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Amateur Wine Results 2019 Harvest Fair Amateur Wine Medal Exhibitor Name Class Description Description Vintage Gold Mark Murray Finest Red Amateur Wine 100% Barbera - Shenandoah Valley 2016 Double Gold Ken Weise Finest White Amateur Wine Chardonnay/Albarino blend 2018 First Peter Goyton Humorous Label Paget's Blend 2016 Second Paul Cowley Humorous Label Cowley Cellars Syrah 2017 Third Mark Murray Humorous Label 100% Barbera - Shenandoah Valley 2016 First Frank Barbieri Traditional Label Zin made from one acre parcel on Lovall Valley road. 2017 Second Paul Cowley Traditional Label Advoco Bin One-French Oak 2018 Third Dan Schafer Traditional Label AmaZin Prime 2017 Medal Exhibitor Name Class Description Description Vintage Gold Chris Maxwell All Sparkling Wines Sonoma Sparkler 2018 Bronze Kevin Holloway All Sparkling Wines Blanc de Noir (Pinot Noir) 2015 Bronze Kevin Holloway All Sparkling Wines Blanc de Blanc (Chardonnay) 2018 RRV AVA. 13.8% ABV. Smooth minerality with floral aromas of white ginger, honeysuckle & Gold Steve Clifton Sauvignon Blanc BOC 2018 jasmine. Gold Bob Bennett Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley Estate 2018 Gold Vance & Kathy Harris Sauvignon Blanc SAUVIGNON BLANC 2018 Silver Ginger Glockner Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Silver Chris Maxwell Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc "On the Lees" 2018 Silver Kip Miller Sauvignon Blanc 2017 - Mark Terrien Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Double Gold Vance & Kathy Harris Chardonnay BOC CHARDONNAY 2018 Double Gold Jim & Jocelyn Gromo Chardonnay 2017 Gold Ginger Glockner Chardonnay 2018 1 2019 Harvest Fair Amateur Wine Gold Joseph Hansen Chardonnay 2016 Gold Gregg Mangan Chardonnay Oaked Chardonnay from the benchlands of the Ukiah Valley 2018 Silver Bob Bennett Chardonnay Russian River Valley - Indindoli Ranch 2018 Silver Nicholas Burgess Chardonnay Riverledge Chardonnay 2017 Silver Mark Catelani Chardonnay 2017 Chardonnay 2018 Chalk Hill AVA. 14.2% ABV. Aromas of cantaloupe, honeydew & caramel. No MLF retaining bright Silver Steve Clifton Chardonnay 2018 acidity Silver Tim Danesi Chardonnay 2016 Silver Dawn & James Dolan Chardonnay Alexander Valley 2018 Silver Peter Goyton Chardonnay 2018 Silver Peter Goyton Chardonnay 2017 Silver Bruce & Linda Hagen Chardonnay balletto vineyard chardonnay 2018 Silver Kevin Holloway Chardonnay 2017 Silver Sam Kirchner Chardonnay 10 months stainless steel & 16% Hungarian oak; full malolactic; sur lie 2018 Silver Ronald Rodella Chardonnay 2017 Bronze Joseph Hansen Chardonnay 2017 Bronze Chris Maxwell Chardonnay Sonoma County Chardonnay 2018 Bronze irvin sandoval Chardonnay Bright body Ukiah valley Chardonnay 2017 Bronze Steven Wyngard Chardonnay 2018 - Swanson & MacWilliams Chardonnay 100% Chardonnay 2018 - Fred Cosentino Chardonnay 2018 - Shelly Denno Chardonnay 2018 Double Gold Ken Weise Generic White wine BOC Chardonnay/Albarino blend 2018 Double Gold Paul Edwards Generic White wine 2018 2 2019 Harvest Fair Amateur Wine Silver Steve Pedersen Generic White wine Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2018 Silver Joe Raya Generic White wine Viognier 2018 Double Gold Bruce & Linda Hagen Any other white varietal BOC Pinot gris 2018 Gold Peter Goyton Any other white varietal Semillon 2018 Gold Dennis McCarter Any other white varietal Minority Viognier Fountaingrove AVA 2018 Silver Bruce & Linda Hagen Any other white varietal Viognier 2018 Silver Steven Wyngard Any other white varietal Grenache Blanc 2018 Bronze Tim Danesi Any other white varietal Albarino 2018 Bronze Tim Danesi Any other white varietal Pinot Blanc 2016 Bronze Stephen Herrick Any other white varietal Viognier 2018 Bronze Alan Nannini Any other white varietal Pinot Gris 2018 Bronze Steve Pedersen Any other white varietal Skin-Fermented Pinot Gris 2018 French Lieutenant's Whore. Imperial apple/maple cider aged on Cognac barrel chips. Gold Bruce Wilson All fruit wines BOC 2019 12.8%abv. Silver Steve Pedersen All fruit wines Peach Wine 2018 Silver Bruce Wilson All fruit wines RedRum II. Apple Ice Cider aged on rum barrel chips. 11.3%abv 2018 Bronze Thomas Stanley All fruit wines Pear 2018 - Ron Kent All fruit wines Blackberry Melomel 2018 - John Wilshire All fruit wines Peach Wine 2018 Double Gold Joe Raya Varietal Rose BOC Rose of Syrah 2018 Double Gold Ginger Glockner Varietal Rose Rose of Syrah 2018 Double Gold Vance & Kathy Harris Varietal Rose PINOT ROSE 2018 Gold Bruce & Linda Hagen Varietal Rose Rose of Syrah 2018 Silver Swanson & MacWilliams Varietal Rose 100% Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap 2018 3 2019 Harvest Fair Amateur Wine Silver Bob Bennett Varietal Rose Rose Merlot - Russian River Valley Russian River Valley - Estate 2017 Silver Kurt Dunphy Varietal Rose Sangiovese 2018 Silver Joseph Hansen Varietal Rose Grenache 2018 Silver Blaine Hunt Varietal Rose Tempranillo Rosé 2018 Silver Bruce Krueger Varietal Rose Rose of Zinfandel 2018 Silver Alan Nannini Varietal Rose Pinot Noir Rose 2018 Silver Alan Nannini Varietal Rose Pinot Noir Blanc d' Noir 2018 Silver Peter Schroeder Varietal Rose Petris Vineyards "Cousins"—Rosé of Syrah 2018 Silver Greg Spooner Varietal Rose 100% Zinfandel, One Oak Vineyards grapes, Sonoma Coast AVA 2017 Silver Steven Wyngard Varietal Rose Rose of Counoise 2018 Bronze Van Bryant Varietal Rose Pinot Noir Rose 2018 Double Gold Bruce & Linda Hagen Pinot Noir BOC Pinot Noir 2016 Double Gold Jim Bullock Pinot Noir Russian River area 2017 Double Gold Greg Spooner Pinot Noir 100% Pinot Noir, Maurice Gallante Vineyard grapes, Green Valley AVA, French oak barrel aged 2014 Gold Denise Kramer & Frank Ketcham Pinot Noir Pinot Noir grapes from the Russian River Terrior 2017 Gold Bruce Krueger Pinot Noir 2017 Gold Greg Spooner Pinot Noir 100% Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast AVA, grapes from One Oak Vineyards, French oak barrel aged 2016 Silver Swanson & MacWilliams Pinot Noir 100% Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 2017 Silver Tim Danesi Pinot Noir 2016 Silver Tim Gordon Pinot Noir 2014 Silver Frank Lasaga Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2015 Silver Alberto Leal Pinot Noir 2018 Silver Louis Leal Pinot Noir 2018 4 2019 Harvest Fair Amateur Wine Silver John Maier Pinot Noir 2017 Silver Tim Oxford Pinot Noir 2017 Silver Dane Pitcher Pinot Noir 2013 Silver Ronald Rodella Pinot Noir 2017 Silver David Schaffer Pinot Noir 2017 Bronze Denise Kramer & Frank Ketcham Pinot Noir Pinot Noir grapes from the Russian River terroir 2016 Bronze Rosiana Angel Pinot Noir Bold yet smooth with great concentration and complexity 2017 Bronze Paul Cowley Pinot Noir Advoco Bin One-French Oak 2018 Bronze Paul Cowley Pinot Noir Advoco Bin Two-American Oak 2018 Bronze Tim Danesi Pinot Noir 2013 Bronze Peter Goyton Pinot Noir Pinot Pommard 2018 Bronze Peter Goyton Pinot Noir Paget's Blend 2016 Bronze Stephen Herrick Pinot Noir 2017 Bronze Steve Maiolini Pinot Noir 2016 Bronze Dane Pitcher Pinot Noir 2012 Bronze Greg Spooner Pinot Noir 100% Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap AVA 2013 - Bob Bennett Pinot Noir Russian River Valley - Estate 2015 - Dave & Sue Chatfield Pinot Noir Manzana Vineyard, Green Valley of Russian River Valley 2017 Double Gold Joseph Hansen Merlot BOC 2016 Double Gold Swanson & MacWilliams Merlot 100% Merlot, Sonoma County 2016 Double Gold Tim Danesi Merlot 2017 Double Gold Dennis McCarter Merlot Sonoma Phoenix Sonoma Valley ava post nuns fires 2017 Double Gold Colin Perry Merlot Merlot 2017 5 2019 Harvest Fair Amateur Wine Double Gold Dan Schafer Merlot Free Run Merlot 2016 Gold John Wilshire Merlot 2016 Silver Joseph Bain Merlot 2018 Silver William Burgess Merlot 2017 Silver Gail Diserens Merlot This is our favorite wine. It's fruity but strong, and has a hint of eucalyptus and strawberry. 2017 Silver Luigi Fabiano Merlot 2015 Silver Ronnie Facciolla Merlot 2017 Silver Joseph Hansen Merlot 2015 Silver Vance & Kathy Harris Merlot MERLOT 2017 Silver Paul/Paul Roberti/Azevedo Merlot Dry Creek Valley Merlot 2014 Bronze Joseph Bain Merlot 2017 Bronze Gianni Colombana Merlot 2017 Bronze Jack Eitelgeorge Merlot Mendocino County 2018 Ronnie Facciolla Merlot 2017 - Kip Miller Merlot 2015 Silver George and Mary Lou Marek Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc 2017 Silver Taylor Serres Cabernet Franc 2016 Serres Ranch Cabernet Franc 2016 Bronze Taylor Serres Cabernet Franc 2015 Serres Ranch Cabernet Franc 2015 Bronze Donna Vincent Cabernet Franc 2017 - Joseph Bain Cabernet Franc 2017 Double Gold Scott Hinds Bordeaux Blends BOC Bordeaux 2018 Double Gold Steve De La Montanya Bordeaux Blends Merlot/Bordeaux 2015 Double Gold Quinn Donovan Bordeaux Blends Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petite Verdot 2016 6 2019 Harvest Fair Amateur Wine 48% Cab Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 25% Cab Franc Double Gold Mark Murray Bordeaux Blends 2016 Gold Bob Bennett Bordeaux Blends Poetry - Russian River Valley - 5 varietals 2016 Gold Steve De La Montanya Bordeaux Blends Cabernet/Merlot Blend 2016 Gold Dan Schafer Bordeaux Blends Malbec, Cabernet, and Merlot 2016 Gold Taylor Serres Bordeaux Blends 2016 Serres Ranch Quattro 2016 Gold Steven Wyngard Bordeaux Blends Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah 2017 Silver Joseph Bain Bordeaux Blends 2018 Silver Joseph Hansen Bordeaux Blends Merlot 60%/Cab 30%/Malbec 10% 2015 Silver Steve Pedersen Bordeaux Blends Bordeaux Blend 2017 Silver Dan Schafer Bordeaux Blends Cab & Merlot 2016 Double Gold Tim Danesi Cabernet Sauvignon BOC 2017 Gold Jerry Brennan Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Gold Paul Edwards Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Silver Bob Bennett Cabernet Sauvignon Russian River Valley - Estate 2016 Silver Dawn & James Dolan Cabernet Sauvignon JD's Cab 2016 Silver Roger Horton Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Silver Barry Morris Cabernet Sauvignon
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