Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards 2014 Vidal Ice Wine won "Best of Show" at the recent International Eastern Wine Competition/East Meets West in Sonoma, Calif.
I wrote that sentence a month ago, but now that same wine took Best of Class at the Great American International Wine Competition
held last weekend in Rochester, NY. That double win is a tribute to
both the quality of the wine and the quality of the judges.
Another Best of Class winner was Wagner Vineyards 2015 Semi-Dry Riesling, with Wagner's 2015 Dry Riesling winning a Double Gold as well. Other Double Gold winners were Hazlitt Light Port, Merritt Estate Bella Ice, and Silver Springs Merlot.
Gold
medals were awarded to 240 Days 2015 Rose; Atwater 2014 Dry Riesling;
Chateau Lafayette Reneau 2015 Late Harvest Riesling; Coyote Moon Fire
Boat Red; Glenora 2015 Vidal Blanc Iced Wine; Hazlitt Red Cat, 2013
Gewurztraminer, and Cider Tree; Idol Ridge 2014 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine;
Knapp 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2014 Dry Riesling; Long Point 2014
Syrah; Montezuma Ice Apple Cider; Schulze Catawba; Silver Springs Pinot
Grigio; Swedish Hill 2015 Vidal Blanc; and The Winery at Marjim Manor
Heart of Gold.
New York wines won a total of 122 medals.
