Local wineries score big in Chronicle competition

Source: The Business Journal

Local wineries landed double gold, gold, silver and bronze medals at the recently completed San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The event attracted a record 5,825 entries from more than 25 states making it the largest competition of wines in America. Ramos Torres Winery in Kingsburg came home a big winner with nine awards including a double gold for a 2011 Branches wine and a gold for a 2011 Generations wine. Branches is a cabernet blend and Generations is an Alicante Bouschet blend. Ramos Torres received a silver award for 2011 Vino Tinto and bronze awards for 2012 Grenache Pink (a rose’), 2011 GMS, 2012 RVM (a white), 2011 zinfandel, 2012 Las Lomitas (a white) and 2012 Rou Part Two (a white). The wines are priced from $18 a bottle to $34 a bottle. Ramos Torres won seven awards last year in its first try in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. “Considering the scope of the competition and the golds we received, this was a big honor for us,” said Adriana Espinoza, marketing director for Ramos Torres Winery. Espinoza said she was pleased that the winery won awards for red, white and rose’ wines. Camelot Vineyards & Winery in Parlier received a double gold award for its California pinot noir, a silver award for chardonnay and bronze awards for pinot grigio and cabernet sauvignon. All were non-vintage and priced at $10 a bottle. Cardella Winery in Mendota had six award-winning wines: gold for a 2011 sangiovese and silvers for 2011 pinot noir, 2010 merlot, 2010 ruby cabernet, 2010 Syrah and 2012 pinot grigio. The wines are priced at $15 to $20 a bottle. Idle Hour Winery & Kitchen in Oakhurst won five awards: silver for 2010 Syrah produced in Madera and 2011 petite Syrah, and bronze for 2012 cabernet Franc, 2011 Tempranillo and a non-vintage pinot Gris grown in Madera. The wines are priced from $22 to $24 a bottle. The sweepstakes winning white wine was 2012 chardonnay by Baldacci Family Vineyards in Napa. It’s priced at $38 a bottle. Two red wines won sweepstakes awards: a 2011 zinfandel by 3 Steves Winery in Livermore priced at $31 a bottle, and 2010 Syrah by Calcareous Vineyard in Paso Robles priced at $40 a bottle.

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