The annual Big Wine Event for Sonoma County wineries has been judged and results released. All wines entered must be from Sonoma County grapes. About 960 wines were entered from 126 labels (a winery can have more than one label). Almost one-fourth of the wines entered receive a good medal, much higher than the average for wine judgings.
The public tasting of gold medal winners will be Saturday, October 14th, at the county fair grounds. I'll be there pouring wine; maybe sneaking in a taste or three.
There are three big winners, a white, a red, and a "specialty" wine that's usually a sparkling wine, sometimes a dessert wine.
- Fritz 2021 Russian River Valley Chardonnay, $50
- Wilson 2021 Dry Creek Valley Reserve Zinfandel, $38
- De La Montanya 2020 Russian River Valley Twisted Jill Blanc de Blancs, $55
Listed below are the biggest bargains that received a double gold (unanimous gold medal selection by the judges). I haven't tried any of these. Note that most wines are judged in price classes, such as one for Sauvignon Blanc under $25 and one for over. Each class gets judged separately only against the wines in their price class.
- Bennett Valley Cellars 2021 Bin 6410 Sonoma County Pinot Noir, $22
- Chalk Hill 2021 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, $29
- Dry Creek Vineyards 2022 Dry Creek Valley Fume Blanc, $20
- Kenwood Vineyards 2019 Alexander Valley Six Ridges Cabernet Sauvignon, $22
- Korbel 2019 Russian River Valley Natural sparkling wine, $17
- Miro 2022 Russian River Valley Olivet Ranch Vyd Reserve Chardonnay, $28
- Pedroncelli 2021 Dry Creek Valley Mother Clone Zinfandel, $24
- Quivira 2021 Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc, $19
- Rodney Strong 2021 Sonoma County Red Blend, $25
- Sonoma Cutrer 2021 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, $25
- St. Francis 2020 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon, $22
- St. Francis 2022 Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc, $17
Go here to see the complete list.
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