On a rainy summer day in Booneville my fellow judges and I were able to taste rounds of spectacular wines! The results are in, sprinkled with a few fun photos from our endeavors at the 39th annual Mendocino County Fair Wine Competition. Enjoy!
BEST OF SHOW RED WINE & Best of Class (Pinot Noir 2015 & 2016) & Double Gold
2015 Lazy Creek Vineyards Pinot Noir, Middle Ridge Ranch, Anderson Valley – $50.00
BEST OF SHOW WHITE WINE & Best of Class (Blended White) & Double Gold
2016 Navarro Vineyards Edelzwicker, Anderson Valley – $16.00
BEST OF SHOW ROSÉ WINE & Best of Class (Blush and Rosé) & Double Gold
2016 Navarro Vineyards Rosé, Mendocino – $17.50
BEST OF SHOW SPARKLING WINE & Best of Class (Sparkling Wine) & Double Gold
NV Roederer Estate Sparkling Rosé, Anderson Valley – $29.00
BEST OF SHOW DESSERT WINE & Best of Class (Dessert Wines) & Double Gold
2016 Navarro Vineyards Riesling Cluster Select, Late Harvest, Anderson Valley – $69.00
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BEST OF CLASS (Blended Red) & Double Gold
2013 Alder Springs Vineyard 13 Tasks, Blended Red, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $45.00
BEST OF CLASS (Chardonnay 2015) & Double Gold
2015 Meyer Family Cellars Chardonnay, Donnelly Creek, Anderson Valley – $28.00
BEST OF CLASS (Chardonnay 2016) & Double Gold
2016 Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay Premiere Reserve, Anderson Valley – $27.00
BEST OF CLASS (Gewurztraminer) & Gold
2016 Navarro Vineyards Gewurztraminer Deep End Blend, Anderson Valley – $29.00
BEST OF CLASS (Italian Red) & Double Gold
2014 Campovida Nero D’ Avola, Mendocino County – $38.00
BEST OF CLASS (Other Red Varietals) & Double Gold
2014 Backbone Vineyard & Winery Malbec, Dry farmed without chemicals of any kind, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Mendocino County – $55.00
BEST OF CLASS (Other White Varietals) & Double Gold
2015 Graziano Chenin Blanc, Mendocino County – $15.00
BEST OF CLASS (Petite Sirah) & Double Gold
2015 Powicana Farm Petite Sirah, Single Vineyard, No Sulfites Added, Vinted and Bottled, Redwood Valley – $32.00
BEST OF CLASS (Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio) & Double Gold
2016 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Grigio, Anderson Valley – $16.00
BEST OF CLASS (Pinot Noir 2014) & Double Gold
2014 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $32.00
BEST OF CLASS (Riesling) & Double Gold
2016 Handley Cellars Riesling, Anderson Valley – $22.00
BEST OF CLASS (Sauvignon Blanc) & Double Gold
2016 Bliss Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Mendocino – $11.99
BEST OF CLASS (Zinfandel 2014) & Double Gold
2014 Carol Shelton Wines Wild Thing Zinfandel, Old Vine, Mendocino County – $19.00
BEST OF CLASS (Zinfandel 2015 and 2016) & Double Gold
2015 Jaxon Keys Winery Zinfandel, Mae’s Block, Mendocino – $32.00
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DOUBLE GOLD
2014 Barra of Mendocino Petite Sirah, Estate Grown/Made with organic grapes, Barrel Aged, Mendocino County – $22.00
2016 Bonterra Organic Vineyards Viognier, Mendocino – $14.99
2015 Bonterra Organic Vineyards Zinfandel, Mendocino – $16.99
2015 Carol Shelton Wines Wild Thing Zinfandel, Old Vine, Mendocino County – $19.00
2013 Cesar Toxqui Cellars Petite Sirah, Mendocino County – $26.00
2014 Domaine Anderson Pinot Noir, Estate, Anderson Valley – $39.00
2016 Enotria Moscato, Mendocino County – $11.00
2015 Ferrari-Carano Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $38.00
2015 Ferrari-Carano Pinot Noir, Sky High Ranch, Mendocino Ridge – $52.00
2013 Graziano Petite Sirah, Mendocino County – $19.00
2016 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Anderson Valley – $20.00
2016 Handley Cellars Pinot Gris, Anderson Valley – $20.00
2014 Handley Cellars Petite Sirah, Vittorio Vineyard, Redwood Valley – $25.00
2014 Handley Cellars Primitivo, Vittorio Vineyard, Redwood Valley – $25.00
2016 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir Rosé, Estate, Anderson Valley – $25.00
2016 Hawley Zinfandel, Old Vine, Mendocino County – $25.00
2015 Husch Zinfandel, Old Vine, Garzini Ranch, Mendocino – $25.00
2015 Husch Chardonnay, Mendocino – $15.00
2016 Husch Vin Gris of Pinot Noir, Estate Bottled, Anderson Valley – $18.00
2015 Jaxon Keys Winery Petite Sirah, Mendocino – $28.00
2015 Jaxon Keys Winery Grenache, Mendocino – $26.00
2014 Maggy Hawk Jolie Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $66.00
2014 McNab Petite Sirah, Mendocino County – $18.00
2015 Monte Volpe Nube Bianco, Italian White Blend, Potter Valley – $18.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Mourvedre, Mendocino – $29.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Syrah, Mendocino – $27.00
2016 Navarro Vineyards Muscat Blanc, Estate Bottled, Anderson Valley – $19.50
2016 Navarro Vineyards Riesling, Late Harvest, Anderson Valley – $49.00
2013 Parducci Small Lot Petite Sirah, Mendocino County – $13.99
2015 Pennyroyal Farm Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented, Hammer Olsen, Anderson Valley – $35.00
2014 Seebass Family Wines Grand Reserve Syrah, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $47.00
2014 Testa Vineyards Petite Sirah, Estate Wine, Mendocino County – $30.00
2013 Testa Vineyards Carignane, Estate, Mendocino County – $30.00
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GOLD
2013 Alder Springs Vineyard Apex 39, Blended White, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $39.00
2013 Alder Springs Vineyard Kinesis, Blended Red, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $45.00
2014 Artevino Pinot Noir, Green Ranch, Anderson Valley – $40.00
2015 Artezin Zinfandel, Mendocino County – $18.00
2016 Blue Quail Dry Gewurztraminer, Potter Valley – $18.00
2015 Blue Quail Pinot Noir, Estate Grown, Potter Valley – $24.00
2016 Briceland Vineyards Arneis, Spirit Canyon Vineyard, Mendocino County – $21.00
2014 Campovida Grenache, Mendocino County – $42.00
2016 Carol Shelton Wines Wild Thing Rendezvous Rosé, Mendocino County – $15.00
2015 Graziano Sauvignon Blanc, Mendocino County – $15.00
2013 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Merlot, Estate Bottled, Mendocino Ridge – $29.00
2014 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $35.00
2015 Handley Cellars Chardonnay, Estate, Anderson Valley – $25.00
2016 Handley Cellars Gewurztraminer, Estate, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2015 Handley Cellars Blanc de Blancs, Estate Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $52.00
2014 Handley Cellars Zinfandel, Redwood Valley – $25.00
2016 Handley Cellars Pinot Blanc, Mendocino County – $22.00
2014 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Yorkville Highlands – $37.00
2014 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, RSM Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $52.00
2015 Husch Pinot Noir, Estate Bottled, Anderson Valley – $25.00
2016 Husch Gewurztraminer, Sustainably Farmed, Estate Bottled, Anderson Valley – $15.00
2013 Husch Pinot Noir, Estate Bottled, Knoll, Anderson Valley – $40.00
2014 Husch Pinot Noir, Reserve, Estate Bottled, Anderson Valley – $38.00
2016 Jaxon Keys Winery Rosé, Mendocino County – $20.00
NV Jaxon Keys Winery JaxZin, Mendocino – $28.00
2015 Jaxon Keys Winery Primitivo, Mendocino – $26.00
2015 Jaxon Keys Winery Zinfandel, Brandy Barrel Aged, Mendocino – $39.99
2016 Lazy Creek Vineyards Gewurztraminer, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2015 Lazy Creek Vineyards Pinot Noir, Five Barrel, Anderson Valley – $85.00
2015 Lazy Creek Vineyards Pinot Noir, Estate, Anderson Valley – $58.00
2014 Lula Cellars Pinot Noir, Peterson Vineyard, Mendocino County – $45.00
2014 Maggy Hawk Graceful Lady Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $66.00
2014 Maggy Hawk Stormin’ Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $66.00
NV McFadden Cuvee Brut, Methose Champenoise, Potter Valley – $25.00
2014 McNab Pinotage, Napoli Vineyard, Mendocino County – $20.00
2015 Parducci Small Lot Chardonnay, Mendocino County – $13.99
2015 Parducci True Grit Reserve Chardonnay, Mendocino County – $17.99
2015 Powicana Farm Petite Sirah Port, Single Vineyard, No Sulfites Added, Vinted and Bottled, Redwood Valley – $31.00
2013 Meyer Family Cellars Syrah, Yorkville Highlands – $28.00
2016 Navarro Vineyards Muscat Blanc Cluster Select, Late Harvest, Anderson Valley – $69.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir Methode a l’Ancienne, Unfiltered, Anderson Valley – $35.00
2016 Navarro Vineyards Gewurztraminer, Estate Bottled, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Zinfandel, Mendocino – $19.50
2016 Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay Table Wine, Mendocino – $16.00
2016 Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay, Mendocino – $19.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Barbera, Mendocino – $27.00
2015 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2016 Navarro Vineyards Riesling, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2015 Saint Gregory Pinot Meunier, Mendocino County – $20.00
2013 Saint Gregory Pinotage, Napoli Vineyard, Mendocino County – $20.00
2014 Saint Gregory Pinot Noir, Mendocino County – $20.00
NV Scharffenberger Brut, Methode Champenoise, Anderson Valley – $20.00
2015 Seebass Family Wines Grand Reserve Chardonnay, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $38.00
2015 Shooting Star Chardonnay, Mendocino County – $14.00
2016 Tahto Sauvignon Blanc, Bauer, Mendocino County – $16.00
2014 Tahto Carignane, Piffero, Mendocino County – $16.00
2014 The Withers Winery Pinot Noir, Charles Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $44.00
2014 WindRacer Chardonnay, Anderson Valley – $40.00
2013 Y. Rousseau Tannat “The Musketeer”, Alder Springs Vineyard, Mendocino County – $65.00
2015 Zina Hyde Cunningham Chardonnay, Reserve, Anderson Valley – $54.00
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SILVER
2013 Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $45.00
2013 Alder Springs Vineyard Chardonnay, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $39.00
2016 Barra of Mendocino Pinot Noir Rosé, Mendocino – $18.00
2015 Barra of Mendocino Pinot Noir, Made with organically grown grapes, Estate, Mendocino County – $20.00
2014 Bells Echo Vineyard Syrah, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $30.00
2014 Bells Echo Vineyard Interlude Blended Red, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $32.00
2015 Bliss Family Vineyards Merlot, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Mendocino – $11.99
2016 Bliss Family Vineyards Rosé, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Mendocino – $11.99
2015 Bliss Family Vineyards Chardonnay, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Mendocino – $11.99
2014 Bliss Family Vineyards Zinfandel, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Mendocino – $11.99
2015 Bliss Family Vineyards Pinot Noir, Mendocino – $14.99
2016 Blue Quail Sauvignon Blanc, Estate Grown, Potter Valley – $16.00
2016 Blue Quail Fontaine Dry Rosé, Potter Valley – $16.00
2016 Blue Quail Pinot Gris, Potter Valley – $16.00
2016 Blue Quail Dry Riesling, Potter Valley – $18.00
2013 Bonterra Organic Vineyards The Butler, Blended Red, Mendocino – $58.00
2013 Bonterra Organic Vineyards The McNab, Blended Red, Mendocino – $58.00
2015 Briceland Vineyards Zinfandel, Unfined & unfiltered, Dark Horse Vineyard, Mendocino County – $25.00
2014 Briceland Vineyards Syrah, Unfined & unfiltered, Dark Horse Vineyard, Mendocino County – $28.00
2014 Brutocao Family Vineyards Torrent, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Hopland Ranches, Mendocino – $32.00
2015 Brutocao Family Vineyards Chardonnay, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Hopland Ranches, Mendocino – $18.00
2013 Brutocao Family Vineyards Primitivo, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Contento Vineyard, Mendocino – $26.00
2015 Cakebread Cellars Pinot Noir, Estate, Two Creek Vineyards, Anderson Valley – $43.00
2016 Campovida Rosé di Grenache, Trail’s End Vineyard, Potter Valley – $34.00
2015 Domaine Anderson Chardonnay, Estate, Anderson Valley – $29.00
2013 Enotria Dolcetto, Mendocino County – $19.00
2016 Fletcher Louis Sangiovese Rosado Rosé, Redwood Valley – $18.00
2013 Floyd and Eddie Pinot Noir, Estate Vineyards, Mendocino – $21.00
2016 Floyd and Eddie Dry Rosé, Barrel Fermented, Mendocino – $17.50
2015 Frey Biodynamic Zinfandel, Mendocino – $20.00
2015 Frey Biodynamic Chardonnay, No Sulfites Added, Mendocino – $16.50
2015 Frey Organic Sauvignon Blanc, Mendocino County – $14.00
2015 Girasole Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Made with organically grown grapes, Estate, Mendocino County – $14.00
2016 Girasole Vineyards Chardonnay, Made with organic grapes, Estate Grown, Mendocino County – $14.00
2016 Girasole Vineyards Sangiovese, Made with organically grown grapes, Estate Grown, Mendocino County – $14.00
2013 Graziano Zinfandel, Reserve, Mendocino County – $28.00
2016 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Riesling, Mendocino Ridge – $20.00
2014 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Pinot Noir, Estate Bottled, Mendocino Ridge – $33.00
2014 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel, Mendocino – $24.00
2014 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel, Reserve, Mendocino – $32.00
2014 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Merlot, Estate, Mendocino Ridge – $29.00
2014 Handley Cellars Syrah, Kismet Vineyard, Redwood Valley – $25.00
2014 Handley Cellars Red Table Wine, Vittorio Vineyard, Redwood Valley – $25.00
2014 Handley Cellars Ranch House Red, Mendocino County – $25.00
2014 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Estate Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $47.00
2014 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Helluva Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $42.00
2016 Handley Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2010 Harmonique Delicacé Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $46.00
2010 Harmonique Elegancé Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $48.00
2016 Husch Renegade Sauvignon Blanc, Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled, Mendocino – $18.00
2016 Husch Chenin Blanc, Sustainably Farmed, Mendocino – $13.00
2015 Husch Special Reserve Chardonnay, Estate Bottled, Mendocino – $26.00
2014 Husch Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino – $25.00
2016 Husch Sauvignon Blanc, Sustainably Farmed, Mendocino – $15.00
2015 Jaxon Keys Winery Red Blend- GPS, Mendocino – $28.00
2016 Jaxon Keys Winery Farmhouse White, Mendocino – $14.99
2016 Jaxon Keys Winery Viognier, Mendocino – $24.00
2016 Jeriko Estate Sangiovese, Upper Russian River, Mendocino County – $32.00
2016 Lazy Creek Vineyards Rosé of Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2014 Lula Cellars Pinot Noir, Costa Vineyard, Mendocino County – $45.00
2014 Lula Cellars Pinot Noir, Docker Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County – $50.00
2015 Maple Creek Estate Chardonnay, Maple Creek Vineyard, Yorkville Highlands – $40.00
2014 McNab Zinfandel, Cononiah Vineyards Family Reserve, Mendocino County – $26.00
2014 McNab Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Reserve – Largo, Mendocino County – $30.00
2012 Meyer Family Cellars Petite Sirah, Yorkville Highlands – $35.00
2013 Meyer Family Cellars High Ground Syrah, Reserve, Yorkville Highlands – $42.00
2015 Monte Volpe Vesuvius, Blended White, Potter Valley – $18.00
2013 Monte Volpe Peppolino, Italian Red Blend, Mendocino County – $28.00
2013 Monte Volpe Negroamaro, Mendocino County – $28.00
2013 Monte Volpe Sangiovese, Mendocino County – $19.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Grenache, Mendocino – $27.00
2016 Navarro Vineyards Rosé of Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $22.00
2016 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Gris, Anderson Valley – $19.50
2016 Navarro Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Anderson Valley – $19.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Noir, Deep End Blend, Anderson Valley – $55.00
2014 Navarro Vineyards Zinfandel, Old Vine, Mendocino – $27.00
2014 Parducci Small Lot Merlot, Mendocino County – $13.99
2013 Parducci True Grit Reserve Red Blend, Mendocino County – $19.99
2014 Parducci Small Lot Pinot Noir, Mendocino County – $14.99
2015 Parducci True Grit Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino County – $19.99
2014 Pennyroyal Farm Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $39.00
2015 Pennyroyal Farm Sauvignon Blanc, Anderson Valley – $25.00
2015 Philo Ridge Vineyards Pinot Gris, Unoaked, Helluva Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $19.00
2012 Philo Ridge Vineyards Pinot Noir, Unfined & Unfiltered, Marguerite Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $50.00
2013 Row 5 Sauvignon Blanc, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $29.00
2015 Saint Gregory Pinot Blanc, Mendocino County – $15.00
2011 Seebass Family Wines Grand Reserve Chardonnay, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $41.95
2013 Seebass Family Wines Romantik, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $35.00
2016 Seebass Family Wines Rosé of Grenache “Fantasie”, Estate Grown, Mendocino – $35.00
2013 Steele Wines Zinfandel, Single Vineyard, Pacini Vineyard, Mendocino County – $18.00
2016 Tahto Rosé, Trail’s End, Mendocino County – $16.00
2014 Tahto Zinfandel, Piffero, Mendocino County – $20.00
2016 Terroir 95470 Rosé, Redwood Valley – $16.00
2016 Terroir 95470 Sauvignon Blanc, Redwood Valley – $16.00
2013 Terroir 95470 SangioRosso Blended Red, Redwood Valley – $16.00
2014 Testa Vineyards Black, Mendocino County – $25.00
2016 Testa Vineyards Rosé, Mendocino County – $18.00
2014 Waits-Mast Pinot Noir, Single Vineyard, Wentzel Vineyard, Anderson Valley – $47.00
2014 Waits-Mast Pinot Noir, Single Vineyard, Oppenlander Vineyard, Mendocino County – $45.00
2014 WindRacer Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $50.00
2014 Zina Hyde Cunningham Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley – $58.00
