Northwest wines shine in Denver Wine Competition

DENVER – Two Northwest wines earned unanimous double gold medals and 19 others won gold at the annual Denver Wine Competition.

J. Wrigley Vineyards in Oregon’s McMinnville American Viticultural Area and Westport Winery on Washington’s coast each earned double golds at the competition. Westport Winery also won a gold medal.

College Cellars of Walla Walla, which is part of the Walla Walla Valley Community College winemaking program, won six gold medals. The wines are produced by students and instructors at the college.

Also winning six gold medals was Coyote Canyon Winery in Prosser, Wash. Four of those medals were for its H/H Estates reserve label.

Here are the results of the Denver Wine Competition, which took place last month. The appellations and prices of the wines were not available.

Double gold

J. Wrigley Vineyards 2014 Rosé of Pinot Noir

Westport Winery 2013 Shorebird Chardonnay

Gold

14 Hands Winery 2014 Sauvignon Blanc

Anew 2012 Riesling

Chehalem Wines 2012 Three Vineyard Pinot Noir

Chehalem Wines 2011 Reserve Pinot Noir

College Cellars 2014 Semillon

College Cellars 2014 Viognier

College Cellars 2014 Barbera

College Cellars 2013 Malbec

College Cellars 2013 Scholarship Red

College Cellars NV GSM

Coyote Canyon Winery 2014 Viognier

Coyote Canyon Winery 2014 Roussanne

H/H Estates 2012 GW Smith Malbec

H/H Estates 2012 Buck Syrah

H/H Estates 2012 Michael Andrews Red

H/H Estates 2012 Robert Andrews Red

Icon Cellars 2013 Malbec

Icon Cellars NV Flamenco

Westport Winery 2013 Swimmer

Silver

Anew 2014 Pinot Grigio

Cana’s Feast Winery 2012 Joie de Vivre

Chehalem Wines 2013 INOX Chardonnay

College Cellars 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon

Columbia Crest 2014 H3 Sauvignon Blanc

Coyote Canyon Winery 2014 Albariño

Coyote Canyon Winery 2012 Tres Cruces

Coyote Canyon Winery 2014 Life is a Rosé

J. Wrigley Vineyards 2013 Proposal Block Estate Pinot Noir

Westport Winery 2013 Capt. Gray Gewürztraminer

Westport Winery NV Night Watch