
Wynwood Cellars Wynndel, BC
2012 Pinot Noir, British Columbia (Kootenays – Creston Valley)
CONGRADULATIONS !



SUPERLATIVE AWARDS

BEST WINE OF OREGON (The Mount Hood Award)

Styring Vineyards Newberg, OR
2013 “Afterglow” Riesling (Dessert wine), Ribbon Ridge
BEST WINE OF WASHINGTON (The Mount Rainier Award)

Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA


2012 Cabernet Franc, Elephant Mountain Vineyard,

Rattlesnake Hills


BEST WINE OF IDAHO (The Mount Borah Award)

Cinder Garden City, ID


2014 Rosé (Dry) (100% Syrah), Skyline & Williamson Vineyards, Snake River Valley

BEST WINE OF MONTANA (The Granite Peak Award)

Tongue River Winery Miles City, MT
NV ‘Frontenac Trio Rosé” (proprietary semi-sweet rosé blend of

Frontenac Noir, Frontenac Gris & Frontenac Blanc), Montana

BEST WINE OF SASKATCHEWAN (The Cypress Hills Award)

Living Sky Winery Perdue, SK


NV “Juliett” (Cherry Fruit Wine, port-style Dessert Wine),

Saskatchewan [ Silver Medal Winner ]


BEST WINE OF ALBERTA (The Mount Columbia Award)

Field Stone Fruit Wines Strathmore, AB


NV Raspberry (Fruit Wine), Alberta
BEST WINE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (The Mount Fairweather Award)

Spierhead Winery Kelowna, BC


2013 Chardonnay, VQA, Okanagan Valley
The Pioneer Award - Best Pinot Noir

Anam Cara Cellars Newberg, OR


2012 Pinot Noir, Nicholas Estate, (from clones: 20% Dijon 114, 20% Dijon 115, 20% Dijon 667, 20% Dijon 777 and 20% Pommard), Chehalem Mountains
The Bob Woehler Award - Best Cabernet Sauvignon

~ ~ TIE ~ ~

Dusted Valley Walla Walla, WA


2012 “V. R. Special” Cabernet Sauvignon (92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot & 2% Petit Verdot from 4 vineyards: Dionysus, Northridge, Red Heaven & Stone Tree), Columbia Valley
AND

Reininger Winery Walla Walla, WA


2012 Cabernet Sauvignon (96% Cabernet Sauvignon &
4% Petit Verdot from the Pepper Bridge Vineyard & the Seven Hills Vineyard), Walla Walla Valley


THE “CRYSTAL ROSE” AWARDS
Best White Wine

Wild Goose Vineyards Okanagan Falls, BC


2013 “Autumn Gold” (white proprietary blend: Gewürztraminer, Riesling & Pinot Blanc), Estate, VQA, Okanagan Valley
Best Rosé Wine

Del Rio Vineyards Gold Hill, OR


2014 Rosé (rosé proprietary Bordeaux blend), Estate, Rogue Valley
Best Red Wine

Backyard Vineyards Langley, BC


2014 Cabernet Franc, Reserve, (South Langley, Campbell Valley) Fraser Valley
Best Dessert Wine (non-fortified)

Styring Vineyards Newberg, OR


2013 “Afterglow” Riesling (Dessert wine), Ribbon Ridge
Best Fortified Wine

Field Stone Fruit Wines Strathmore, AB


NV Raspberry (Dessert Fruit Wine), Alberta
Best Sparkling Wine

Gray Monk Estate Winery Lake Country, BC


2010 “Traditional Brut” Odyssey series (sparkling), blend of Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay Musque & Riesling grapes), VQA, Okanagan Valley
Best Ice Wine

Paradise Ranch [ Bench 1775 Winery ] Penticton, BC


2013 Riesling Icewine, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley
Best Non-Grape Wine

Kermode Wild Berry Wines Dewdney, BC


NV “Glacial Bear” Strawberry (Fruit) Wine, British Columbia
Best Distilled Spirit

Alberta Distilleries Limited Calgary, AB


NV “Alberta Springs” 10-year Old Rye Whiskey, Alberta
FROM THESE NINE WINES WAS SELECTED THE

BEST OF COMPETITION



2012 Backyard Vineyards

Cabernet Franc, Reserve, (South Langley, Campbell Valley) Fraser Valley

Langley, BC

37 WINES!!!


Like the 5 cent cigar, Jerry was THE proponent for value wines!

THE JERRY MEAD AWARDS

( for the Best Value Wines )


These awards are made in memory and honor of the late Jerry D. Mead (died April, 2000) a/k/a The Wine Curmudgeon (“TWC”). These three dozen – plus wines are ALL Gold medal winners.

These wines retail for US$15 or less.
WHITES WINES ( 23 wines ) - from 15 wineries ( 12 BC, 2 WA, 1 OR )

Arrowleaf Cellars Lake Country, BC


2014 “First Crush White” (white blend: 50.3% Pinot Gris,

28% Auxerrois, 17.3% Bacchus, 4.4% Gewürztraminer), VQA, Okanagan Valley


Bench 1775 Winery Penticton, BC
2013 Sauvignon Blanc, VQA, Okanagan Valley

Cardwell Hill Cellars Philomath, OR


2014 Pinot Gris, clone 152, Willamette Valley
Chaberton Estate Winery Langley, BC
2014 Siegerrebe, Reserve, (blended with 3% Gewürztraminer &

2% Viognier), Fraser Valley


College Cellars of Walla Walla Walla Walla, WA
2014 Roussanne, Anderson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley

Deep Roots Winery Naramata, BC


2014 “Parentage White” (white proprietary blend: basically Muscat with some Gewürztraminer), Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley
Dirty Laundry Vineyard Summerland, BC
2013 “Madam’s Vines” Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley

2013 “Thread Bare Vines” Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley


Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery Oliver, BC
2014 Auxerrois “Old Vines,” VQA, Okanagan Valley

2014 Ehrenfelser, “Classis series” (off-dry), VQA, Okanagan Valley

2014 Riesling “Classis series” (off-dry), VQA, Okanagan Valley

2014 Riesling “Private Reserve series” (dry), VQA,

Okanagan Valley
Gray Monk Estate Winery Lake Country, BC
2014 Pinot Gris, Estate, (Northern) Okanagan Valley

2014 Ehrenfelser, Estate, Okanagan Valley

2013 “Reflection” (white proprietary and slightly fortified blend of

Orange Muscat & Muscat Canelli), Okanagan Valley


Intrigue Wines Lake Country, BC
2014 Chardonnay, [from the “Grown and Wine” Vineyard (Kelowna)], Okanagan Valley

2014 Pinot Gris, [from 3 vineyards: in East Kelowna, on a West facing slope in Oyama and the Davis Vineyard (estate)], Okanagan Valley


Ovino Winery Salmon Arm, BC
2014 Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley (Shuswap)
Recline Ridge Vineyards Tappen, BC
2013 Kerner, (Northern) Okanagan Valley (Shuswap)
VinaTeria Idilico Woodinville, WA
2013 Albariño, Yakima Valley

Whistler { Bench 1775 Winery ] Penticton, BC


2013 Chardonnay, Late Harvest, Naramata Bench,

Okanagan Valley


Wild Goose Vineyards Okanagan Falls, BC
2013 Riesling, Stony Slope Vineyard, VQA, Okanagan Valley

2013 “Autumn Gold” (white proprietary blend: Gewürztraminer, Riesling & Pinot Blanc), Estate, VQA, Okanagan Valley



THE JERRY MEAD AWARDS
ROSES ( 6 wines ) - from 6 wineries ( 1 BC, 3 WA, 1 OR, 1 MT )

Baille – Grohman Estate Winery Creston, BC


2014 “Blanc de Noirs” Rosé (!00% Pinot Noir saignée), VQA,

British Columbia (Creston Valley – Kootenay)


College Cellars of Walla Walla Walla Walla, WA
2014 Rosé (Mourvèdre), Nostra Terra Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Del Rio Vineyards Gold Hill, OR
2014 Rosé (rosé proprietary Bordeaux blend), Estate, Rogue Valley
Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA
2014 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley
Tongue River Winery Miles City, MT
NV ‘Frontenac Trio Rosé” (proprietary semi-sweet rosé blend of

Frontenac Noir, Frontenac Gris & Frontenac Blanc), Montana


Waterbrook Winery Walla Walla, WA
2014 “Rosé” (100% Sangiovese from 4 vineyards: Oasis,

Canyon Ranch, Art Den Hoed & Wallula), Columbia Valley



THE JERRY MEAD AWARDS
NON-GRAPE WINES ( 4 wines ) - from 3 wineries ( 2 BC, 1 AB )

Blue Moon Farm, Winery & Ciderworx Courtenay, BC


2014 “Moon Light” (Asian Pear Fruit Wine), British Columbia
Field Stone Fruit Wines Strathmore, AB
NV Raspberry (Fruit Wine), Alberta
Kermode Wild Berry Wines Dewdney, BC
NV Black Huckleberry (Fruit Wine), British Columbia

NV “Glacial Bear” Strawberry (Fruit) Wine, British Columbia



THE JERRY MEAD AWARDS
RED WINES ( 4 wines ) - from 4 wineries ( 3 BC, 1 WA )

Arrowleaf Cellars Lake Country, BC


2013 Zweigelt, VQA, Okanagan Valley
Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA
2013 “Winemaker’s Red” (red proprietary blend), Columbia Valley
Mt. Lehman Winery Abbotsford, BC
2012 Cabernet Franc, Reserve, Okanagan Valley
Recline Ridge Vineyards Tappen, BC
2011 “Just Being Frank” (100% Blaufrankisch), (Northern) Okanagan Valley (Shuswap)


WINERY OF DISTINCTION
These 14 wineries won at least THREE Gold Medals

10 from Canada (9 from BC, 1 from AB) and 4 from the US (3 from WA, 1 from OR)
( alphabetical )
Anam Cara Cellars * OR

Coyote Canyon Winery WA

Dirty Laundry Vineyards BC

Dusted Valley WA

Field Stone Fruit Wines AB

Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery BC

Gray Monk Estate Winery BC

Hillside Estate Winery BC

Kermode Wild Berry Wines BC

Maryhill Winery WA

Recline Ridge Estate Winery BC

Tightrope Winery BC

Van Westen Winery BC

Wild Goose Estate Winery BC


* won only 2 Gold Medals, but still ”in consideration” for overall performance
Looking at each winery’s over-all performance

in this year’s competition,


The 2015 WINERY of DISTINCTION is

TIGHTROPE WINERY

Penticton, British Columbia


Lindsay & Graham O’Rourke, owners

They entered 8 wines and won

4 Gold Medals and 4 Silver Medals


Runners-up:

Maryhill Winery, Goldendale, Washington

Coyote Canyon Winery, Prosser, Washington

And


Kermode Wild Berry Wines, Dewdney, British Columbia

2015 JUDGES


Maryam Ahmed WWCC Enology student; Walla Walla, WA

Alan Busacca Vinitas Consulting, Bingen, WA

Kevin Buster consumer, attorney; Atlanta, GA

Mary Cressler wine blogger (Vindulge); Portland, OR

Tom DiNardo certified wine appraiser; Seattle, WA

Seaberg Einarsson (former Sommelier) Welches, OR

Christopher Cary Goat Rocks Winery, Cowiche, WA

Delphine Gladhart Winter’s Hill Winery; Daytoin, OR

Jade Helm blogger (Tasting Pour); Portland, OR

Michelle Hunt Bergevin Lane Vineyards; Walla Walla, WA

Roland Kruger Wild Goose Winery; Okanagan Falls, BC

Katrina Lange wine blogger (Will Travel for Wine); Portland, OR

Dominic McCosker winemaker, La Frenz Winery; Penticton, BC

Larry Miller Stangeland Vineyards & Winery; Salem, OR

Lyndsay O’Rourke Tightrope Winery; Naramata, BC

Mike Raffan Township 7 Winery; Penticton. BC

Bill Reynolds (former) wine wholesaler; Atlanta, GA

Bobby Robbins consumer; Tiger, GA

Jerry Sass Sass Winery; Salem, OR

Larry L. Smith Legoe Bay Winery; Lummi Islans, WA

Dennis Sullivan consumer, Duluth, GA

Valerie Szice Sommelier, Seattle, WA

Kirsten Telander Freelance wine blogger; Walla Walla, WA

Patrick Werry Small House Winery; Sandpoint, ID
BACKROOM:
Thomas J. Reagan, Jr. Atlanta, GA

George H. Redwine Doraville, GA

Michelle Schreck Flowery Branch, GA

and others



NEXT YEAR WE WILL RETURN TO
the COLUMBIA GORGE HOTEL


In HOOD RIVER, OREGON

2016 TENTATIVE DATES:


SUNDAY, APRIL 24th - TUESDAY, APRIL 26th

( and in British Columbia about a week earlier )
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