POMONA, Calif. – Forty Pacific Northwest wines earned gold medals or better at the “granddaddy of all American wine competitions.”
The 77th annual Los Angeles International Wine Competition took place in mid-May at the Los Angeles County fairgrounds, drawing more than 3,000 entries from around the world.
Some 17 wines from British Columbia, Washington and Oregon earned best-of-class status, meaning they were the top wine in their category. Moon Curser Vineyards in Osoyoos, British Columbia, won three best-of-class designations, while Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery near Oliver, British Columbia, won two. Gehringer Brothers also won four additional gold medals.
Of the 40 Northwest wines that won gold medals, 31 were from British Columbia.
Here are the complete Northwest results of the Los Angeles International Wine Competition.
Gold/best of class
Abacela 2015 Albariño, Umpqua Valley
Battle Creek Cellars 2014 Unconditional Pinot Noir, Oregon
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2013 Merlot, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2012 Quattro, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2012 The Aristocrat Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2012 Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Desert Sun, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Ehrenfelser, Okanagan Valley
Kismet Estate Winery 2014 Safed, Okanagan Valley
Kismet Estate Winery 2014 Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Monster Vineyards 2015 Skinny Dip Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Carménère, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Contraband Series Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2012 Tannat, Okanagan Valley
Pacific Oasis NV Riesling, Columbia Valley
Peller Estates Winery 2015 Family Series Pinot Gris, British Columbia
Poplar Grove 2015 Rosé, Okanagan Valley
Red Rooster Winery 2015 Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Township 7 Vineyards & Winery 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Gold
50th Parallel Estate Winery 2015 Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Bench 1775 2015 Glow Rosé, Okanagan Valley
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2013 Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2012 Collector’s Series Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley
Church & State Wines 2014 Lost Inhibitions Red, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Classic Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Old Vines Auxerrois, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Dry Rock Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Private Reserve Dry Riesling, Okanagan Valley
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2015 Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
Monster Vineyards 2014 Merlot, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Pacific Rim Winemakers 2014 Hahn Hill Vineyard Chenin Blanc, Yakima Valley
Pino 2014 Pinot Gris, Oregon
Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyard 2014 Winemaker’s Reserve Syrah, Umpqua Valley
Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyard 2014 Smaragd Grüner Veltliner, Umpqua Valley
Sawtooth Winery 2014 Riesling, Snake River Valley
Spierhead 2014 Club Consensus Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Spierhead 2014 Cuvée Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Township 7 Vineyards & Winery 2013 Merlot, Okanagan Valley
Wayne Gretzky Okanagan 2014 No. 99 Red, British Columbia
Wayne Gretzky Okanagan 2014 No. 99 The Great Red, British Columbia
Whistler 2014 Viognier Icewine, Okanagan Valley
Silver
50th Parallel Estate Winery 2014 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
50th Parallel Estate Winery 2015 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
50th Parallel Estate Winery 2014 Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
50th Parallel Estate Winery 2015 Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
Abacela 2015 Blanco Dulce, Umpqua Valley
Backyard Winery 2013 Reserve Syrah, British Columbia
Backyard Winery 2015 Riesling Rosé, Fraser Valley
Backyard Winery 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, British Columbia
Backyard Winery 2013 Cabernet Franc, British Columbia
Backyard Winery 2013 Riesling, British Columbia
Bench 1775 2013 Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Browne Family Vineyards 2013 Tribute, Columbia Valley
Browne Family Vineyards 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2013 Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2014 Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2012 Meritage, Okanagan Valley
Calona Vineyards 2015 Artist Series Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
Calona Vineyards 2015 Artist Series Unoaked Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Canoe Ridge Vineyard 2014 The Expedition Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills
Cassini Cellars 2012 The Godfather Red, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2011 The Godfather Red, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2012 Maximus, Okanagan Valley
Cassini Cellars 2013 White Rhône Blend, Okanagan Valley
Charles & Charles 2015 Rosé, Columbia Valley
Church & State Wines 2013 Second Chapter Vineyard Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Church & State Wines 2015 Lost Inhibitions White, Okanagan Valley
Church & State Wines 2013 Coyote Bowl Vineyard Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Church & State Wines 2013 Coyote Bowl Vineyard Merlot, Okanagan Valley
Columbia Winery 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Conviction Wines 2015 The Industrialist Sovereign Opal, Okanagan Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2012 Cabernet Franc, Walla Walla Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2012 Dedication Ten, Walla Walla Valley
Desert Wind Winery 2014 Ruah, Wahluke Slope
Duck Pond Cellars 2015 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley
Evolve Cellars 2014 Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Fort Berens Estate Winey 2014 Red Gold, British Columbia
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Dry Rock Unoaked Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2015 Private Reserve Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2014 Signature Series Icewine, Okanagan Valley
Gravel Bar 2014 Alluvial Red, Columbia Valley
Intrinsic 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Kismet Estate Winery 2015 Infinity Rosé, Okanagan Valley
Kismet Estate Winery 2014 Karma, Okanagan Valley
Kismet Estate Winery 2014 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2014 Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Lopez Island Vineyards 2015 Siegerrebe, Puget Sound
Marchesi Vineyards 2014 Achille Barbera, Columbia Valley
Marchesi Vineyards 2014 Emma Sangiovese, Columbia Valley
Marchesi Vineyards 2015 Valentino Primitivo, Columbia Valley
Marchesi Vineyards 2014 Bric, Columbia Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Contraband Series Malbec, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Contraband Series Tempranillo, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Contraband Series Petiti Verdot, Okanagan Valley
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery 2011 The One Brut, Okanagan Valley
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery 2014 Pinot Grigio, Okanagan Valley
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery 2013 Reserve Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Pacific Rim Winemakers 2014 Twin Vineyards Gewürztraminer, Yakima Valley
Pacific Rim Winemakers 2014 Spring Creek Vineyard Grüner Veltliner, Yakima Valley
Poplar Grove 2013 Syrah, Okanagan Valley
Poplar Grove 2015 Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Poplar Grove 2012 The Legacy Red, Okanagan Valley
Poplar Grove 2013 Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley
Poplar Grove 2013 Merlot, Okanagan Valley
Primarius 2014 Pinot Noir, Oregon
Red Lily Vineyards 2012 Tempranillo, Rogue Valley
Red Rooster Winery 2015 Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley
Red Rooster Winery 2015 Reserve Gewürztramer, Okanagan Valley
Red Rooster Winery 2014 Icewine, Okanagan Valley
Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyard 2014 Timnah Bloc Tempranillo, Umpqua Valley
Ross Andrew 2013 The Huntsman Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2014 Gamay Noir, Okanagan Valley
Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2013 Small Lots Two, Okanagan Valley
Shadowland 2014 Riesling, Washington
Shadowland 2013 Red Blend, Washington
Shadowland 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington
Time Estate Winery 2014 White Meritage, Okanagan Valley
Time Estate Winery 2012 Meritage, Okanagan Valley
Waterbrook Winery 2014 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
Bronze
Abacela 2012 Barrel Select Tempranillo, Umpqua Valley
Backyard Winery 2015 Gewürztraminer, British Columbia
Backyard Winery 2015 Pinot Gris, British Columbia
Backyard Winery 2013 Nosey Neighbour Red, British Columbia
Backyard Winery 2015 Nosey Neighbour White, British Columbia
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2013 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2013 Athene, Okanagan Valley
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley
Calona Vineyards 2014 Artist Series Bordeaux Blend, Okanagan Valley
Canoe Ridge Vineyard 2014 The Expedition Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills
Charles & Charles 2014 Red Blend, Columbia Valley
Church & State Wines 2012 Quintessential, Okanagan Valley
Church & State Wines 2013 Coyote Bowl Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley
Church & State Wines 2011 Quintessential, Okanagan Valley
Columbia Crest 2013 Red Blend, Horse Heaven Hills
Columbia Winery 2014 Merlot, Columbia Valley
Columbia Winery NV Composition, Columbia Valley
Conviction Wines 2015 The Financier Pinot Grigio, Okanagan Valley
Cougar Crest Estate Winery 2014 Viognier, Walla Walla Valley
Desert Wind Winery 2014 Merlot, Wahluke Slope
Duck Pond Cellars 2014 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
Fort Berens Estate Winey 2014 White Gold, British Columbia
Fort Berens Estate Winey 2014 Meritage, British Columbia
Fort Berens Estate Winey 2014 Chardonnay, British Columbia
Fort Berens Estate Winey 2014 Pinot Noir, British Columbia
Fort Berens Estate Winey 2014 Cabernet Franc, British Columbia
Gravel Bar 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Hedgeline 2015 Pinot Noir, Oregon
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2012 Reserve Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2013 Merlot, Okanagan Valley
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2013 Meritage, Okanagan Valley
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2014 Semillon, Okanagan Valley
Lake Breeze Vineyards 2012 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley
Lopez Island Vineyards 2014 Madeleine Angevine, Puget Sound
McWatters Collection 2012 Meritage, Okanagan Valley
Monster Vineyards 2015 Rosie, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Border Vines, Okanagan Valley
Moon Curser Vineyards 2013 Dead of Night, Okanagan Valley
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery 2013 Meritage, Okanagan Valley
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery 2013 Reserve Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery 2014 Mingle, Okanagan Valley
Pino 2015 Rosé, Oregon
Pino 2013 Pinot Noir, Oregon
Poplar Grove 2015 Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
Raven 2014 Deep Dark Red, Okanagan Valley
Red Lily Vineyards 2013 Life of Riley Tempranillo, Applegate Valley
Red Rooster Winery 2015 The Coop Pinot Grigio, Okanagan Valley
Red Rooster Winery 2015 Reserve Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley
Red Rooster Winery 2015 Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Valley
Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyard 2014 Winemaker’s Reserve Tempranillo, Umpqua Valley
Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2013 Small Lots Barbera, Okanagan Valley
Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2013 Small Lots Three, Okanagan Valley
Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2015 Rosé, Okanagan Valley
Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2013 Phantom Creek Vineyard Small Lots Malbec, Okanagan Valley
Shadowland 2014 Merlot, Washington
Thorswell 2014 Spouting Horn, Oregon
Waterbrook Winery 2013 Reserve Malbec, Columbia Valley
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