Partial List of Winners in Wine Judging
- Cabernet Sauvignon gold medal winners:
Priced above $11.50: Grgich Hills Cellar 1981, Napa Valley; Bonny Doon Vineyard 1983, Anderson Valley; Davis Bynum Winery 1981 Reserve, Sonoma County; Inglenook-Napa Valley 1981 Limited Cask Reserve Selection, Estate Bottled; Monterey Peninsula 1982 Doctor’s Reserve, Monterey; Califia Cellars 1982 Reserve, Napa Valley, Foureeminette Vineyard.
Priced from $7.01 to $11.50: Cuvaison 1981, Napa Valley; Glen Ellen Winery 1983, Sonoma Valley, Glen Ellen Estate; Fitch Mountain Cellars 1983, Napa Valley; The Brander Vineyard 1983, California; Freemark Abbey 1981, Napa Valley; Monticello Cellars 1983, Napa Valley, Jefferson Cuvee; Sellards Winery 1982, Alexander Valley; Kendall-Jackson Winery 1983, Lake County; Robert Keenan Winery 1983, Napa Valley; Sierra Vista Winery 1982, El Dorado, Estate Bottled; Rosenblum Cellars 1983, Sonoma Valley, McGillivray Vineyard; Estrella River Winery 1980, San Luis Obispo County, Estate Bottled; Navarro Vineyards 1982, Mendocino.
Priced up to $7: August Sebastiani (Country) non-vintage, California; Grand Cru Vineyards 1983, Sonoma County; Rancho Sisquoc Winery 1983, Santa Maria Valley, Estate Bottled; Round Hill Cellars (House) N.V., California Lot 5; Rolling Ridge Winery (Red Table Wine) N.V., Paso Robles; Castoro Cellars 1982, San Luis Obispo County; A. Rafenelli Winery 1983, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley.
- Chardonnay gold medal winners: Priced above $12: Perret Vineyards 1984, Napa Valley, Carneros; Clos Du Bois Winery 1984, Alexander Valley, Calcaire Vineyard; St. Andrews Winery 1984, Napa Valley, Estate Bottled; Congress Springs 1985, Santa Clara County.
Priced from $8.01 to $12: Chateau St. Jean 1984, Sonoma County; Byron Vineyard and Winery 1984, Central Coast; Leeward Winery 1984, Edna Valley, MacGregor Vineyard; Karly 1985, Santa Maria Valley; Raymond Vineyard 1984, California; Silverado Vineyards 1984, Napa Valley; Navarro Vineyards 1984, Mendocino; McDowell Valley Vineyards 1984, McDowell Valley, Estate Bottled; Meridian Wine Cellars 1984, Napa Valley; Raymond Vineyard 1984, Napa Valley; Llords and Elwood Winery 1984 (The Rare), Napa Valley; Miramonte Winery 1985, Temecula.
Priced up to $8: Corbett Canyon Vineyards 1984, Central Coast; Leeward Winery 1984, Central Coast; Rancho Sisquoc Winery 1984, Santa Maria Valley, Estate Bottled; Baldinelli Vineyards 1984, Monterey County; R.H. Phillips Winery 1985, California; Colony 1985, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley, Gauer Ranch.
- Sparkling wine gold medal winners, least residual sugar:
Priced above $10: Sebastiani Vineyards N.V. (Brut), Sonoma County.
Priced from $6.01 to $10: Trader Joe’s Winery 1982 (Brut Chardonnay), Sonoma County.
Priced up to $6: Trader Joe’s Winery 1984 (Blanc de Noir), Sonoma County.
- Sparkling wine gold medal winners, residual sugar 0.51% to 1.4%:
Priced above $10: Gloria Ferrer N.V. (Brut Natural), Sonoma County; Van Der Kamp Champagne Cellars 1982 (Brut), Sonoma Valley; Weibel Vineyards 1982 (Brut), Mendocino County; Shadow Creek 1982 (Brut), Sonoma County.
Priced from $6.01 to $10: Windsor Vineyards 1983 (Blanc de Noir), Sonoma County.
- Varietal gold medal winners in the most expensive categories included: Cabernet Rose: Simi Winery 1985, Sonoma County.
Cabernet Blanc, residual sugar 0.71% to 3%: Sterling Vineyards 1985, Napa Valley, Estate Bottled.
Chenin Blanc, residual sugar 0.71% to 3%: Fetzer Vineyards 1985, Mendocino County.
Chenin Blanc, residual sugar above 12.1%: Callaway Vineyard and Winery 1982 (Sweet Nancy), California.
Gewurztraminer, least residual sugar: Chateau St. Jean 1985, Russian River Valley, Frank Johnson Vineyards.
Gewurztraminer, residual sugar 0.71% to 3%: Grand Cru Vineyards 1985, Alexander Valley.
Gewurztraminer, residual sugar 6.1% to 12%: Chateau St. Jean 1984, Alexander Valley, Belle Terre Vineyard, Select Late Harvest (four-star gold); Charles LeFranc Cellra 1984, San Benito County, Selected Harvest.
Merlot: Boeger Winery 1983, El Dorado, Estate Bottled; Newton Vineyard 1983, Napa Valley; Robert Keenan Winery 1983, Napa Valley.
Muscat, residual sugar 6.1% to 12%: Windsor Vineyards 1985 (Canelli), Sonoma County, Alexander Valley, Late Harvest.
Pinot Blanc: Congress Springs 1984, Santa Cruz Mountains.
Pinot Noir: Robert Stemmler Winery 1984, Sonoma County; Wild Horse 1983, Santa Maria Valley, Sierra Madre Vineyard.
Sauvignon (Fume) Blanc, least residual sugar: Dry Creek Vineyard 1985, Sonoma Valley; Solari Estate Winery 1984, Napa Valley, Chino Flat Vineyards; Hanna Winery 1985, Sonoma County.
Sauvignon (Fume) Blanc, residual sugar 6.1% to 12%: Robert Mondavi Winery 1981, Napa Valley, Botrytis; Lolonis Winery 1983, Mendocino County, Lolonis Vineyards, Late Harvest.
Sauvignon (Fume) Blanc, residual sugar above 12.1%: Austin Cellars 1981, Santa Barbara County, Sierra Madre Vineyard, Botrytis.
Syrah: McDowell Valley Vineyards 1982, McDowell Valley, Estate Bottled.
White (Johannisberg) Riesling, residual sugar, 0.71% to 3%: Chateau St. Jean 1985, Sonoma County.
White (Johannisberg) Riesling, resid. sugar 6.1% to 12%: Hidden Cellars 1984, Mendocino County, Lovin Vineyard, Botrytised Late Harvest; Windsor Vineyards 1985, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley, Select Late Harvest.
White (Johannisberg) Riesling, residual sugar above 12.1%: Gabriele y Caroline 1982, Monterey, Late Harvest; Santa Ynez Valley Winery 1985, Santa Ynez Valley, Late Harvest Botrytis; Gainey Vineyard 1985, Santa Barbara County, Special Select Late Harvest.
Zinfandel: Tobias Vineyards 1982, Paso Robles, Dusi Ranch; Rosenblum Cellars 1984, Napa Valley; Haywood Winery 1984, Sonoma Valley, Estate Bottled.
White Zinfandel Late Harvest: Hop Kiln Winery 1984, Russian River Valley.
Varietal Red: Congress Springs 1983, Santa Cruz Mountains (Cabernet Franc).
Varietal White: Joseph Phelps Vineyards 1985, Napa Valley, Late Harvest (Scheurebe, four-star gold).
- Gold medal winners in generic and proprietary categories, least expensive, least residual sugar:
Red, Glen Ellen Winery N.V., California, Proprietor’s Reserve.
White, Glen Ellen Winery 1984, California, Proprietor’s Reserve.