2021 Commercial Wine Competition Results
Joseph H. Swafford Best In Show
• Stone Griffon 2016 Estate Reserve Tempranillo
Gold Medals
• Season Cellars 2016 Malbec
• Season Cellars 2017 Viognier
• D’Anu 2016 Sangiovese
• Stone Griffon Winery 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
• Cardwell Hill Cellars 2016 Pinot Noir
• Garibaldi Cellars 2017 Phillip Pinot Noir
• Benedetto Vineyards Red Blend
• D’Anu 2019 Syrah
• Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards 2018 Syrah
• D’Anu 2016 Tempranillo
• Valley View 2016 Tempranillo
• Stone Griffon 2016 Estate Reserve Tempranillo
Silver Medals
• J. Scott 2018 Citron Chardonnay
• J. Wrigley Vineyards 2018 Chardonnay
• Knostman Family Winery 2018 Malbec
• Valley View Winery 2014 Zinfandel
• Flying Dutchman Winery 2015 Merlot
• RainSong Vineyard NV Sparkling Pinot Meunier
• Methven Family Vineyards 2015 Pinot Noir
• Methven Family Vineyards 2016 Pinot Noir
• Cardwell Hill Cellars 2016 Dijon Blocks Pinot Noir
• Cardwell Hill Cellars 2016 Old Vines Pinot Noir
• Benedetto Vineyards 2018 Pinot Noir
• J. Wrigley Vineyards 2016 Pinot Noir
• Emerson Vineyards 2018 Red Blend
• J. Scott Cellars 2017 Petite Syrah
Bronze Medals
• Valley View Winery 2019 Chardonnay
• Noble Estate Vineyards 2018 Ruby
• Stone Griffon 2018 Malbec
• Catman Cellars 2018 Baco Noir
• Hayworth Wine Bar 2014 Cabernet Franc
• Chris James Cellars 2018 Barbera
• Chris James Cellars 2018 Dolcetto
• Knostman Family Winery 2018 Pinot Gris
• Bluebird Hill Cellars 2018 South Block Reserve Pinot Noir
• Bluebird Hill Cellars 2018 Pinot Noir
• Noble Estate 2014 Pinot Noir
• RainSong Vineyard 2015 Pinot Noir
• Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards 2018 Pinot Noir
• J. Scott Cellars 2017 Tempranillo
For the last 35 years of the Festival's forty-four-year history, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Best-In-Show awards have been handed out to the most consistent achievers in a Commercial Wine Competition marked by one strong field after another. This early-in-the-year look at Northwest wines offers clear evidence of which wineries are on track and who to watch at other festival showcases around the country throughout the year.
2020 Commercial Wine Competition Medals
Best of Show Commercial Winners from 1987 to 2020
2020 Amateur Wine Competition Medals