DES MOINES, IA (08/01/2018) (readMedia)-- Ten wines made from Iowa-grown grapes won Double Gold awards in the Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine competition judged prior to the start of the 2018 Fair.
This year, 29 outstanding wines were nominated for the Best of Show award. Ardon Creek Vineyard & Winery won the Best of Show Red with 2017 Nouveau. Cedar Valley Winery won Best of Show White with Vignoles. Best of Show Fruit was awarded to Ackerman Winery with Mango Wine and Jasper Winery was awarded Best of Show Other with 2017 JW Rosè.
To achieve the honor of Double Gold status, the wine must be awarded gold by all judges. The competition uses an awards system based on how the wine should be shared. A Gold award means the wine is one you would be "proud to take to a dinner or party." A Silver award denotes a wine that you would be "proud to serve to friends in your home," while a Bronze award signifies a wine that a person "will enjoy drinking at home." The judges selected winners through a blind taste test of 160 wines entered by 31 Iowa wineries. Over 125 wines were given awards.
All four of the Best of Show award-winning wines will be available at Grandfather's Barn each day of the Fair from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Samples are $1 each or six for $5. Bottles of State Fair White and State Fair Red wines will be available for $15.
Additional results included:
Double Gold
Celtic Red, Lindon Wines, Burlington
Mango Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana BEST OF SHOW - FRUIT
Nouveau, Ardon Creek Vineyard and Winery Llc, Letts BEST OF SHOW - RED
Oldest Child, 99 Bottles Winery, Garner
Rattlesnake Red, Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset
Red Raspberry Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Rohde Red, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Sparkling Corot Noir, Buchanan House Winery, Tipton
Steuben, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Vignoles, Cedar Valley Winery, Batavia BEST OF SHOW - WHITE
Gold
Cranberry And Apple Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Cranberry Crush, Winneshiek Wildberry Winery, Decorah
Goldenrod, Soldier Creek Winery, Fort Dodge
Grandpas Reserve, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Master's Cuvee, The Winery at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Serenity, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Sparkling Edelwiess, Buchanan House Winery, Tipton
Starboard Of Marquette, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Sultry Sunset, Rustic River Winery And Vineyard, Lake View
Youngest Child, 99 Bottles Winery, Garner
Silver
Atlas, Cedar Ridge Vineyards LLC, Swisher
Autumn Splendor, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Blackberry Blossom, Winneshiek Wildberry Winery, Decorah
Blackberry Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Bluesfest, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Blushing Claire, SNUS Hill Vineyard and Winery, Madrid
Brianna, Backcountry Winery, Stratford
Brianna, Nine Pines Vineyard and Winery, Northwood
Brianna, Soldier Creek Winery, Fort Dodge
Campfire Hootch, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Candleglow White, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Cardinal Red, Prairie Crossing Vineyard and Winery, Treynor
Cat Nip, SNUS Hill Vineyard and Winery, Madrid
Cherry Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Commission Man Red, Ardon Creek Vineyard And Winery Llc, Letts
Coyote Call, Rustic River Winery And Vineyard, Lake View
Edelweiss, SNUS Hill Vineyard and Winery, Madrid
FourPointOh!, The Winery at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Frontenac, Lindon Wines, Burlington
Frontenac, Lindon Wines, Burlington
Frontenac, Old Town Vineyard and Winery, Ida Grove
Frontenac, SNUS Hill Vineyard and Winery, Madrid
Full Bore, Wooden Wheel Vineyards, Keota
Geneva Red 7, Soldier Creek Winery, Fort Dodge
Grape Expectations, Madigan Winery, LLC, Lansing
Hogback Bridge, Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset
Iowa Edelweiss, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Iowa Vignoles, Annelise Winery, Indianola
Iowa Vignoles, Penoach Winery, Adel
Johanna, Ardon Creek Vineyard And Winery Llc, Letts
JW Rosè, Jasper Winery, Des Moines BEST OF SHOW - OTHER
La Crescent, Jasper Winery, Des Moines
Lace Curtain, Ardon Creek Vineyard And Winery Llc, Letts
LaCrescent Sparkling Wine, The Winery at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Magna Cumlaude, The Winery at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Marchal Foch, Cedar Ridge Vineyards LLC, Swisher
Marquette, Airport Road Vineyard And Winery, Mount Pleasant
Marquette, Backcountry Winery, Stratford
Marquette, Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset
Mead, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Mrs. Sippi, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
My First Crush, The Winery at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Nancy Love, Wooden Wheel Vineyards, Keota
Outstanding White, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Paragon Pink, Soldier Creek Winery, Fort Dodge
Peach Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Petite Pearl, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Red 52, Ardon Creek Vineyard And Winery Llc, Letts
Rhubarb Crisp, Winneshiek Wildberry Winery, Decorah
Rockbottom Red, Rustic River Winery And Vineyard, Lake View
Rubra, Soldier Creek Winery, Fort Dodge
Sassy Cindys Rhubarb, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Seyval, Fireside Winery, Marengo
Seyval Blanc, Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset
Silky St. Croix, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Spinna, SNUS Hill Vineyard and Winery, Madrid
St. Pepin, Soldier Creek Winery, Fort Dodge
Storyteller, Fireside Winery, Marengo
Strawberry Fest, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Summer Sabbatical, The Winery at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Wagon Trail Red, Prairie Crossing Vineyard and Winery, Treynor
Windmill Whisper, Rustic River Winery And Vineyard, Lake View
Windswept White, Prairie Crossing Vineyard and Winery, Treynor
Bronze
A Bit c"RAZ"y, Fox Ridge Winery, Traer
Aronia Berry Dessert Wine, The Winery at Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Big Red, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Blackberry, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Bobber, Wooden Wheel Vineyards, Keota
Caba Moch, Summerset Winery, Indianola
Deti Vino, Fox Ridge Winery, Traer
Ditchweed Red, SNUS Hill Vineyard and Winery, Madrid
Edelweiss, Prairie Crossing Vineyard and Winery, Treynor
Elderberry, Buchanan House Winery, Tipton
Elderberry Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Evening Star Edelweiss, Winneshiek Wildberry Winery, Decorah
Front Porch, Jasper Winery, Des Moines
Frontenac, Fireside Winery, Marengo
George G., Wooden Wheel Vineyards, Keota
Harvest White, Summerset Winery, Indianola
High Trestle Taille, SNUS Hill Vineyard and Winery, Madrid
Holiday White, Ardon Creek Vineyard And Winery Llc, Letts
In The Dark, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Iowa Brianna, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Iowa Frontenac Rosè, Penoach Winery, Adel
La Crosse, Cedar Valley Winery, Batavia
McCulley's, Wooden Wheel Vineyards, Keota
Mead, Sweet Honeymoon Winery, Lohrville
Middle Child, 99 Bottles Winery, Garner
Mt. Men, Wooden Wheel Vineyards, Keota
Niagara Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Nine Sixty-Five, Cedar Ridge Vineyards LLC, Swisher
Pink Frost, Summerset Winery, Indianola
Redezvous, Backcountry Winery, Stratford
Rhubarb Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Rosè, Cedar Ridge Vineyards LLC, Swisher
Roseman Bridge, Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset
Second Child, 99 Bottles Winery, Garner
St Croix, Fireside Winery, Marengo
Strawberry Wine, Ackerman Winery, Amana
Summer Crush, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Sweet Ruby, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
Unoaked Seyval Blanc, Jasper Winery, Des Moines
Volga Lake White, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette
White Blossom, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Vignoles, Backcountry Winery, Stratford
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