WINNING AT CALIFORNIA WINE COMPETITIONS

Jan 24, 2024 | Bending Branch Winery, Duchman Family Winery, Pedernales Cellars, Spicewood Vineyards, Texas Fine Wine, TFW

Two prestigious wine competitions have announced their winners and the Texas Fine Wine wineries brought home some of the top awards as well as Double Golds and Golds. At the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Spicewood Vineyards won Best of Class for its 2022 Semillon, Dell Valley Vineyards, and Duchman Family Winery won Best of Class for white blends for its Grape Growers BBQ White.

Pedernales Cellars brought home a Double Gold for its 2022 Reserve Viognier, and all three wineries won eight golds collectively.
San Francisco Chronicle wine competition judge Mike Dunne said this about the Spicewood Semillon: “In Spicewood’s patch of Texas, Semillon’s traditional restraint is unbridled, releasing an interpretation rich with ripe peach and fig flavors, all framed with a horseshoe of honeysuckle. Acidity is zinging and mouth-watering.”

Dunne shared these tasting notes about the Duchman Grape Growers Texas BBQ White: “A stimulating white wine flora in aroma, fruity in flavor, and spicy and sweet, perfect a barbecue party for sipping during the opening of chitchat or pairing with grilled chicken with chimichurri.”

At the 2023 San Francisco International Wine Competition, gold medals were awarded to Pedernales, Duchman and Bending Branch. See all the competition results below.
2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Duchman Family Winery
Best of Class for White Blends – Duchman Family Winery Grape Growers BBQ White NV
Gold — Duchman Family Winery Grape Growers BBQ Red
Gold – Duchman Family Winery 2021 Roussanne, Oswald Vineyard
Gold – Duchman Family Winery 2017 Aglianico, Oswald Vineyard
Silver – Duchman Family Winery 2022 Dry Rosé
Silver – Duchman Family Winery 2018 Montepulciano, Oswald Vineyard

Pedernales Cellars
Double Gold – Pedernales Cellars 2022 Viognier Reserve, Texas High Plains
Gold – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Tempranillo, Lahey Vineyards
Gold – Pedernales Cellars 2020 GSM Melange
Gold – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Valhalla
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2022 Viognier
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Malbec, Texas High Plains
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2021 Tempranillo
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Tempranillo Reserve

Spicewood Vineyards
Best of Class for Semillon – Spicewood Vineyards Louisa (Semillon), Dell Valley Vineyards
Gold – Spicewood Vineyards 2022 Viognier, Texas High Plains
Gold – Spicewood Vineyards 2020 The Independence, Texas High Plains
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Dell Valley Vineyards
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2022 Sangiovese Rosé, Bear Vineyards, Texas Hill Country
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2022 Estate Rosé, Texas Hill Country
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2021 Carignan, Texas High Plains
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2021 Tandem

2023 San Francisco International Wine Competition
Bending Branch Winery
Gold – Bending Branch Winery 2020 Texas Tannat
Silver – Bending Branch Winery 2020 Texas Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver – Bending Branch Winery 2020 Petit Verdot, Texas High Plains
Silver – Bending Branch Winery 2020 Texas Tempranillo

Duchman Family Winery
Gold – Duchman Family Winery 2018 Montepulciano, Oswald Vineyard
Gold – Duchman Family Winery 2017 Aglianico, Oswald Vineyard
Silver – Duchman Family Winery 2022 Dry Rosé, Texas High Plains
Silver – Duchman Family Winery 2021 Roussanne, Oswald Vineyard

Pedernales Cellars
Gold – Pedernales Cellars 2021 Tempranillo
Gold – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Tempranillo
Gold – Pedernales Cellars 2022 Viognier Reserve, Texas High Plains
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Malbec, Texas High Plains
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2022 Viognier
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Valhalla, Texas High Plains
Silver – Pedernales Cellars 2020 Tempranillo Reserve

Spicewood Vineyards
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2021 Carignan, Texas High Plains
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2019 El Guey, Texas High Plains
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2020 Black Label Tempranillo, Texas High Plains
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2022 Louisa (Semillon)
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2020 The Independence, Texas High Plains
Silver – Spicewood Vineyards 2021 Tandem, Texas High Plains

 

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