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2021 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Champion Wines 2021 SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO CHAMPION WINES Grand Champion Reserve Grand Champion Palm Bay International Cass Winery NV Champagne Vollereaux Brut Reserve 2017 Cass Winery GSM Estate Grown Paso Robles Top All Around Winery Best of Herd Texas Winery Rombauer Vineyards Bending Branch Winery Best of Show Red Wine Best of Show White Wine Jax Vineyards Delicato Family Wines 2017 jax Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Z. Alexander Brown Uncaged Chardonnay Napa Valley Santa Lucia Highlands Best of Show Rosé Wine Best of Show International Wine Delicato Family Wines De Wetshoff 2019 Diora Rosé of Pinot Noir La Belle Fête 2019 De Wetshoff Limestone Hill Chardonnay Monterey Robertson, South Africa Best of Show Texas Red Wine Best of Show Texas White Wine Llano Estacado Winery Adelphos Cellars 2017 Llano Estacado 1836 Red 2019 Adelphos Cellars Old Friends White Blend Texas Texas High Plains Best of Show Texas Rosé Wine Best of Show Sparkling Wine Adega Vinho Empire Estate 2019 Adega Vinho Rosé of Tempranillo NV Empire Estate Blanc de Blancs Texas High Plains Finger Lakes Best of Show Sweet Wine Best of Show Value Wine Tosti 1820 Scheid Family Wines NV Tosti Asti DOCG 2019 Gifft Pinot Grigio Monterey County 2021 Double Gold Medal Winners Winery/Label Description Vintage Winery/Label Description Vintage Ace Kicker Big Bet Blend 2016 J. Lohr Vineyards Carol's Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Adega Vinho Rosé of Tempranillo 2019 J. Lohr Vineyards Pure Paso Proprietary Red Wine 2018 Adelphos Cellars Old Friends White Blend - Texas J. Lohr Vineyards Signature Cabernet Paso Robles 2016 High Plains 2019 J. McClelland Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Airfield Estates Runway Red 2018 JaM Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Airfield Estates Syrah 2017 jax Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Alexander Valley Vineyards Cyrus Red Blend 2014 jax Estate Block 3 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Amici Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Juggernaut Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Apothic Inferno Red Blend Whisky Barrel 2018 Juggernaut Russian River Pinot Noir 2018 Balletto Chardonnay Teresa's Unoaked Sonoma 2019 Bending Branch Winery Petite Sirah, Newsom Llano Estacado 1836 Red 2017 Vineyards 2017 Llano Estacado Winery Cellar Select Port NV Bent Oak Winery Texas Viognier 2019 Longhorn Cellars Alicante Bouschet Crimson Ridge Vineyard 2016 Benziger Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Lucky Vines Vineyard Montepulciano 2018 Bingham Family Vineyards Dugout 2017 McManis Petite Sirah LODI County 2018 Black Stallion Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Meiomi Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Black Stallion Pinot Noir 2018 Olema Xplore Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Blackletter Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2017 Raimat Pirinenca Tempranillo 2017 Bogle Phantom Red Blend 2017 Reynolds Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Brady Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2018 Rombauer Vineyards Carneros Chardonnay 2019 Cass Winery GSM Estate Grown 2017 Rombauer Vineyards Diamond Selection Cabernet Charles Krug Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Sauvignon 2016 Chloe Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Rombauer Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Chloe Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Sojourn Cellars Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard Crimson Red Blend 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 De Wetshof Limestone Hill Chardonnay 2019 Sojourn Cellars Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 District 7 Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 St Clair Port NV Dobbes Family Estate Patricia's Cuvée Pinot Noir 2017 Tenuta Polvaro Nero 2017 Duckhorn Napa Valley Chardonnay 2017 The Crusher California Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Empire Estate Blanc de Blancs NV The Lost Chapters Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Fiesta Winery Sangiovese Texas High Plains 2018 Tosti Asti DOCG NV Frei Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Reserve 2017 Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Oak Knoll 2018 Frei Brothers Pinot Noir 2017 Vollereaux Brut Reserve 2018 Gifft Pinot Grigio 2019 Wente Vineyards Wetmore Vineyard Cabernet Haak Thomas Jefferson Series Jacquez Madeira 2016 Sauvignon 2018 Harveys Bristol Cream N/A William Hill Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Hearst Ranch Winery Proprietor Reserve Cabernet Z. Alexander Brown Uncaged Chardonnay 2017 Sauvignon 2016 Hearst Ranch Winery Proprietor Reserve Chardonnay 2017 Hess Special Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Hyland Estates Old Vine Riesling 2019 Inkblot Cabernet Franc 2017 J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir Winemakers Selection 2017 2021 Top of Class Winners Medal Winery/Label Description Vintage Wine Category Gold 1851 Vineyards Barbera 2017 Barbera Gold Adelphos Cellars Primitivo Riserva - Cerro Santo Vineyards 2018 Primitivo Gold Adelphos Cellars Primrose - Rosé Wine- Cerro Santo Vineyards 2019 Rosé Double Gold Airfield Estates Syrah 2017 Syrah/Shiraz Gold Airfield Estates Viognier 2019 Viognier Double Gold Apothic Inferno Red Blend Whiskey Barrel 2018 Spirit Barrel Aged Reds Gold Bending Branch Winery Tempranillo, Newsom Vineyards 2017 Tempranillo - Texas Double Gold Bent Oak Winery Texas Viognier 2019 Viognier - Texas Double Gold Bingham Family Vineyards Dugout 2017 Red Blends - Texas Gold Bonny Doon Picpoul "Beeswax Vineyard" Arroyo Seco 2019 Picpoul Blanc Gold Boomtown Merlot by Dusted Valley - Washington State 2018 Merlot Double Gold Brady Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2018 Cabernet Franc Gold Camp Crush Red Wine NV Canned Wine Double Gold Chloe Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Sauvignon Blanc Gold Count Karolyi Gruner Veltliner 2018 White Blends Silver Cupcake LightHearted Chardonnay NV Better For You Gold Dark Horse Brut Rosé Sparkling NV Sparkling Rosé Double Gold Fiesta Winery Sangiovese Texas High Plains 2018 Sangiovese Double Gold Frei Brothers Pinot Noir 2017 Pinot Noir Gold Gramps Estate Tannat 2017 Tannat Double Gold Harveys Bristol Cream N/A Dessert/Fortified Double Gold Hyland Estates Old Vine Riesling 2019 Riesling Double Gold J. Lohr Vineyards Pure Paso Proprietary Red Wine 2018 Red Blends Double Gold Longhorn Cellars Alicante Bouschet Crimson Ridge Vineyard 2016 All Other Red Wines Double Gold Lucky Vines Vineyard Montepulciano 2018 Montepulciano Gold Lust Zinfandel 2016 Zinfandel Double Gold McManis Petite Sirah LODI County 2018 Petite Sirah Gold Messina Hof GSM - Grenache Syrah Mourvedre 2018 GSM Gold Mistinguett Brut NV Sparkling White Double Gold Raimat Pirinenca Tempranillo 2017 Tempranillo - Spanish Gold Raimat Saira Albariño 2019 Albariño Gold Christoval Vineyards Rambouillet Roussanne 2019 All Other White Wines Gold Red Road Vineyard Mourvedre 2014 Mourvedre Double Gold Reynolds Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Double Gold Rombauer Vineyards Carneros Chardonnay 2019 Chardonnay Gold Roscato Moscato 2019 Muscat/Moscato Gold Texas Heritage Vineyard Estate Malbec 2018 Malbec Gold Villa M Sweet Red 2019 Sparkling Red Gold Villa M Sweet White 2019 Sparkling Sweet Gold Weed Cellars Prosecco NV Prosecco Gold Westmount Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 2019 Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris 2021 Gold Medal Winners Winery/Label Description Vintage Winery/Label Description Vintage 1000 Stories Bourbon Barrel Cabernet 2018 Amici Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2017 13 Celsius Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Angels Ink Pinot Noir Central Coast 2018 1851 Vineyards Barbera 2017 Anna de Codorniu Brut Rosé NV 1851 Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Antic Sigillo Primitivo di Manduria 2016 1851 Vineyards Viognier, Reddy Vineyards Aquinas North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Viognier 2019 Aquinas North Coast Pinot Noir 2017 1881 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Argento Reserve Malbec 2017 1924 Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Artezin Zinfandel 2018 1924 Scotch Barrel Chardonnay 2018 Artwork Pinot Grigio Colombard Can NV 7 Deadly Red Sinner's Select 2016 Au Contraire Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2017 Ab Astris Merlot, Newsom Vineyards 2016 B Side North Coast Pinot Noir 2017 Ab Astris Picpoul Blanc, Reddy Vineyards 2019 Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2018 Ab Astris Tannat- Narra Vineyard 2017 AB Astris Tempranillo, Mourning Dove Vineyards Balletto Pinot Noir 2018 Texas High Plains 2016 Balletto Rosé of Pinot Noir 2019 Adega Vinho Cuvée Carmesim 2018 Barefoot Cellars Moscato (Tetras Format) NV Adega Vinho Mourvedre Reserve 2017 Barefoot Wine to Go Rosé NV Adega Vinho Tempranillo Reserve 2016 Bear Flag Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Adega Vinho Tempranillo Reserve Texas High Bear Flag Eureka! Red Blend Batch No 2 NV Plains 2017 Bear Flag Zinfandel 2017 Adega Vinho Viognier 2018 Adelphos Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Becker Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Cerro Santo Vineyards 2018 Becker Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - Canada Family 2017 Adelphos Cellars Primitivo, Cerro Santo Vineyards 2018 Becker Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - Adelphos Cellars Primitivo Riserva, Cerro Santo Wilmeth Family Vineyard 2017 Vineyards 2018 Adelphos Cellars Primrose Rosé Wine, Cerro Becker Vineyards Counoise 2017 Santo vineyards 2019 Becker Vineyards Dolcetto Reserve 2017 Adelphos Cellars Syrah, Cerro Santo Vineyards, Becker Vineyards Iconoclast Barrel Select 2017 Texas High Plains 2018 Becker Vineyards Malbec Reserve 2017 Airfield Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Becker Vineyards Merlot Reserve 2018 Airfield Estates Merlot - Yakima Valley 2017 Becker Vineyards Petite Sirah Reserve 2018 Airfield Estates Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Becker Vineyards Ranger Hayes 2017 Airfield Estates Reserve Merlot 2017 Becker Vineyards Reserve Chardonnay 2017 Airfield Estates Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Bellacosa North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Airfield Estates Viognier 2019 Bending Branch Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Alamos Mendoza Argentina Malbec 2018 Vineyards 2017 Alamos Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Bending Branch Winery
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