Awards

Our Awards (so far)

Gold Medal '06 Dessert (Port) Wine - 2010 SF Chronicle Competition
Silver Medal '07 Diffusion Syrah - 2010 SF Chronicle Competition
Double Gold Medal '06 Estate Syrah - 2009 SF Chronicle Competition
Gold Medal '06 Estate Syrah  - 2009 California State Fair
Silver Medal '06 Estate Syrah 2009 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
Gold Medal '05 Estate Syrah - 2009 San Diego International Wine Competition
Silver Medal '06 Estate Syrah - 2009 San Diego International Wine Competition
Bronze Medal '06 Viognier-Syrah - 2009 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver Medal '06 Viognier-Syrah - 2009 West Coast Wine Competition
Gold Medal '05 Estate Syrah - 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition
Bronze Medal '05 Estate Syrah - 2008 New World International Wine Competition
Silver Medal '06 Rosè- 2008 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
Silver Medal '06 Rosè - 2008 New World International Wine Competition
Bronze Medal '06 Rosè - 2008 National Women's Wine Competition
Silver Medal '05 Estate Syrah - 2008 California State Fair Wine Competition
Bronze Medal '06 Rosè - 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition
Gold Medal '04 Reserve 2007 Central California Wine Competition
Bronze Medal '04 Reserve 2007 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition

Okay.  So what does all that mean? 

Awards are basically independent validation that we make really good wine.  We can market all we want,  write clever newsletters, put cool graphics on the labels and all that stuff.  But the awards tell you that we're serious about making wine and are willing to put our wine and reputation on the line in front of a panel of independent wine critics in the largest, most prestigious competitions in the world.  Even though we can't enter all our wines in competition (most competitions  have minimum production rules that keep out our 'small lot' vintages),  it's fun to compete against the nationally recognized brands and wineries and win.