Winery Awards
All judges are trade buyers in the New York Metro market
All wines are blind tasted
Fewer than 30% of all wines submitted in this year's competition received a medal
Winery / Producer of the Year
Hawke's Bay Winery of the Year - *2 years in a row* - Monowai Estate - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
La Mancha Winery of the Year - Bodegas Illana - "El Pico"-branded wines, Spain
* = Wine Currently in Market
Double Gold Medal = NY retailers think it will sell well at this price & all judges LOVE it
Mallee Estate Winery, Riverland, South Australia, Australia
Gold Medal = NY retailers think it will sell well at this price & personally LOVE it
Bodegas Illana, "El Pico", DOP Ribera del Jucar, Spain
Crianza 2014
Petit Verdot 2015
Monowai Estate, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
* Pinot Gris 2015
* Pinot Noir 2013
Bodegas Rivero Gonzalez, Parras de la Fuente, Mexico
VH Winery, Central Otago, New Zealand
Mevi Bodega Boutique, Maipu, Mendoza, Argentina
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2014
Mallee Estate Winery, Riverland, South Australia, Australia
Shiraz Reserve 2013
Azienda Agricola Angeli di Varano, Marche, Italy
Stile Libero Riserva Estate-Grown Montepulciano 2012
Silver Medal = NY retailers think it will sell well at this price & personally LIKE it
Mevi Bodega Boutique, Maipu, Mendoza, Argentina
Mallee Estate Winery, Riverland, South Australia, Australia
Azienda Agricola Angeli di Varano, Marche, Italy
Primo di Tre Montepulciano DOC 2013
Azienda Agricola Madonna dell'Uva, Piemonte, Italy
VH Winery, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Bronze Medal = NY retailers think it will sell well at this price
Monowai Estate, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Bodega Illana, La Mancha, Spain