The results from the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest domestic United States wine competition is in and New Jersey wineries have once again had a tremendous showing.
The 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition included 6800 wines from over 1132 wineries representing North American wine regions including America, Canada, and Mexico.
Heading the list of New Jersey medalists is Bellview Winery in Landisville, which took home a Best of Class award for its 2017 Gruner Veltliner. Bellview Winery also earned two bronze and three silver medals.
Sharrott Winery in Hammonton earned Double Gold for their 2016 Reserved Chardonnay and ten other medals, including three golds.
All told, New Jersey wineries took home 28 medals including 2 Best of Class, 1 Double Gold, 3 Gold, 13 Silver and 9 Bronze medals
Here is the medal count by winery:
4JG’s Winery, Colts Neck – Outer Coastal Plain AVA
- Chardonnay – Celebration Chardonnay – Bronze
- 2016 Cabernet Franc – Silver
Auburn Road Vineyards, Pilesgrove – Outer Coastal Plain AVA
- Chardonnay – The White Bottle – Bronze
- Red Blend: 2014 Eidolon – Bronze
Bellview Winery, Landisville – Outer Coastal Plain AVA
- 2017 Gruner Veltliner – Best of Class
- 2015 Petit Verdot – Silver
- 2017 Chardonnay – Silver
- Port Batch 2 – Silver
- 2016 Cabernet Franc – Bronze
- 2016 Chambourcin – Bronze
Old York Cellars, Ringoes
- 2017 Syrah/Shiraz – Silver
- 2017 Merlot – Silver
- 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon – Silver
Sharrott Winery, Hammonton – Outer Coastal Plain AVA
Our Award Winners include:
- 2016 Barrel Reserve Chardonnay – Double Gold
- 2017 Unoaked Chardonnay – Gold
- 2015 Trio – Gold
- Dry Riesling – Gold
- 2017 Chambourcin – Silver
- 2015 Coeur d’Est – Silver
- 2017 Vidal Blanc – Silver
- Vignoles – Silver
- 2015 Cabernet Franc – Bronze
- Tango – Bronze
- 2014 Wicked – Bronze
Sky Acres Winery, Somerset
- 2017 – Black River Red – Best of Class
- 2017 – Mr Big – Bronze
- 2016 – Cabernet Sauvignon – Silver
- 2017 – Cabernet Franc- Silver
For the complete list of results visit http://winejudging.com/medal-winners/
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