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San Francisco International Wine Competition Announces Results

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Jul
06 2010

The 30th Annual San Francisco International Wine Competition took place June 18th thru 20th with 45 wine industry professionals sampling and scrutinizing 3,897 wines from 1,290 wineries. The 30th anniversary of America’s most prestigious and largest wine competition examined wine from 28 states and 27 countries.

“Best in Show” awards went to: Whitecliff Vineyard 2009 Riesling, New York, for Best White Wine; Sequana 2008 Pinot Noir, Sarmento Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, for Best Red Wine; Piper Sonoma NV Blanc de Blancs, Sonoma Coast, for Best Sparkling Wine; Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate 2007 Vidal Ice Wine, Proprietor’s Reserve, Niagara Peninsula, Canada.  The medal count included 160 Double Gold awards (a wine is elevated to Double Gold status when all judges on a particular panel agree that a wine deserves a Gold medal), 276 Gold medals, 1,118 Silver and 1,343 Bronze.