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2011 Capital Food & Wine Festival Wine Judging
Competition conducted by Wine Press Northwest Magazine

Best of show:Ginkgo Forest Winery 2006 Syrah Wahluke Slope
Best red:Ginkgo Forest Winery 2006 Syrah Wahluke Slope
Best white:Stina's Cellars 2010 Milennium Vineyards Siegerrege Washington
Best dessert:Wedge Mountain Winery Roses & Rubies Fortified Raspberry Dessert Wine Washington

Double Gold Medal Winners

  • Ginkgo Forest Winery 2006 Syrah Wahluke Slope
  • Elegante Cellars 2008 Syrah Walla Walla Valley

Gold Medal Winners

  • Westport Winery NV Dawn Patrol White wine with natural flavor Washington
  • Marchetti Wines 2009 Sangiovese Columbia Valley
  • Arch Terrace by Terra Blanca 2006 Terra Blanca Estate Vineyard Merlot Red Mountain
  • Kyra Wines 2007 Merlot Wahluke Slope
  • Capstone Cellars 2006 Solstice Vineyards Unicus Red Wine Yakima Valley
  • Otis Kenyon Wine 2007 Matchless Red Walla Walla Valley
  • Ash Hollow Estate Vineyards & Winery 2007 Headless Red Walla Walla Winery

Silver Medal Winners

  • Canter-Berry Farms NV Blueberry Wine Washington
  • Samson Estates Winery 2010 Delilah Raspberry Wine Puget Sound
  • Samson Estates Winery 2010 Delilah Blackberry Wine Puget Sound
  • Westport Winery NV Message in a Bottle Blackberry wine with vanilla Washington
  • Heyman Whinery NV Cranberry Wine Washington
  • Westport Winery NV Night Watch Red wine with natural flavor Washington
  • Bateaux Cellars 2009 Pinot Gris Yakima Valley
  • DiStefano 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Columbia Valley
  • Kyra Wines 2009 Chenin Blanc Columbia Valley
  • Walter Dacon Wines 2008 Roussanne Yakima Valley
  • Madsen Family Cellars 2008 Sangiovesse Columbia Valley
  • Elegante Cellars 2007 Sangiovesse Walla Walla Valley
  • Birchfield Winery 2008 Merlot Horse Heaven HillsWalter
  • Weatherwax Cellars 2006 Syrah Yakima Valley
  • Birchfield Winery 2008 Syrah Walla Walla Valley
  • Barrister Winery 2007 Syrah Walla Walla Valley
  • Capstone Cellars 2006 Boushey Vineyards Syrah Yakima Valley
  • Trillium Creek Winery 2008 Syrah Columbia Valley
  • Heymann Whinery 2007 Syrah Yakima Valley
  • Otis Kenyon Wine 2007 Syrah Walla Walla Valley
  • Walter Dacon Wines 2007 C'Est Syrah Belle Columbia Valley
  • Elegante Cellars 2007 Malbec Walla Walla Valley
  • Marchetti Wines 2009 Malbec Columbia Valley
  • Ash Hollow Estate Vineyards & Winery 2007 Estate Reserve Malbec Walla Walla Valley
  • Northwest Mountain Winery 2008 Cabernet Franc Columbia Valley
  • Bateuax Cellars 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Yakima Valley
  • Otis Kenyon Wine 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
  • DiStefano Winery NV Donna Maria Red Wine Columbia Valley
  • Gingko Forest Winery 2006 Gingko Red Wahluke Slope
  • Barrister Winery NV Rough Justice Columbia Valley
  • DiStefano Winery 2006 Meritage Columbia Valley
  • Birchfield Winery 2008 Fox Run Horse Heaven Hills
  • Medicine Creek Winery 2006 Stage Coach Red Columbia Valley
  • Madsen Family Cellars 2008 Othello Red Wine Columbia Valley
  • Windy Point Vineyards 2008 Barbera Yakima Valley
  • Arch Terrace by Terra Blanca 2009 Cherry Hill Vineyard Late Harvest Riesling Yakima Valley
  • Maison de Padgett Winery 2009 Funky Monkey Winter Harvest Dessert Wine Rattlesnake Hills
  • Classic Winemakers 2010 Koh-Koh Merlot Yakima Valley
  • Ginkgo Forrest Winery 2008 Late Harvest Syrah Port-style wine Wahluke Slope
  • Bavarian Cellars NV Naked Raspberry Port-style Dessert Wine Rattlesnake Hills

Bronze Medal Winners

  • Hoodsport Winery NV Pear Wine Washington
  • Waving Tree Vineyards & Winery 2009 Sweet Sangiovesse Estate Rose Columbia Valley
  • Scatter Creek Winery 2009 Sandstone White Washington
  • Trillium Creek Winery 2009 Riesling Columbia Valley
  • Kyra Wines 2008 Pinot Noir Washington
  • Weatherwax Cellars 2005 Merlot Yakima Valley
  • Ash Hollow Estate Vineyards & Winery 2007 Syrah Walla Walla Valley
  • Arch Terrace by Terra Blanca 2006 Malbec Columbia Valley
  • Barrister Winery 2008 Cabernet Franc Columbia Valley
  • Medicine Creek Winery 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
  • Widgeon Hill Winery 2004 Boushey Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Yakima Valley
  • Walter Dacon Wines 2008 Skookum Red Columbia Valley
  • Scatter Creek Winery 2008 Fire of the Knight Washington
  • Wedge Mountain Winery 2009 Lemberger Columbia Valley
  • Stina's Cellars 2008 Petit Verdot Washington
  • Madsen Family Cellars 2009 Orange Muscat Yakima Valley
  • Bavarian Cellars 2004 Late Harvest Gewurztraminer Rattlesnake Hills
  • Maison de Padgett Winery 2009 Singing Toad Late Harvest White Wine Yakima Valley
  • Northwest Mountain Winery NV Dark Mountain Berry Wine American
  • Samson Estates Winery 2010 Oro Hazelnut fortified wine Puget Sound
  • Horizon's Edge Winery NV Wishful Thinking Port Yakima Valley
  • Bavarian Cellars NV Pleasure Point Peach Dessert Wne Rattlesnake Hills

 


 

2011 Capital Food & Wine Festival Restaurant Judging

Best restaurant:Beau Leg’s Fish N Chips
Best dessert:Blissful Wunders Confectionery Chocolates