Competition Results > 2025 Director's Awards, Wine

Wine of the Year, Domestic
2019 Noceto Aglianico "Fumo e Terra"
Shenandoah Valley $49.00 Platinum 97 points
 
Wine of the Year, Import
2024 Saint Enzo L'Originale Lambrusco™
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC Italy $85.00 Platinum 96 points
 
Winery of the Year, Domestic
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
Paso Robles, California
 
Winery of the Year, Import
Heirloom Vineyards
McLaren Vale, Australia
 
Wine Company of the Year
Hemispheres
Glendale (Los Angeles County) California
 
 
Best of Show Sparkling Wine
2024 Saint Enzo L'Originale Lambrusco™
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC Italy $85.00 Platinum 96 points
 
Best of Show White Wine
2024 Navarro Vineyards White Roan
Mendocino $29.00 Platinum 95 points
 
Best of Show Rosé Wine
2024 Raeburn Rosé
Sonoma County $19.99 Gold 93 points
 
Best of Show Red Wine
2019 Noceto Aglianico "Fumo e Terra"
Shenandoah Valley $49.00 Platinum 97 points
 
Best of Show Dessert Wine
NV Rancho de Philo California Triple Cream Sherry
Cucamonga Valley $59.95 Gold 92 points
 
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Best Aglianico
2019 Noceto Aglianico "Fumo e Terra" Shenandoah Valley $49.00 Platinum 97 points
 
Best Albariño
2024 8 Chains North Albariño Middleburg Virginia AVA Virginia $32.00 Gold 90 points
2023 Invention Vineyards Imaginada Texas $39.00 Gold 90 points
 
Best Bordeaux Style Blend
2023 J. Lohr Cuvée ST. E Paso Robles $50.00 Platinum 96 points
 
Best Cabernet Franc
2022 Belle Arte Cabernet Franc Artist Series Rogue Valley $37.00 Gold 90 points
 
Best Cabernet Sauvignon
2023 Maxville Cabernet Sauvignon The High Valley Napa Valley $55.00 Platinum 95 points
 
Best Chardonnay
2024 J. Lohr October Night Chardonnay Arroyo Seco $25.00 Platinum 95 points
 
Best Chenin Blanc
2025 Kevin O'Leary Reserve Series Chenin Blanc Western Cape South Africa $25.00 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Dry Muscat
2024 Navarro Vineyards Muscat Blanc      Estate Bottled Dry Anderson Valley $26.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Fruit/Grape Blends
NV Barefoot Fruitscato Mango $6.99 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Grenache
2024 Sestien Wind Cellars Grenache Western Cape South Africa $25.00 Platinum 95 points
 
Best Gruner Veltliner
2024 Navarro Vineyards Grüner Veltliner  Anderson Valley $26.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Italian Blend
2021 Beni Duilio Red Wine Maremma Toscana DOC Italy $21.99 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Malbec
2024 Finca Magnolia Magnolia Negra Malbec Reserve Mendoza Argentina $24.99 Gold 92 points
NV Barefoot Cellars Malbec California $6.99 Gold 92 points
 
Best Mead
2024 Valkyrie's Kiss Mead Lemon Citrus Mead Texas Hill Country $40.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Merlot
NV Don Giovanni Wines Bold Merlot New York State $55.00 Gold 93 points
 
Best Non-Alcoholic Wine
2024 Tomorrow Cellars Sparkling Blanc De  Rhône Alcohol Removed California $30.00 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Non-Vintage Brut
2022 Heath Sparkling Euphoria American $57.65 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Petit Verdot
2022 Grape Creek Vineyards Invention Texas $61.00 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Petite Sirah
2021 GCV The Elitist Texas Hill Country $74.00 Gold 93 points
 
Best Pinot Blanc
2024 Docmanov Vineyards & Winery Pinot Blanc Anderson Valley $35.00 Gold 93 points
 
Best Pinot Grigio
2024 Biltmore Estate Pinot Grigio American $18.00 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Pinot Gris
2024 King Estate Artisan Series Pinot Gris Willamette Valley $20.00 Gold 92 points
2024 Navarro Vineyards Pinot Gris  Anderson Valley $26.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Pinot Noir
2023 Raeburn Pinot Noir Sonoma County $24.99 Platinum 95 points
 
Best Pinotage
2024 Weelderige Velde Pinotage Western Cape South Africa $45.00 Gold 91 points
 
Best Primitivo
2024 Chacewater Primitivo Sierra Foothills $35.00 Gold 90 points
 
Best Prosecco Brut
NV Poggio Costa Brut Prosecco Prosecco DOC Italy $13.99 Gold 90 points
 
Best Prosecco Extra Dry
NV Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Prosecco Prosecco DOC Italy $16.00 Gold 90 points
 
Best Prosecco Rosé
2024 La Marca Prosecco Rosé Prosecco DOC Italy $19.00 Gold 90 points
 
Best Red Blend
2021 SALDO Red Blend California $30.00 Platinum 95 points
 
Best Rhone Blend
2024 Loquet Red Wine WO Coastal Region South Africa $45.00 Gold 91 points
2023 Grenache Shiraz Mataro Menagerie of the Barossa Barossa Australia $30.00 Gold 91 points
 
Best Riesling
2025 Dandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling Eden Valley Australia $60.00 Gold 93 points
 
Best Rosé
2024 Raeburn Rosé Sonoma County $19.99 Gold 93 points
 
Best Sake
NV SOTO Junmai Daiginjo Super Premium Niigata Prefecture Japan $42.99 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Sangiovese
2020 Beni Duilio Sangiovese Toscana IGT Italy $22.99 Gold 92 points
 
Best Sauvignon Blanc
2024 Wolfson Cellars Sauvignon Blanc California $11.99 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Sherry
NV Rancho de Philo California Triple Cream Sherry Cucamonga Valley $59.95 Gold 92 points
 
Best Shiraz
2023 Heirloom Vineyards 2023 A'Lambra Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia $120.00 Gold 93 points
 
Best Sparkling Rose
2021 Heath Sparkling Adoration American $61.00 Platinum 95 points
 
Best Super Tuscan Style
2023 Falkner Winery Amante Special Selection Temecula Valley $80.00 Gold 92 points
2022 Stonemason Cellars Hammer Time Red Wine Sierra Foothills $49.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Sweet Muscat
2023 Kevin O'Leary Reserve Series Moscato California $25.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Syrah
2023 Eberle Syrah Steinbeck Vineyard Paso Robles $42.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Tannat
2021 GCV The Individualist Texas Hill Country $74.00 Platinum 94 points
 
Best Tempranillo
2022 FireSky Wine Tempranillo Estate Grown Texas High Plains $32.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best Vermentino
2024 Vienza at Europa Village Reserve Vermentino EK Cuvée Temecula Valley $56.00 Gold 90 points
2024 Marin d'eau Douce Rolle Pays d'Oc IGP France $16.99 Gold 90 points
2024 Raffaldini Vermentino Superiore Swan Creek $28.00 Gold 90 points
 
Best Viognier
2024 Eberle Viognier Estate Vineyard Paso Robles $40.00 Gold 92 points
2024 Falkner Winery Viognier Temecula Valley $50.00 Gold 92 points
 
Best White Blend
2024 Navarro Vineyards White Roan Mendocino $29.00 Platinum 95 points
 
Best Zinfandel
2022 WE KNOW JACK! ROCKPILE RIFF RAFF ZINFANDEL Single Block; Jack Florence Sr. Vineyard Rockpile $60.00 Gold 92 points

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