Oregon Wine Awards
The results are in for the 2010 Oregon Wine Awards. A panel of respected local wine professionals, buyers, writers and sommeliers tasted and evaluated hundreds of Oregon wines in a single-blind format - grape variety or wine style is known, but not the price nor producer - and awarded the following wines:
Chardonnay
DG: 08 Emerson, WV
DG: 07 King Estate, Signature, OR
DG: 06 Pheasant Valley, CG
G: 08 Luminous Hills, Seven of Hearts, YC
G: 08 Pudding River, WV
G: 07 Rex Hill, WV
S: 08 Pudding River, Stainless Steel Fermented, WV
S: 07 Stoller, SV, DH
Dessert
DG: 08 Capitello, Dolcino Gewürztraminer Glacier, OR
DG: 07 King Estate, Pinot Gris Vin de Glace, OR
G: 08 Troon, Insomnia Port, AV
Riesling
G: 08 Willamette Valley, WV
S: 08 Henry Estate, Select Harvest, UV
B: 08 Holloran, Le Pavillon Vineyard, WV
Sparkling
G: NV Capitello, Brut, OR
G: 09 Cuckoo's Nest, Fizzé Early Muscat, OR
G: Willamette Valley, Tualatin Estate Muscat, WV
White Bordeaux Style
OUTSTANDING: 09 Capitello, Walnut Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, WV
OUTSTANDING: 09 Spangler, Sauvignon Blanc, SO
White Varietal
G: 07 Anne Amie, Prisimé Pinot Blanc, WV
S: 08 Anne Amie, Cuvée Müller-Thurgau, WV
S: 08 Henry Estate, Müller-Thurgau, UV
S: 08 Julianna, Chenin Blanc, UV
White Blend
S: 08 Cuckoo's Nest, Aromatique, OR
S: 09 Troon, Druids Fluid, OR
Viognier
S: 08 J. Scott, RV
S: 08 Pudding River, WV
B: 07 Daisy Creek, RV
B: 08 Domino IV, A Gate Swung Open, OR
Pinot Gris
DG: 08 A to Z, OR
DG: 08 Cuckoo's Nest, OR
G: 08 Anne Amie, WV
G: 08 King Estate, Acrobat, OR
G: 08 King Estate, Signature, OR
G: 09 Lumos, Rudolfo, WV
G: 09 Lumos, Temperance Hill, WV
G: 08 Misty Oaks, Julios Hill, UV
G: 09 Van Duzer, Estate, WV
S: 09 Capitello, WV
S: 08 Coeur de Terre, WV
S: 08 Duck Pond, WV
S: 08 Erath, OR
S: 08 King Estate, Domaine, OR
S: 08 Soléna, OR
B: 08 Kathken, EA
B: 08 Melrose, UV
B: 08 Methven, WV
Rosé
OUTSTANDING: 08 A to Z Wineworks, OR
Cabernet Sauvignon
DG: 07 J. Scott, RV
DG: 06 Troon, Reserve, AV
G: 07 Don Carlo, WW
S: 06 Flying Dutchman, UV
S: 07 Flying Dutchman, RV
S: 07 Griffin Creek, RV
S: 07 Spangler, SO
S: 06 Troon, Kubli, AV
B: 07 Silvan Ridge, RV
Syrah
DG: 06 Dominio IV, Purple Flower, CG
DG: 06 Spangler, SO
G: 07 Griffin Creek, RV
G: 07 Henry Estate, UV
G: 06 Pheasant Valley, CV
G: 06 Quady North, 4-2-A, RV
S: 07 Delfino, UV
B: 07 Quady North, Sams Valley Vineyard, RV
B: 08 Reustle Prayer Rock, UV
Merlot
G: 07 Griffin Creek, RV
G: 07 Watermill, WW
S: 07 Don Carlo, WW
S: 07 Henry Estate, Estate, UV
S: 06 Melrose, Estate, UV
B: 07 Arcane, Seven Hills, WW
Red Bordeaux Style
DG: 04 EdenVale, Heritage Red, RV
G: 07 Misty Oaks, Gobbler's Knob, UV
S: 05 Trium, Grower's Cuvée, RV
S: 05 Troon, Old Vine Meritage, AV
Red Blend • $20.00 and under
DG: 07 A to Z, Night & Day, OR
G: 07 A to Z, Chemin de Terre," OR
G: 07 Henry Estate, Henry V, UV
S: 06 Melrose, Equinox Red Blend, UV
Red Varietal • $20.01-$35.00
DG: 07 Quady North, Cabernet Franc, AV
DG: 08 Reustle Prayer Rock, Tempranillo Reserve, UV
DG: 08 Troon, Zinfandel Reserve, AV
G: 05 Domino IV, Midnight Skies Tempranillo, CG
G: 08 Spangler, Cabernet Franc, SO
G: 08 Troon, Kubli Zinfandel, AV
G: 07 Watermill, Cabernet Franc, WW
S: 05 Domino IV, Midnight Skies Tempranillo, CG
S: 08 Piluso, Marechal Foch, WV
S: 08 Reustle Prayer Rock, Tempranillo, UV
S: 07 Spangler, Petite Sirah, SO
Pinot Noir • $20.00 and under
DG: 08 Duck Pond, WV
G: 08 Coeur de Terre, MC
G: 06 Eugene Wine Cellars, B2, WV
G: 08 Illahe, WV
G: 08 King Estate, Acrobat, OR
S: 08 Amity, WV
S: 08 A to Z, OR
S: 08 Carlton Cellars, Seven Devils, WV
S: 07 Christopher Bridge, WV
S: 08 Erath Winery, OR
S: 08 Henry Estate, OR
S: 06 King Estate, next:, OR
S: 07 Melrose, Vintage Select, UV
S: 08 Spindrift, WV
S: 08 Van Duzer, Vintner's Cuvée, WV
B: 08 Stangeland, WV
Pinot Noir • $20.01-$35.00
DG: 07 Amalie Robert, Vintage Debut, WV
DG: 06 Henry Estate, Barrel Select, UV
DG: 08 Luminous Hills, Crawford Beck Vineyard, EA
DG: 08 Luminous Hills, Seven of Hearts, EA
DG: 07 Piluso, WV
G: 07 Anne Amie, Cuvée A, WV
G: 07 Artisanal, Jubilee, WV
G: 08 Benton-Lane, Estate, WV
G: 08 Capitello, WV
G: 07 Methven, Estate Cuvée, EA
G: 06 Pudding River, WV
G: 08 Piluso, WV
G: 07 Rex Hill, WV
G: 08 Soléna, Grand Cuvée, WV
S: 08 ArborBrook, Heritage Cuvée, WV
S: 08 King Estate, Signature, OR
S: 08 Reustle Prayer Rock, UV
S: 07 Stoller, JV, DH
S: 06 Tyee, Estate Barrel Select, WV
B: 07 Barking Frog, Bailey, CM
B: 08 Et Fille, WV
B: 07 Et Fille, Nicholas, CM
B: 08 Luminous Hills, LUX Estate Grown, YC
Pinot Noir • $35.01 and over
DG: 07 Amalie Robert, Amalie's Cuvée, WV
DG: 07 Amalie Robert, Estate, WV
DG: 08 Archery Summit, Renegade Ridge Estate, DH
DG: 07 Retour, WV
DG: 06 Stangeland, Estate, EA
DG: 06 Stangeland, Winemaker Reserve, EA
DG: 08 Torii Mor, Dundee Hills Select, DH
G: 08 Archery Summit, Arcus Estate, DH
G: 08 Archery Summit, Premier Cuvée, WV
G: 08 Benton-Lane, First-Class, WV
G: 07 Bishop Creek Cellars, Whole Cluster, YC
G: 08 Bishop Creek, Valois Reserve, YC
G: 07 Carlton Hill, Estate Reserve, YC
G: 08 Coeur de Terre, MC
G: 07 Erath, Battle Creek, WV
G: 07 Erath, Leland Vineyard, WV
G: 08 Et Fille, Kalita, WV
G: 04 Henry Estate, Winemaker's Reserve, YC
G: 08 Quailhurst, Alexis Reserve, CM
G: 06 Rizzo, Reserve, EA
G: 06 Stoller, SV, DH
G: 07 Stoller, SV, DH
G: 07 Methven, Reserve, WV
G: 07 Willamette Valley, Elton, WV
G: 07 Willamette Valley, Tualatin, WV
G: 06 Stoller, Cathy's Reserve, DH
G: 07 Utopia, Estate, RR
G: 07 Willamette Valley, Hannah, WV
G: 07 Willamette Valley, Signature Cuvée, WV
S: 08 ArborBrook, Estate 777 Block, CM
S: 06 Carlton Hill, Estate, YC
S: 08 Carlton Cellars, Roads End, WV
S: 08 Et Fille, Maresh Vineyard, DH
B: 08 Blakeslee, Estate, CM
B: 08 Reustle Prayer Rock, Reserve, UV
B: 06 Rex Hill, Reserve, WV
ABBREVIATION KEY:
DG: Double-Gold
G: Gold
S: Silver
B: Bronze
AV: Applegate Valley
CG: Columbia Gorge
CV: Columbia Valley
DH: Dundee Hills
EA: Eola-Amity Hills
MC: McMinnville
OR: Oregon
RR: Ribbon Ridge
RV: Rogue Valley
SO: Southern Oregon
UV: Umpqua Valley
WV: Willamette Valley
WW: Walla Walla Valley
YC: Yamhill-Carlton District
