LONG BEACH, Calif. – Two Washington wines earned best-in-class status at a prestigious Southern California wine competition.
Domaine Ste. Michelle earned top honors for sparkling wine with its NV Brut, while Duck Pond Cellars of Dundee, Ore., won best in class for its red blend using estate grapes from Washington’s Wahluke Slope.
The Long Beach Grand Cru is conducted in Southern California and is run by renowned wine journalist Dan Berger.
Seven wines won gold medals, with three going to Hyatt Vineyards in Washington’s Rattlesnake Hills. Maryhill Winery in Goldendale, Wash., won two gold medals. Lopez Island Vineyards won gold for its Siegerrebe, an unusual white grape grown in the Puget Sound AVA. And Pend d’Oreille, a winery in the Idaho Panhandle, earned gold for a Cabernet Sauvignon using Washington grapes.
Here are the complete Northwest results:
Gold/Best in class
Domaine Ste. Michelle NV Brut, Columbia Valley
Duck Pond Cellars 2011 Red Blend, Wahluke Slope
Gold
Hyatt Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Rattlesnake Hills
Lopez Island Vineyards 2012 Siegerrebe, Puget Sound
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Grenache, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Les Collines Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley
Pend d’Oreille Winery 2010 Lawrence Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Roza Ridge 2010 Petit Verdot, Rattlesnake Hills
Roza Ridge 2010 Roadside Market Red, Rattlesnake Hills
Silver
Chateau Ste. Michelle 2010 Cold Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle 2012 Dry Riesling, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle 2012 Eroica Riesling, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle 2012 Cold Creek Vineyard Riesling, Columbia Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Cougar Hills Vineyard Cabernet Franc, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2010 Dedication Seven, Columbia Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Anniversary Cuvee, Walla Walla Valley
Cricket Hill Winery 2006 Cabernet Franc, Applegate Valley
Duck Pond Cellars 2011 Merlot, Wahluke Slope
Duck Pond Cellars 2010 Mingle, Wahluke Slope
Firesteed Cellars 2009 Riesling, Oregon
Hyatt Vineyards 2012 Riesling, Rattlesnake Hills
Hyatt Vineyards 2009 Syrah, Rattlesnake Hills
Maryhill Winery 2010 Barbera, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Clifton Hills Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Malbec, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Merlot, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Syrah, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Tavola Rosso, Columbia Valley
Roza Ridge 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Rattlesnake Hills
Bronze
Abacela 2012 Albariño, Umpqua Valley
Citation 2009 Chardonnay, Oregon
Citation 2003 Pinot Noir, Oregon
Columbia Crest 2011 Grand Estates Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2009 Cougar Hills Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Desert Wind Winery 2010 Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope
Desert Wind Winery 2010 Ruah, Wahluke Slope
Desert Wind Winery 2010 Merlot, Wahluke Slope
Desert Wind Winery 2009 Tempranillo, Wahluke Slope
Desert Wind Winery 2011 Viognier, Wahluke Slope
Duck Pond Cellars 2009 Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope
Duck Pond Cellars 2011 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley
Duck Pond Cellars 2011 Syrah, Wahluke Slope
Firesteed Cellars 2012 Pinot Gris, Oregon
Firesteed Cellars 2008 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Hyatt Vineyards 2010 Merlot, Rattlesnake Hills
Hyatt Vineyards 2010 Zilla Gorilla Zinfandel, Rattlesnake Hills
Maryhill Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Les Collines Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Elephant Mountain Vineyard Indira, Rattlesnake Hills
Maryhill Winery 2010 Hattrup Farms Marvell, Rattlesnake Hills
Maryhill Winery 2010 Sugarloaf Vineyard Mourvedre, Rattlesnake Hills
Maryhill Winery 2010 Northridge Vineyard Primitivo, Wahluke Slope
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Sangiovese, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Syrah, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2011 Winemaker’s Red, Columbia Valley
Maryhill Winery 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve Zinfandel, Columbia Valley
Pend d’Oreille Winery 2011 Vickers Vineyard Chardonnay, Snake River Valley
Pend d’Oreille Winery 2008 Merlot, Columbia Valley
Trio Vintners 2010 Far Away Vineyard Grenache, Yakima Valley
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