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e congratulate our medal winners who earned their awards in direct, blind comparison with wines of the same variety or region. The Cincinnati International Wine Festival encourages you to select from our W many offerings and judge each wine for yourself.

2017 Biltmore Reserve Cabernet Franc North 2014 Optima Cabernet Sauvignon Gold Carolina 2016 Bellacosa Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Volver Tarima Hill 2014 Tobin James Ballistic Zinfandel 2016 J. Lohr Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Mount Peak Sentinel 2017 Vina Galana Verdejo 2015 Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet 2015 Louis M. Martini Napa Valley Cabernet 2016 Château St. Jean Chardonnay Sauvignon Sauvignon 2015 Cambria Pinot Noir 2016 Hess Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon NV Meier’s #44 Cream Sherry 2015 Balletto Pinot Noir 2016 Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Biltmore Reserve Chardonnay North Carolina 2016 Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Château Vartely Individo 2015 Château Kamnik Cuvée de Prestige 2018 AVA Grace Rosé 2015 Gerard Bertrand Cap Insula 2015 Château Kamnik 10 Barrels Syrah NV St. James Strawberry Moscato 2015 Château Kamnik 10 Barrels Cabernet 2015 Château Bel-Air Cuvée Jean & Gabriel 2016 La Ferme du Mont Côtes du Rhône Première Sauvignon Lussac-Saint-Emilion Côte 2017 Chalk Hill Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Simply Love Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Gervasi Vineyard Lascito 2015 Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay 2016 Henke Winery Cabernet Franc NV Bully Hill Love My Goat Red 2017 Black Stallion Chardonnay 2018 Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio 2011 Marchesi de Cordano Santinumi Riserva 2016 Joel Gott Pinot Noir 2017 Carys Pinot Gris 2015 Colome Estate Malbec 2018 Bieler Père et Fils Rosé 2016 Acacia Pinot Noir 2014 Vitus Merlot NV Reggae Red 2015 VDR (Very Dark Red) 2016 McNab Ridge Merlot 2016 59 Prime Chardonnay 2015 Sterling Vineyards Merlot 2016 Fautor Winery Negre 2016 Sanctuary Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 JUSTIN Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Four Graces Pinot Gris 2016 Landmark Overlook Chardonnay NV Maison de Grand Esprit Crémant de Bourgogne 2016 Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio 2017 Stemmari Pinot Noir 2017 Bonterra Viognier 2016 St. Francis Pinot Noir 2014 Browne Family Vineyards Visionary Red Blend 2017 Rombauer Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Acrobat Pinot Noir 2014 Villadoria Bricco Magno Langhe Rosso 2017 Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay 2018 Ferrari-Carano Pinot Grigio 2016 JaM Cellars Butter Chardonnay 2017 J. Lohr Falcon’s Perch Pinot Noir 2016 Raeburn Russian River Pinot Noir 2016 Tenshen Red Blend 2016 Belle Glos Pinot Noir 2016 Hess Collection Lion Tamer 2016 Catena Malbec NV Riondo Spago Nero Prosecco 2015 Rombauer Vineyards Merlot 2016 Enrique Mendoza La Tremenda Monastrell 2015 True Grit Reserve Petite Sirah 2014 Sbragia Zinfandel 2014 Castello del Trebbio De’ Pazzi 2017 Wittmann Estate Riesling Trocken 2015 Falesco Vitiano Rosso IGP 2015 Michael David Inkblot Cabernet Franc 2015 Beringer Quantum Red Wine 2017 Gran Passione Rosso 2015 JaM Cellars Cabernet NV Vinoklet Inspiration 2017 Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Riesling Kabinett 2015 Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 JUSTIN Isosceles 2017 Mont Gravet Côtes de Gascogne 2017 Centorri Moscato di Pavia IGT 2015 Tooth & Nail The Stand NV Cleto Chiarli Vecchia Modena Lambrusco di NV Veleta Don Miguel 2016 Leviathan Red Blend Sorbara DOC NV Bully Hill Sweet Walter White 2017 Villa Wolf Rosé of Pinot Noir NV Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Brut Reserve 2018 Ferrari-Carano Rosé of Sangiovese Bronze 2016 Fess Parker Big Easy Syrah Silver 2017 Noble Vines 446 Chardonnay 2018 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Penfolds Max’s Chardonnay 2017 Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Oyster Bay Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 Ferrari-Carano Chardonnay 2018 La Playa Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Orin Swift Papillon 2017 Matchbook Chardonnay NV J Vineyards Brut Rosé 2016 Renato Ratti Battaglione Barbera d’Asti DOC 2016 Felino Chardonnay 2015 Gérard Bertrand Thomas Jefferson Cuvée Brut 2016 Argiano NC Rosso Toscano IGT 2015 Catena Alta Chardonnay NV Gérard Bertrand Code Rouge Brut Eternel 2018 Yes Way Rosé 2017 Bovin Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs

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2019 MEDAL WINNERS 2016 Renato Ratti Battaglione 2015 Gérard Bertrand Cap Insula, Wines from Barbera d’Asti, Barbera d’Asti Languedoc, France Around the World DOC, Italy 2016 La Ferme du Mont Côtes du e congratulate our medal winners who earned their awards in direct, blind comparison with wines of the 2016 Argiano NC Rosso Toscano, Rhône Première Côte, Rhône same variety or region. The Cincinnati International Wine Festival encourages you to select from our 2015 Volver Tarima Hill, Alicante, Rosso Toscana IGT, Italy Valley, France W many offerings and judge each wine for yourself. Spain 2018 Yes Way Rosé IGP, 2011 Marchesi de Cordano 2015 Château Kamnik Cuvée de Méditerranée, France Santinumi Riserva, Abruzzo, 2017 Biltmore Reserve Cabernet Franc North 2014 Optima Cabernet Sauvignon Prestige, Skopje Wine Region, Gold Carolina 2016 Bellacosa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Vina Galana Verdejo, Italy 2015 Volver Tarima Hill 2014 Tobin James Ballistic Zinfandel Macedonia 2016 J. Lohr Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon Castilla-La Mancha, Spain 2015 Colome Estate Malbec, Salta, 2014 Mount Peak Sentinel 2017 Vina Galana Verdejo 2015 Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet 2015 Château Kamnik 10 Barrels 2015 Louis M. Martini Napa Valley Cabernet 2016 Château St. Jean Chardonnay 2015 Château Bel-Air Cuvée Argentina Sauvignon Syrah, Skopje Wine Region, Sauvignon 2015 Cambria Pinot Noir 2016 Fautor Winery Negre, Codru, 2016 Hess Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon Macedonia Jean & Gabriel Lussac-Saint- NV Meier’s #44 Cream Sherry 2015 Balletto Pinot Noir 2016 Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Emilion, Lussac-Saint- Moldova 2017 Biltmore Reserve Chardonnay North Carolina 2016 Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Château Kamnik 10 Barrels 2016 Château Vartely Individo Emilion, France 2016 Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio, 2015 Château Kamnik Cuvée de Prestige 2018 AVA Grace Rosé Cabernet Sauvignon, Skopje 2015 Gerard Bertrand Cap Insula 2015 Château Kamnik 10 Barrels Syrah NV St. James Strawberry Moscato Wine Region, Macedonia 2018 Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio, Colli Orientali Del Friuli DOC, 2015 Château Kamnik 10 Barrels Cabernet 2015 Château Bel-Air Cuvée Jean & Gabriel 2016 La Ferme du Mont Côtes du Rhône Première Trentino, Italy Italy Sauvignon Côte 2018 Bieler Pere et Fils Rosé, Lussac-Saint-Emilion NV Riondo Spago Nero Prosecco, 2017 Chalk Hill Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Simply Love Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Gervasi Vineyard Lascito Aix-en-Provence, France NV Maison de Grand Esprit Prosecco, Italy 2015 Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay 2016 Henke Winery Cabernet Franc NV Bully Hill Love My Goat Red 2016 59 Prime Chardonnay, Vin de Crémant d’Bourgogne, 2017 Black Stallion Chardonnay 2018 Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio 2011 Marchesi de Cordano Santinumi Riserva Bourgogne, France 2017 Wittmann Estate Riesling 2016 Joel Gott Pinot Noir France 2017 Carys Pinot Gris 2015 Colome Estate Malbec 2016 Catena Malbec, Mendoza, Trocken, Rheinhessen, Germany 2018 Bieler Père et Fils Rosé 2017 Stemmari Pinot Noir, Sicily, 2016 Acacia Pinot Noir 2014 Vitus Merlot NV Reggae Red Argentina 2017 Villa Wolf Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2015 VDR (Very Dark Red) 2016 McNab Ridge Merlot Italy 2016 59 Prime Chardonnay 2015 Sterling Vineyards Merlot Pfalz, Germany 2016 Fautor Winery Negre 2014 Villadoria Bricco Magno 2016 Enrique Mendoza La 2016 Sanctuary Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 JUSTIN Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 La Playa Estate Sauvignon 2017 Four Graces Pinot Gris Lange Rosso, Piedmont, Italy Tremenda Monastrell, 2016 Landmark Overlook Chardonnay NV Maison de Grand Esprit Crémant de Bourgogne 2016 Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio Alicante, Spain Blanc, Curicó Valley, Chile 2017 Stemmari Pinot Noir 2017 Bonterra Viognier 2015 Falesca Vitiano Rosso IGP, 2016 St. Francis Pinot Noir 2015 Gérard Bertrand Thomas 2014 Browne Family Vineyards Visionary Red Blend 2017 Rombauer Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Umbria, Italy 2014 Castello del Trebbio De’ 2014 Villadoria Bricco Magno Langhe Rosso 2016 Acrobat Pinot Noir Jefferson Cuvée Brut, Crémant 2017 Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay 2017 Gran Passione Rosso, Veneto Pazzi, IGT Toscana, Italy 2018 Ferrari-Carano Pinot Grigio 2016 JaM Cellars Butter Chardonnay 2017 J. Lohr Falcon’s Perch Pinot Noir de Limoux, France IGT, Italy 2017 Centorri Moscato di Pavia, 2016 Raeburn Russian River Pinot Noir 2016 Tenshen Red Blend 2016 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Lombardia, Italy NV Gérard Bertrand Code Rouge 2016 Hess Collection Lion Tamer 2016 Catena Malbec NV Riondo Spago Nero Prosecco 2017 Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Riesling Brut Eternel Blanc de Blancs, 2015 Rombauer Vineyards Merlot 2016 Enrique Mendoza La Tremenda Monastrell 2015 True Grit Reserve Petite Sirah Kabinett, Mosel, Germany NV Veleta Don Miguel, DO Crémant de Limoux, France 2014 Sbragia Zinfandel 2014 Castello del Trebbio De’ Pazzi 2017 Wittmann Estate Riesling Trocken 2017 Mont Gravet Côtes de Granada, Spain 2015 Falesco Vitiano Rosso IGP 2015 Michael David Inkblot Cabernet Franc 2015 Beringer Quantum Red Wine Gascogne, Pays d’Oc, France 2017 Penfolds Max’s Chardonnay, 2017 Gran Passione Rosso 2015 JaM Cellars Cabernet NV Vinoklet Inspiration Adelaide, Australia 2017 Dr. Loosen Blue Slate Riesling Kabinett 2015 Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 JUSTIN Isosceles NV Cleto Chiarli Vecchia Modena 2017 Mont Gravet Côtes de Gascogne 2017 Centorri Moscato di Pavia IGT 2015 Tooth & Nail The Stand Lambrusco di Sorbara, Emilia- 2015 Catena Alta Chardonnay, NV Cleto Chiarli Vecchia Modena Lambrusco di NV Veleta Don Miguel 2016 Leviathan Red Blend Romagna, Italy Mendoza, Argentina Sorbara DOC NV Bully Hill Sweet Walter White 2017 Villa Wolf Rosé of Pinot Noir NV Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Brut Reserve NV Pierre Sparr Cremant d’Alsace 2017 Bovin Chardonnay, Tikves 2018 Ferrari-Carano Rosé of Sangiovese Brut Reserve, Alsace, France Wine Region, Macedonia Bronze 2016 Fess Parker Big Easy Syrah Silver 2017 Noble Vines 446 Chardonnay 2018 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc, 2015 Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre 2018 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Penfolds Max’s Chardonnay Marlborough, New Zealand Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017 Oyster Bay Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 Ferrari-Carano Chardonnay 2018 La Playa Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Orin Swift Papillon 2017 Matchbook Chardonnay NV J Vineyards Brut Rosé 2017 Oyster Bay Marlborough Colchagua, Chile 2016 Renato Ratti Battaglione Barbera d’Asti DOC 2016 Felino Chardonnay 2015 Gérard Bertrand Thomas Jefferson Cuvée Brut Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New 2016 Château Vartely Individo, 2016 Argiano NC Rosso Toscano IGT 2015 Catena Alta Chardonnay NV Gérard Bertrand Code Rouge Brut Eternel Zealand Codru, Moldova 2018 Yes Way Rosé 2017 Bovin Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs

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