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Award Category score Brand Appellation DesignationAddlDesignation WineType RS Vintage GrapeVariety Alcohol Price Company Website Wine of the Year Cabernet Sauvignon 97 V. Sattui Winery Napa Valley Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 0.08 2015 96% Cabernet Sauvignon; 3% Merlot;14.7 1% Malbec90 V. Sattui Winery www.vsattui.com Winery of the Year Carignan 94 Carol Shelton Wines Alexander Valley Old Vine Oat Valley Vineyard Carignane 0.15 2015 Carignane 14.4 28 Carol Shelton Wines www.carolshelton.com Best Albarino Albarino 92 Tangent Edna Valley Paragon Vineyard Albarino 0 2016 13.5 17 Niven Family Wine Estates nivenfamilywines.com Best Barbera Barbera 93 Campos Family Vineyards Contra Costa County Estate Barbera 0.02 2015 13.9 32 Campos Family Vineyards www.camposfamilyvineyards.com Best Blended Red Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Varieties 94 Septentrio Sonoma County Retrograde; A Red Wine Blend 0 2013 Cabernet Franc; Malbec; Petite Verdot;14.6 Merlot;18.99 CabernetSeptentrio Sauvignon Winery septentriowinery.com Best Blended White Misc. Wine Blended White Spanish Varieties 94 Hoya de Cadenas Valencia DO Night Harvest 0.59 2016 Muscat 40%; Viura 25%; Chardonnay11.5 20%; Verdejo34.99 15%Wine Insiders Best Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 97 V. Sattui Winery Napa Valley Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 0.08 2015 96% Cabernet Sauvignon; 3% Merlot;14.7 1% Malbec90 V. Sattui Winery www.vsattui.com Best Carignane Carignan 94 Carol Shelton Wines Alexander Valley Old Vine Oat Valley Vineyard Carignane 0.15 2015 Carignane 14.4 28 Carol Shelton Wines www.carolshelton.com Best Chardonnay Chardonnay 95 Z. Alexander Brown Santa Lucia Highlands Uncaged Chardonnay 0.3 2016 14.5 19.99 Delicato Family Vineyards www.delicato.com Best Dry Rose Rose Dry 91 Charles & Charles Columbia Valley Rose 0.02 2017 Syrah (60%); Grenache (17%); Mourvedre12 (10%); 12CabernetTrinchero Sauvignon Family Estates(10%); Cinsault (2%);www.tfewines.com Counoise (1%) Best Fruit Wine Fruit Wine 94 Samson Estates Puget Sound Cassis Dessert Wine 14 NV Black Currant 16 13 Samson Estates Winery samsonestates.com Best Gruner Veltliner Gruner Veltliner 95 Reustle Prayer Rock VineyardsUmpqua Valley Estate GrownHefeabzug Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 0 2016 13.6 32 Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards www.reustlevineyards.com Best Medium Dry Red Blend Blended Red Other Medium Dry 94 Barefoot American Rich Red Blend 1.35 NV 10 6.99 E&J Gallo Winery www.ejgallo.com Best Medium Dry Rose Rose Medium Dry 93 Oak Farm Vineyards Lodi Shinn Farms Rosé 0.99 2017 Grenache 99.26%; Syrah 0.74% 12.8 24 Oak Farm Vineyards www.oakfarmvineyards.com Best Merlot Merlot 95 Cooper Ridge Vineyard Umpqua Valley Merlot 0 2014 Merlot 14.5 34 Cooper Ridge Vineyard www.CooperRidgeVineyard.com Best Misc. Red Blend Blended Red Other Varietals Dry 94 VDR Hames Valley Estate Grown Very Dark Red 0.01 2015 60% Petit Verdot; 40% Petite Sirah 14.5 24.99 Scheid Family Wines www.scheidwines.com Best Native American Red Wine Red Hybrid Other Sweet 94 Swiss Heritage Winery American Doggone Good 10 NV Concord 10 10 Swiss Heritage Winery broadruncheese.com Best Native American White Wine White Hybrid Vidal Blanc 94 Horton Vineyards Orange County Vidal Blanc 0.5 2016 95 % Vidal Blanc 5% early pick Viognier11.1 16 Horton Vineyards hortonwine.com Best Nebbiolo Nebbiolo 94 Horton Vineyards Orange County Nebbiolo 0 2014 13.2 25 Horton Vineyards hortonwine.com Best of Monterey County Syrah 96 Hahn Family Wines Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Vineyard Syrah 0.31 2016 Syrah 14.5 45 Hahn www.hahnwines.com Best of Tuscany Chianti DOC & DOCG 94 DaVinci Chianti DOCG Chianti 13 2015 13 15 E&J Gallo Winery www.ejgallo.com Best Petite Sirah Petite Sirah 91 Macchia California Dubious Petite Sirah 0.1 2016 Petite sirah 14.7 26 Macchia Winery www.macchiawines.com Best Pinot Grigio Pinot Grigio 94 Flipflop Wines California Pinot Grigio 0.7 NV 12.5 7 The Wine Group www.thewinegroup.com Best Pinot Noir Pinot Noir 96 O'Connell Vineyards Russian River Valley Estate GrownO'Connell Vineyard Pinot Noir 0 2016 14.5 45 O'Connell Vineyards Best Prosecco Prosecco Demi-Sec 94 Barefoot Bubbly Prosecco DOC Prosecco 2.2 NV 9.5 9.99 E&J Gallo Winery www.ejgallo.com Best Red Rhone Blend Blended Red Rhone Varieties 94 Grape Creek Vineyards American Rendezvous Red Wine 0.06 2015 Grenache 30%; Syrah 28%; Mourvedre13.8 27%; Viognier26.95 Grape 10%; Creek Touriga Vineyards Nacional 5% www.grapecreek.com Best Riesling Riesling Medium Sweet 94 Hive & Honey Monterey Estate Grown Riesling 3.56 2017 11.5 7.99 Scheid Family Wines www.scheidwines.com Best Sangiovese Sangiovese 94 Bertoli Puglia IGT Sangiovese 0.54 2017 12.5 24.99 Wine Insiders Best Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 94 Craftwork Monterey County Estate Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 0.32 2017 13.5 19.99 Scheid Family Wines www.scheidwines.com Best Sparkling Wine Sparkling Non-Traditional Grapes 94 Loma Prieta Winery Alta Mesa Methode ChampenoiseBlanc de Noirs Sparkling Pinotage 0 2015 Pinotage Sparkling 100% 12 55 Loma Prieta Winery lomaprietawinery.com Best Syrah Syrah 96 Hahn Family Wines Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Vineyard Syrah 0.31 2016 Syrah 14.5 45 Hahn www.hahnwines.com Best Tannat Tannat 94 Idle Hour Clarksburg Heringer Estate VineyardTannat 0 2016 Tannat 14.1 28 Idle Hour Winery www.idlehourwinery.com Best Tempranillo Tempranillo 94 Reustle Prayer Rock VineyardsUmpqua Valley Estate GrownTimnah Bloc Tempranillo 0 2015 100% Tempranillo 13.4 29 Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards www.reustlevineyards.com Best Zinfandel/Primitivo Zinfandel 95 Carol Shelton Wines Rockpile Florence Vineyard Rocky Reserve Zinfandel 0.1 2015 86% Zin; 14% Petite Sirah 48.8 36 Carol Shelton Wines www.carolshelton.com.