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2012 Sunset International Wine Competition Menlo Park, CA July 09, 2012 2012 Sunset International Wine Competition Menlo Park, CA July 09, 2012 Albariño 2011 Tangent Albarino Edna Valley Paragon Vineyard Best of Class 2011 Tangent Albarino Edna Valley Paragon Vineyard Best of Class 2011 Abacela Albarino Umpqua Valley Estate Grown Gold 2011 LaZarre Wines Albarino Edna Valley Silver All other red varietal wines not otherwise listed 2009 Sunce Winery & Vineyard Carignane Suisun Valley Old Vines Parenti Vineyard Best of Class 2009 Sunce Winery & Vineyard Carignane Suisun Valley Old Vines Parenti Vineyard Best of Class 2009 Chatom Vineyards Touriga Calaveras County Gold 2009 Chiarito Nero d'Avola Mendocino Estate Bottled Gold 2009 Chiarito Negroamaro Mendocino Fox Hill Vineyards Gold 2010 La Rochelle Pinot Meunier Sonoma Coast (Sonoma) Four Sisters Vineyard Gold 2010 Sunce Winery & Vineyard Alicante Bouschet Lodi Ripken Vineyard Gold 2010 Victor Hill Wines Cinsaut Sonoma Valley Donohue Vineyard Gold 2009 Kenneth Volk Vineyards Touriga Paso Robles Pomar Junction Vineyard Silver 2009 Pear Valley Charbono Paso Robles Estate Bottled Pear Valley Vineyard Silver All other white non-vinifera varietal wines not otherwise listed 2011 James Arthur Vineyards Edelweiss Nebraska Best of Class 2011 James Arthur Vineyards Edelweiss Nebraska Best of Class NV James Arthur Vineyards 2 Brothers Nebraska Gold 2011 William Chris Vineyards Blanc du Bois Washington County John Dale Vineyards Silver All other white varietal late harvest wines not listed, 6.1% and above residual sugar 2011 Navarro Vineyards Sweet Muscat Blanc Mendocino County, Anderson Late Harvest Cluster Select Best of Valley Class 2011 Navarro Vineyards Sweet Muscat Blanc Mendocino County, Anderson Late Harvest Cluster Select Best of Valley Class 2010 Bouchaine Bouche d'Or, Chardonnay Napa Valley, Carneros Gold 2011 Husch Vineyards Gewurztraminer Anderson Valley Late Harvest Gold 2011 Washington Hills Moscato Washington State Late Harvest Silver All other white varietal wines not otherwise listed, .71 - 3.0% residual sugar 2012 Sunset International Wine Competition Menlo Park, CA July 09, 2012 2011 Dr. Konstantin Frank Muscat Ottonel Finger Lakes Silver All other white varietal wines not otherwise listed, 0 - .7% residual sugar 2011 J. Keverson Arneis Stanislaus County Best of Class 2011 J. Keverson Arneis Stanislaus County Best of Class 2011 LIV- Lopez Island Vineyards Madeleine Puget Sound Estate Organically Grown Silver Angevine Grapes Austria 2010 Zantho Zweigelt Burgenland Silver 2011 Laurenz V. Singing, Grüner Veltliner Austria, Niederösterreich Silver Barbera 2008 Harbinger Barbera Columbia Valley Sagemoor Vineyard Gold 2009 Noceto Barbera Shenandoah Valley Linsteadt Gold 2010 Andis Barbera Amador County Silver 2008 Cantara Cellars Barbera Lodi Silver 2009 Morovino Barbera Santa Barbara County Silver 2009 Nello Olivo Winery Barbera El Dorado County Silver 2010 Montevina Barbera Amador County Silver 2009 Wind Rose Cellars Barbera Red Mountain Red Heaven Vineyard Silver Blanc de Blancs NV traditional grape varieties Blanc de Blancs Vintage traditional grape varieties 2007 Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Blancs Carneros Methode Champenoise Best of Class 2007 Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Blancs Carneros Methode Champenoise Best of Class 2007 Chateau Frank Blanc de Blancs Finger Lakes Methode Champenoise Estate Bottled Silver Blanc de Noirs Vintage traditional grape varieties 2006 Chateau Frank Blanc de Noirs Finger Lakes Methode Champenoise Estate Bottled Silver Blush Blend 2011 Pink Truck Pink Wine California Best of Class 2011 Pink Truck Pink Wine California Best of Class Blush, Zinfandel, 3.1% and above residual sugar 2012 Sunset International Wine Competition Menlo Park, CA July 09, 2012 2011 Sutter Home White Zinfandel California Silver Blush, Zinfandel, 0 - .7% residual sugar 2010 Fetzer Vineyards Valley Oaks, White Zinfandel California Silver Brut NV other than traditional grape varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs Brut NV traditional grape varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs Brut NV traditional grape varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs Brut NV traditional grape varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs Brut NV traditional grape varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs Brut NV traditional grape varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs Brut Rosé NV traditional varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs NV Scharffenberger Brut Rosé Excellence Mendocino County Methode Traditionnelle Silver NV Rack & Riddle Sparkling Rose North Coast Methode Champenoise Silver Brut Rosé Vintage traditional grape varieties 2007 Laetitia Brut Rosé Arroyo Grande Valley Methode Champenoise Gold 2007 Gloria Ferrer Brut Rose Carneros Methode Champenoise Silver 2006 Handley Cellars Sparkling Brut Rose Anderson Valley Estate Silver 2008 Schramsberg Brut Rosé North Coast Methode Champenoise Silver Brut Vintage traditional grape varieties, .51 - 1.5% rs 2004 Schramsberg Reserve North Coast Best of Class 2004 Schramsberg Reserve North Coast Best of Class 2008 Frank Family Vineyards Blanc de Blancs Napa Valley Methode Champenoise Silver 2008 Frank Family Vineyards Blanc de Noirs Napa Valley Methode Champenoise Silver 2000 Gloria Ferrer Cuvee Brut Carneros Silver Cabernet Franc 2009 Raymond Burr Vineyards Cabernet Franc Sonoma County Gold 2010 Alexander Valley Vineyards Cabernet Franc Alexander Valley, Sonoma County Estate Grown & Bottled Wetzel Family Estate Silver 2009 Gamache Vintners Cabernet Franc Columbia Valley Silver 2008 Kestrel Vintners Cabernet Franc Yakima Valley Winemaker Select Silver 2009 Madroña Cabernet Franc El Dorado Estate Bottled Silver 2008 Page Cellars Red Z, Cabernet Franc Red Mountain Silver 2009 Quady North Cabernet Franc Applegate Valley Silver 2012 Sunset International Wine Competition Menlo Park, CA July 09, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Vintage 2005-2006 2006 Big Dog Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon San Francisco Bay Cinq Chevaux Silver Cabernet Sauvignon, Vintage 2007 2007 Big Dog Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon San Francisco Bay Estate Grown Silver 2007 Hidden Ridge 55% Slope, Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Silver 2007 Feather Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Silver 2007 Reynolds Family Pinot Noir Cabernet Napa Valley Estate Select Silver Sauvignon 2007 Rosenthal - The Malibu Estate Cabernet Malibu Newton Canyon Silver Sauvignon 2007 Carter Estate Cabernet Sauvignon South Coast Private Reserve Silver Cabernet Sauvignon, Vintage 2008 2008 Hollywood & Vine Cellars 2480 Cabernet Napa Valley Best of Sauvignon Class 2008 Hollywood & Vine Cellars 2480 Cabernet Napa Valley Best of Sauvignon Class 2008 Amaro Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley Gold 2008 Baldacci Family Vineyards Cabernet Napa Valley, Stags Leap District Gold Sauvignon 2008 Black Stallion Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Gold 2008 Gorman Winery The Bully, Cabernet Red Mountain Gold Sauvignon 2008 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Gold 2008 PerryMoore Paradii, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Gold 2008 Picazo Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Gold 2008 Skylite Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley Gold 2008 V. Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, Mount Veeder Gold 2008 B Cellars Syn3rgy Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Unfined & Unfiltered Silver 2008 Benziger Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Certified Sustainable Silver Grape Growing Program 2008 Boeschen Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estate Grown Silver 2008 1221 Cabernet Cuvee, Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Silver 2008 Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Sonoma Reserve Silver 2008 Palmeri Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard Silver 2008 Davis Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Silver 2012 Sunset International Wine Competition Menlo Park, CA July 09, 2012 2008 DeLille Cellars Grand Ciel, Cabernet Red Mountain Silver Sauvignon 2008 Eaglemount Wine and Cider Cabernet Wahluke Slope Silver Sauvignon 2008 Emblem Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Oso Vineyard Silver 2008 Francis Coppola Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley, Sonoma County Nicholas' Vineyard Silver 2008 Groth Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, Oakville Reserve Silver 2008 Halter Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles Estate Bottled Silver 2008 Houdini Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Palisades Ranch Silver 2008 J. Keverson Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley Silver 2008 Niner Wine Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles Bootjack Ranch Silver 2008 Paradise Ridge Elevation, Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Rockpile Vineyard Silver 2008 Parallel Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estate Silver 2008 Renteria Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Silver 2008 Sawyer Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, Rutherford Estate Bottled Silver 2008 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Silver 2008 Chateau Ste Michelle Ethos, Cabernet Columbia Valley Reserve Silver Sauvignon 2008 Syzygy Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Silver 2008 Andegavia Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Silver 2008 Tom Eddy Wines Elodian, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Silver 2008 V. Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Preston Vineyard Silver 2008 Va Piano Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Silver 2008 Watermill Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley Reserve Silver 2008 White Oak Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Napa Valley Silver Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon, Vintage 2009 2009 PerryMoore Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard Best of Class 2009 PerryMoore Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard Best of Class 2009 Pepper Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley Estate Vineyards Gold 2009 Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Gold 2009 Estate 1856 Cabernet Sauvignon 78%-Petit Sonoma County,
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