2014 Sunset International Wine Competition Winners - The Organically Grown Among Them

Sunset magazine's April 2014 wine contest judged thousands of wines to present hundreds of awards. In May, award winners were notified of the competition results. Here are the wines made from certified organic vineyards that won awards in the 2014 event.

But first, a few highlights:

• The CalNaturale Cabernet - which comes in a picnic-ready, to-go box - won a Bronze

• The $12 Lucinda & Millie Cabernet Sauvignon (from Mendocino), sold at Trader Joe's (and Whole Foods) won a Gold in its category

• Golds went to Domaine Carneros' 2009 Brut, Lucinda & Millie, Imagery Estate Winery's Pallas, Carol Shelton's Monga Zin ($21), and Hagafen's Napa Valley Riesling ($24), which also won a Best of Class award

• For consumers looking for bargains, three of the Gold Medal wines under $25 are
---Lucinda & Millie's Cabernet ($12)
---Hagagen's Riesling (Napa) ($24)
---Carol Shelton's Monga Zin ($21)

Wines listed in our current apps are underlined. You can find more info about them in the Biodynamic Wine Finder (BDWF), Organically Napa Wine Finder (ON) and Organically Sonoma (OS) Wine Finder apps. (The app is abbreviated at the end of the listing).

CONTEST RESULTS

RED WINES

Cabernet

2010

• Benziger, Signaterra, Three Blocks - Silver ($32) (BDWF, OS)
• Grgich Hills, Napa Valley, Silver ($60) (BDWF, ON)
• Long Meadow Ranch, Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver ($47) (ON)
• CalNaturale, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Paso Robles, French Camp Vineyard - Bronze ($13)

2011

• Bonterra, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, North Coast, Made with Organic Grapes - Bronze ($15)

2012
• Lucinda & Millie, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino County, Made with Organic Grapes - Gold ($12)

Merlot

2011 

• Bonterra, Merlot, California, Mendocino County, Made with Organic Grapes - Bronze ($15)

Pinot Noir

2012 

• Benziger, Signaterra, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, La Reyna, Demeter Certified Biodynamic - Silver ($49) (BDWF, OS)
• Masut Vineyard and Winery, Pinot Noir, Mendocino County, Block 6 - Silver ($60)

• Benziger, Signaterra, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Bella Luna Vineyard, Demeter Certified

Biodynamic - Bronze ($49) (BDWF, OS)

Port

NV 

Retzlaff Port, California, Livermore Valley - Silver ($30)

Bordeaux Blend

2011 

• Imagery Estate Winery Pallas, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley - Gold ($65) (BDWF, OS)

Red Blend - Rhone

2011 

• Tablas Creek Vineyard, Esprit de Tablas, Paso Robles - Silver ($55)

• Tablas Creek Vineyard, Cotes de Tablas, Paso Robles - Silver ($35)

Syrah

2009 

• Petroni, Syrah, Sonoma Valley - Bronze ($40) (OS)

2011 

• Chacewater, Syrah, Sierra Foothills - Silver ($18)

Zinfandel

2012 

• Carol Shelton, Monga Zin, Cucamonga Valley, Old Vine, Lopez Vineyard - Gold ($21) (OS)

WHITE WINES

Albarino

Bokisch Winery, Terra Alta - Silver ($18)

Chardonnay

2012 

• Bergström Wines Sigrid Chardonnay, Willamette Valley - Silver ($85)

• Bonterra Chardonnay, California, Mendocino County, Made with Organic Grapes - Silver ($13)

• Lucinda & Millie Chardonnay, North Coast, Made with Organic Grapes - Bronze ($11)

Riesling

2013 

• Hagafen White Riesling, Lake County, Devoto Vineyard - Bronze ($21) (ON)

• Hagafen White Riesling, Napa Valley, Coombsville, Rancho Wieruszowski Vineyard -

Best of Class and Gold ($24) (ON)

Roussanne

2012 

• Tablas Creek Vineyard, Roussanne, Paso Robles - Bronze ($35)

Sauvignon Blanc

2011 

• Retzlaff, Sauvignon Blanc, California, Livermore Valley - Bronze ($23)

2012 

• Petroni, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Valley - Bronze ($24) (OS)

2013 

• Long Meadow Ranch, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, Rutherford - Bronze ($20) (ON)

Viognier

2012 

• Bonterra Viognier, North Coast, Made with Organic Grapes - Silver ($13)

White Rhone Blend

2012 

• Tablas Creek Vineyard, Cotes de Tablas Blanc, Paso Robles - Bronze ($27)

SPARKLING WINES

NV

• Domaine Carneros by Taittinger, Cuvée de la Pompadour, Brut Rose - Bronze ($36) (ON)