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Thursday, August 02, 2007

New York State Fair Wine Competition Winners


The 2007 New York State Fair Wine Competition judging was recently completed. All of the wines judged were from New York vineyards. Medal winners in the competition will be poured and promoted at the annual State Fair, held near Syracuse at the end of August.

The double gold medal winners are:

Best of Show

Pindar Vineyards 2005 Johannisberg Riesling Ice Wine

Best of Category

Atwater Estate Vineyards 2005 Celsius Chardonnay
Chateau Frank 2000 Blanc de Noirs
Fox Run Vineyards 2006 Riesling
Goose Watch Winery NV Classic Cream Sherry
Knapp Vineyards Winery & Restaurant 2005 Cabernet Franc
Penguin Bay Winery & Champagne House 2006 Rose of Chambourcin
Pindar Vineyards 2005 Johannisberg Riesling Ice Wine
Torrey Ridge Winery NV Scarlet Red

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the heads uo! I like the Chateau Frank sparkling wine.
Kathleen
Albany, NY

Anonymous said...

when are the awards handed out at the fair? Has a day and time been set?