Results > 2024 Director's Awards

Domestic Wine of the Year
Brick Barn Wine Estate 2019 Fatalist Cabernet Franc
Estate Grown Santa Ynez Valley $180.00
Platinum 98 points
 
Import Wine of the Year
CHAPILLON 2019 Siendra Calatayud Spain $20.00
Platinum 95 points
 
Winery of the Year
King Estate
Willamette Valley, Oregon
 
Winemaker of the Year
Brent Stone
King Estate, Willamette Valley, Oregon
 
Wine Company of the Year
Kobrand Corporation
New York, New York
 
Importer of the Year
Great Pyrenees Wines
San Diego, California
 
Best of Show Sparkling Wine
King Estate 2019 Brut Cuvée Estate Grown Willamette Valley $40.00
Platinum 94 points
and
Domaine Carneros NV Cuvee de la Pompadour Brut Rosé Carneros $47.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best of Show White Wine
V. Sattui Winery 2022 Another World Riesling Anderson Valley $34.00
Platinum 97 points
 
Best of Show Rosé Wine
South Coast Winery 2023 Merlot Rosé South Coast $14.00
Gold 93 points
 
Best of Show Red Wine
Brick Barn Wine Estate 2019 Fatalist Cabernet Franc Estate Grown Santa Ynez Valley $180.00
Platinum 98 points
 
Best of Show Dessert Wine
Anthony Road Wine Company 2020 Martini-Becraft Selection Vignoles Berry Selection Finger Lakes $64.99
Platinum 95 points
 
Best Barbera
Oak Farm Vineyards 2020 Barbera Estate Grown Lodi $36.00
Gold 92 points
and
Jeff Runquist 2021 Reserve Barbera Amador County $48.00
Gold 92 points
 
Best Blended Red Other
Odd Lot 2021 Petite Sirah Petit Verdot Monterey County $14.99
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Blended White
Eberle 2023 Cotes-du-Robles Blanc Paso Robles $34.00
Gold 91 points
 
Best Bordeaux Style Blend
Zoltan Istvan Vineyards 2023 Cabernet Savignon & Malbec Mendoza $10.00
Gold 92 points
 
Best Boxed Wine
Black Box 2020 Shiraz California $19.99
Gold 91 points
 
Best Cabernet Franc
Brick Barn Wine Estate 2019 Fatalist Cabernet Franc Estate Grown Santa Ynez Valley $180.00
Platinum 98 points
 
Best Cabernet Sauvignon
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Carol's Vineyard St. Helena $60.00
Platinum 97 points
 
Best Canned Wine Cocktail
Mimosa Royale NV Berry No Appellation $4.99
Gold 92 points
 
Best Cava
Poema NV Pura Organic Brut Cava DO $14.99
Gold 91 points
 
Best Chardonnay
V. Sattui Winery 2022 Chardonnay Napa Valley $39.00
Platinum 95 points
 
Best Dry Rosé
King Estate 2023 Rosé of Pinot Noir Willamette Valley $20.00
Gold 91 points
 
Best Fruit Wine
Blue Honey Country Wines & Meads Co. NV Raspberry Lemon Drop $25.00
Gold 93 points
 
Best Fruit/Grape Blend
Barefoot Fruitscato NV Pear $6.99
Gold 92 points
 
Best Grenache
V. Sattui Winery 2021 Grenache Napa Valley $44.00
Gold 92 points
 
Best Hybrid
Villa Bellezza 2023 Pepin Nouveau Upper Mississippi River Valley $20.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Malbec
V. Sattui Winery 2021 Malbec Napa Valley $52.00
Platinum 95 points
 
Best Mead
Blue Honey Country Wines & Meads Co. NV Honey Lavender Mead $35.00
Gold 91 points
 
Best Merlot
South Coast Winery 2019 Merlot South Coast $14.00
Platinum 94 points
and
St. Francis 2021 Artisan Collection Merlot Behler Vineyard Sonoma Valley $52.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Montepulciano
Fazeli Cellars 2019 Montepulciano Temecula Valley $55.00
Gold 93 points
 
Best Muscat
Caposaldo NV Moscato Provincia Di Pavia IGT $14.99
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Petit Verdot
Carruth Cellars 2021 Petit Verdot Reynoso Vineyards Alexander Valley $44.00
Gold 90 points
 
Best Petite Sirah
Jeff Runquist 2021 Reserve Petite Sirah Salman Vineyard Clarksburg $50.00
Gold 93 points
 
Best Pinot Blanc
Navarro Vineyards 2023 Pinot Blanc Anderson Valley $21.00
Platinum 96 points
 
Best Pinot Grigio
Caposaldo 2023 Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC $12.00
Gold 90 points
 
Best Pinot Gris
King Estate 2022 Domaine Pinot Gris Estate Grown Willamette Valley $29.00
Platinum 95 points
 
Best Pinot Noir
V. Sattui Winery 2022 Collina d'Oro Pinot Noir Russian River Valley $68.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Prosecco
La Marca 2022 Prosecco Rosé Prosecco DOC $19.99
Gold 92 points
 
Best Red Rhone Blend
Navarro Vineyards 2022 Red Roan Cuvée GSM Mendocino $39.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Riesling
V. Sattui Winery 2022 Another World Riesling Anderson Valley $34.00
Platinum 97 points
 
Best Sangiovese
Raffaldini 2022 Sangiovese Classico Swan Creek $30.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Sauvignon Blanc
Whitehaven 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough $20.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Spanish Blend
CHAPILLON 2019 Siendra Calatayud Spain $20.00
Platinum 95 points
 
Best Sparkling Rosé
Domaine Carneros NV Cuvee de la Pompadour Brut Rosé Carneros $47.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Spirits Barrel Aged Wine
1924 2022 Double Black Cabernet Sauvignon Bourbon Barrel Aged Lodi $15.00
Gold 91 points
 
Best Super Tuscan Style
Bella Luna Estate Winery 2020 Estate Riserva Carly's Vineyard Paso Robles; Templeton Gap District $58.00
Platinum 97 points
 
Best Sweet Rosé
South Coast Winery 2023 Merlot Rosé South Coast $14.00
Gold 93 points
 
Best Syrah
Brick Barn Wine Estate 2021 Syrah Estate Grown Santa Ynez Valley $50.00
Gold 93 points
 
Best Tempranillo
Jeff Runquist 2022 Tempranillo Miravet Vineyard Clements Hills $30.00
Gold 91 points
 
Best Verdelho
Jeff Runquist 2023 Verdelho Estate Grown Amador County $27.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Vermentino
Jana 2022 Vermentino Amador County $30.00
Gold 93 points
 
Best Vintage Brut
King Estate 2019 Brut Cuvée Estate Grown Willamette Valley $40.00
Platinum 94 points
 
Best Zinfandel
V. Sattui Winery 2021 Zinfandel School House Creek; Old Vine Dry Creek Valley $46.00
Platinum 95 points

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