With nearly 5,500 wines from wineries representing various North American wine regions, Texas – and Texas Fine Wine – shined bright at the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Pedernales Cellars won Best of Class Award for Mourvèdre-leading red blends with its 2021 GSM Mélange. It also brought home Double Gold for its 2021 Tempranillo Reserve.
Also winning Double Gold at this prestigious wine competition were Bending Branch Winery for its 2021 Texas Cowboy Cuvée Reserve and Duchman Family Winery for its 2023 Vermentino and 2018 Aglianico.
Golds were awarded to Bending Branch’s 2020 Petit Verdot and 2020 Tannat Port Style wine; Duchman’s 2023 Roussanne; Pedernales’ 2020 Teroldego, 2020 Tempranillo Reserva, Canted County Vineyards and its 2023 Viognier; and Spicewood Vineyards’ 2021 The Independence and 2017 Tempranillo Gran Reserva.
Next time you’re headed to Texas Wine Country, make sure to stop by any of these four exceptional Texas Fine Wine wineries and taste these award-winning wines.
Bending Branch Winery
Double Gold – 2021 Texas Cowboy Cuvée Reserve, Newsom Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Gold – 2020 Petit Verdot Reserve, Narra Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Gold – 2020 Tannat Port Style, Newsom Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2021 Newsom Twist, Newsom Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2020 Tannat, Tallent Vineyards, Texas Hill Country
Duchman Family Winery
Double Gold – 2023 Vermentino, Texas
Double Gold – 2018 Aglianico, Oswald Vineyard, Texas High Plains
Gold – 2023 Roussanne, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2019 Montepulciano, Oswald Vineyard, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2023 Viognier, Bingham Family Vineyard, Texas High Plains
Pedernales Cellars
Best of Class, Mourvèdre-leading red blend – 2021 GSM Mélange, Texas
Double Gold – 2021 Tempranillo Reserve, Texas High Plains
Gold – 2020 Teroldego, Pepper-Jack Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Gold – 2020 Tempranillo Reserva, Canted County Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Gold – 2023 Viognier Reserve, Texas High Plains (over $27)
Silver – 2020 Valhalla, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2023 Viognier, Texas High Plains ((under $27)
Spicewood Vineyards
Gold – 2021 The Independence, Texas High Plains
Gold – 2017 Tempranillo Gran Reserva
Silver – 2023 Sammie’s Sparkling, Texas Hill Country
Silver – 2022 Cabernet Franc, Dell Valley Vineyards
Silver – 2023 Estate Rosé, Texas Hill Country
Silver – 2021 El Guey, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2020 The Good Guy, Texas Hill Country
Silver – 2023 Sauvignon Blanc, Texas Hill Country
Silver – 2021 Red Label Tempranillo, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2022 Tempranillo, Dell Valley Vineyards
Silver – 2021 Tempranillo, Dutton Vineyards, Texas High Plains
Silver – 2023 Viognier, Texas Hill Country