CLOVERDALE, Calif. - A head cold forced Co Dinn out of the office Friday morning, but the director of winemaker for Hogue Cellars in Prosser, Wash., felt a bit better when he learned his 2011 Riesling earned best of class at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. His sweeter Riesling, the Hogue Cellars 2011 Late Harvest Riesling, also received a gold medal. "I … [Read more...] about San Francisco Chronicle hangs 2 gold medals on Hogue Cellars Riesling
Wine competitions
Northwest wines win 8 top awards in giant California competition
CLOVERDALE, Calif. - Eight Northwest wines earned best-of-class awards at the nation’s largest wine competition. The winners were announced Friday morning at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, conducted in the northern Sonoma County town of Cloverdale. Maryhill Winery in Goldendale, Wash., won a unanimous double gold and three gold medals for red wines, three … [Read more...] about Northwest wines win 8 top awards in giant California competition
Largest wine competition in U.S. begins today
The first major U.S. wine competition begins today. It's also the largest judging of American wines in the nation. The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition takes place in the northern Sonoma County town of Cloverdale (it's so close to Mendocino County, you can smell the marijuana). The Chron judging is formerly known as the Cloverdale Citrus Fair Wine Competition and … [Read more...] about Largest wine competition in U.S. begins today
Last chance for first major wine judging of 2013
Christmas Eve is the last chance for wineries to enter the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest wine judging in North America. The competition is held in Cloverdale, Calif., in northern Sonoma County during the second week of January. It started as the Cloverdale Citrus Fair Wine Competition in 1983. Since 2000, it has been known as the San Francisco … [Read more...] about Last chance for first major wine judging of 2013