2018 Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine Winners

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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