After three days of judging last week, the 2015 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition results were announced today.
With just 1,409 acres of organic vines in the county (out of 58,280 total), or 2.4% of the total vineyard acres, the organically grown wines represented 5% of the Best of Class awards.
BEST OF CLASS
Cabernet Sauvignon
Medlock Ames, 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon - Bell Mountain Estate (Organic Vineyard), Alexander Valley, $45
Zinfandel Blend
Benziger Family Winery, 2013 Joaquin's Inferno (Biodynamic Wine), Sonoma Mountain, $65
GOLD MEDALS
Out of 315 gold medals (out of 1,189 wines total), the organically grown wines numbered ten, or 3 percent.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Benziger Family Winery, 2012 Obsidian Point (Biodynamic Wine), Sonoma Valley, $60
Benziger Family Winery, 2012 Three Blocks (Biodynamic Wine), Sonoma Valley, $49
Benziger Family Winery, 2012 Tribute (Biodynamic Wine), Sonoma Mountain, $80
Petroni Vineyards, 2010 Cabernet (Organic Vineyard), Moon Mountain District, $75
Chardonnay
DeLoach, Chardonnay, Estate, (Biodynamic Vineyard), Russian River Valley, $50
Pinot Noir
Benziger Family Winery, 2013 Bella Luna (Biodynamic Wine), Russian River Valley, $49
DeLoach, Pinot Noir, 2012 Maboroshi (Biodynamic Vineyard), Russian River Valley, $50
Merriam Vineyards, 2013 Three Sons (Organic Vineyard), Russian River Valley, $75
Red Blend
Medlock Ames, 2013 Snake Pit - Bell Mountain Estate (Organic Vineyard), Alexander Valley, $60
Zinfandel
Fogline Vineyards, 2013 Grist Vineyard (Dry Creek AVA), $38
OVERALL
According to the Press Democrat newspaper, which covers Sonoma County, 55 of the 80 wines that won gold medals were from wineries owned by one couple - Ken and Diane Wilson - who own Wilson, Matrix, Mazzocco, Pezzi King, Soda Rock and St. Anne's Crossing (none have any wines from organic vines).
For a complete list of all of the winners, see the full results here.
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