WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – Maryhill Winery in Goldendale, Wash., won “Winemaker of the Year” honors at the 2013 Indy International Wine Competition.
Richard Batchelor, Maryhill’s winemaker, earned the award by winning two best-in-class awards, four double golds, seven golds, 12 silvers and three bronzes.
This is the second consecutive year a Pacific Northwest winery has won the Winemaker of the Year award, with Walter Gehringer of Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery in Oliver, British Columbia, earning the prize in 2012.
Northwest wineries won more than their share of the top medals, including eight best-in-class awards. Gehringer Brothers won two, while College Cellars, Covington Cellars, Kitzke Cellars and Tsillan Cellars also winning the top prizes.
Cougar Crest Winery in Walla Walla, Wash., won a double gold and five gold medals.
Morgan Lee, winemaker for Covington Cellars and Two Vintners, both in Woodinville, Wash., won two double golds and four golds.
This year’s competition drew 1,170 entries.
Here are the complete results:
Double gold/Best in class
College Cellars 2011 Scholarship Red, Columbia Valley
Covington Cellars 2010 Olsen Vineyard Petite Sirah, Columbia Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Dry Rock Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Signature Riesling Icewine, Okanagan Valley
Kitzke Cellars 2010 Malbec, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Les Collines Vineyards Syrah, Walla Walla Valley
Gold/Best in class
Tsillan Cellars 2010 Estate Sangiovese, Lake Chelan
Double gold
Barrister Winery 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2010 Dedication Seven, Columbia Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Late Harvest Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Minus 9 Ehrenfelser Icewine, Okanagan Valley
Lake Chelan Winery 2010 Malbec, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Barbera, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Sugarloaf Vineyard Mourvedre, Rattlesnake Hills
Two Vintners 2012 Pepper Bridge Vineyard Merlot, Columbia Valley
Gold
Cassini Cellars 2012 Unoaked Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Merlot, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Syrah, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Red blend, Walla Walla Valley
Covington Cellars 2010 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley
Covington Cellars 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Davenport Cellars 2009 RHD, Columbia Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Dry Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Ehrenfelser, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Desert Sun, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Optimum Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Lake Chelan Winery 2010 Pinot Noir, Lake Chelan
Maryhill Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Malbec, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Sangiovese, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Grenache, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Serendipity, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Marvell, Rattlesnake Hills
Maryhill Winery 2010 Tavola Rosso, Columbia Valley
Nodland Cellars 2009 Avant garde Carménère, Columbia Valley
Nodland Cellars 2008 Private Blend, Columbia Valley
Spangler Vineyards 2011 Reynoso Vineyard Zinfandel, Southern Oregon
Tsillan Cellars 2012 Sempre Amore, Lake Chelan
Two Vintners 2011 Syrah, Columbia Valley
Two Vintners 2010 StoneTree Vineyard Zinfandel, Wahluke Slope
White Salmon Vineyard 2005 Chardonnay, Columbia Gorge
Zerba Cellars 2012 Marsanne-Roussanne, Walla Walla Valley
Silver
Cassini Cellars 2009 Reserve Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2011 Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2009 Maximus Collection, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2010 The Godfather, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2010 Quattro, Okanagan Valley
College Cellars 2012 Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills
College Cellars 2012 Riesling, Columbia Valley
College Cellars 2012 Clarke Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Walla Walla Valley
College Cellars 2012 Scholarship White, Walla Walla Valley
College Cellars 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Ice Wine, Walla Walla Valley
College Cellars 2011 Clarke Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
College Cellars 2011 Clarke Vineyard Merlot, Walla Walla Valley
College Cellars 2011 Syrah, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2011 Viognier, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2008 Syrah, Walla Walla Valley
Davenport Cellars 2012 Meritage Blanc, Columbia Valley
Domaine Drouhin Oregon 2011 Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Private Reserve Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Gewürztraminer-Schonburger, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Late Harvest Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Cabernet France Signature Icewine, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Private Reserve Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Grizzly Peak Winery 2011 Pinot Gris, Oregon
Kitzke Cellars 2009 Monte Caramelle, Columbia Valley
Kitzke Cellars 2012 Rosé, Columbia Valley
Lake Chelan Winery 2010 Rivers Bend Vineyard Syrah, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Alder Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills
Maryhill Winery 2010 Clifton Hills Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Merlot, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Les Collines Vineyard Merlot, Walla Walla Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Sangiovese, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Syrah, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Syrah, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Zinfandel, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Zinfandel, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Northridge Primitivo, Wahluke Slope
Maryhill Winery 2010 Indira, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2012 Sangiovese Rosé, Columbia Valley
Nodland Cellars 2009 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Nodland Cellars 2009 Bad Attitude, Columbia Valley
Pyrenees Vineyard & Cellars 2011 Cabernet Franc, Oregon
Spangler Vineyards 2010 Malbec, Southern Oregon
Spangler Vineyards 2010 Claret, Southern Oregon
Tsillan Cellars 2010 Estate Reserve Syrah, Lake Chelan
Tsillan Cellars 2010 Estate Bellissima Rossa, Lake Chelan
Wedge Mountain Winery 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain
White Salmon Vineyard 2009 Pablo’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Zerba Cellars 2012 Viognier, Walla Walla Valley
Zerba Cellars 2012 Roussanne, Walla Walla Valley
Zerba Cellars NV Wild White, Walla Walla Valley
Bronze
Barrister Winery 2010 Syrah, Columbia Valley
Cassini Cellars 2010 Maximus Collection, Okanagan Valley
Covington Cellars 2012 Blanc, Columbia Valley
Franklynn Cellars 2011 Tempranillo, Columbia Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Dry Rock Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Private Reserve Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2012 Auxerroise, Okanagan Valley
Hanson Vineyards 2009 Pinot Noir, Oregon
Maryhill Winery 2012 Viognier, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Merlot, Columbia Valley
Pyrenees Vineyard & Cellars 2011 Semillon, Oregon
Spangler Vineyards 2012 Chardonnay, Southern Oregon
Spangler Vineyards 2012 Viognier, Southern Oregon
Tsillan Cellars 2012 Estate Pinot Grigio, Lake Chelan
Two Vintners 2012 Boushey Vineyard Grenache Blanc, Yakima Valley
Wedge Mountain Winery 2011 Merlot, Wahluke Slope
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