The Robert Whitley Trophy for Wine of the Year PALAZZO 2019 Left Bank Red Cuvée Master Blend Series Napa Valley $50.00 Platinum 96 points Winery of the Year, Domestic Eberle Winery Paso Robles, California Winery of the Year, Import Zonte's Footstep McLaren Vale, Australia Wine Company of the Year Boisset Collection Napa Valley, California Small Producer of the Year PALAZZO Napa Valley, California Best of Show Sparkling Wine Castelnau NV Le Chemin du Roi Brut Methode Champenoise Champagne AOC $160.00 Platinum 95 points Best of Show White Wine Lightpost Winery 2021 Chardonnay Reserve Spanish Springs Vineyard San Luis Obispo County $39.00 Platinum 95 points Best of Show Rosé Dark Horse 2022 Rosé California $9.99 Platinum 94 points Best of Show Red Wine PALAZZO WINE 2019 Left Bank Red Cuvée Master Blend Series Napa Valley $50.00 Platinum 96 points Best of Show Dessert WIne Jeff Runquist 2021 Sisney Estate Grown Peroni Ranch Amador County $40.00 Gold 93 points *** Best Albariño Miramonte Winery 2021 Albarino Temecula Valley $32.00 Gold 92 points Best Barbera Eberle 2021 Barbera Paso Robles $40.00 Platinum 94 points Best Blended Red Varieties Herzog Special Reserve 2020 Quartet California $44.00 Gold 92 points Best Blended White Varieties La Vieile Ferme 2022 Blanc Vin de France $11.99 Gold 92 points Best Bordeaux Style Blend PALAZZO WINE 2019 Left Bank Red Cuvée Master Blend Series Napa Valley $50.00 Platinum 96 points Best Boxed Wine Bota Box NV Dry Rosé California $22.99 Gold 91 points Best Cabernet Franc PALAZZO WINE 2019 Cabernet Franc Reserve Napa Valley $115.00 Platinum 95 points Best Cabernet Sauvignon Louis M. Martini 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley $42.00 Platinum 95 points Best Canned Wine Maker Wine Company 2022 2022 Alta Orsa Chardonnay Sonoma County $9.00 Gold 91 points Best Cava Poema NV Cava Brut Cava DO $12.99 Gold 92 points Best Chardonnay Lightpost Winery 2021 Chardonnay Reserve Spanish Springs Vineyard San Luis Obispo County $39.00 Platinum 95 points Best Chenin Blanc Baron Herzog 2021 Chenin Blanc California $10.00 Gold 93 points Best Dry Rosé Dark Horse 2022 Rosé California $9.99 Platinum 94 points Best Fruit Wine St. James Winery NV Blueberry $8.99 Gold 92 points Best Fruit/Grape Blend Barefoot Fruitscato NV Lemonade $6.99 Silver Best Grenache Miramonte Winery 2019 Garnacha Temecula Valley $40.00 Platinum 94 points Best Gruner Veltliner Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards 2022 Grüner Veltliner Estate Grown Estate Selection; Hefeabzug Umpqua Valley $34.00 Platinum 94 points Best Hybrid Wine JOLO Winery & Vineyards 2022 JOLOTAGE North Carolina $39.00 Platinum 94 points and St. James Winery NV Project 1970 Ozark Highlands $18.99 Platinum 94 points and Carlos Creek Winery 2022 Minnterra White American $24.00 Platinum 94 points Best Italian Blend Tostorreddu 2020 Tostorreddu Isola Dei Nuraghi IGT $19.99 Gold 92 points Best Low Calorie Wine Brancott Estate 2022 Brancott Estate Flight Song Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough $12.99 Gold 91 points Best Malbec Zonte's Footstep 2022 Violet Beauregard Malbec Langhorne Creek $30.00 Gold 93 points Best Merlot Merriam Vineyards 2018 Merlot Estate Windacre Vineyard Russian River Valley $54.00 Platinum 95 points Best Montepulciano Zonte's Footstep 2021 Rosso Cova McLaren Vale $30.00 Gold 90 points Best Muscat (Dry) Navarro Vineyards 2022 Muscat Blanc Dry Anderson Valley $25.00 Gold 91 points Best Muscat (Sweet) Barefoot NV Moscato California $6.99 Gold 91 points Best Non-Vintage Brut Castelnau NV Le Chemin du Roi Brut Methode Champenoise Champagne AOC $160.00 Platinum 95 points Best Petit Verdot Jeff Runquist 2020 Reserve Petit Verdot San Joaquin County $48.00 Platinum 94 points Best Petite Sirah J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines 2020 Tower Road Petite Sirah Paso Robles $35.00 Gold 91 points Best Pinot Grigio Jacob's Creek 2022 Classic Pinot Grigio Australia $12.00 Platinum 94 points and The Simple Grape 2021 Pinot Grigio California $15.00 Platinum 94 points Best Pinot Noir Kenwood Vineyards 2019 Six Ridges Pinot Noir Russian River Valley $21.99 Platinum 95 points Best Port Jeff Runquist 2021 Sisney Estate Grown Peroni Ranch Amador County $40.00 Gold 93 points Best Prosecco La Marca 2021 Prosecco Rosé Prosecco DOC $19.00 Gold 91 points Best Red Rhone Blend Basalt Cellars 2020 Rick's Red Washington State $30.00 Gold 91 points Best Riesling Walnut Creek 2022 Riesling American $14.99 Platinum 94 points Best Sangiovese Jeff Runquist 2021 Sangiovese Pioneer Hill Vineyard Amador County $29.00 Platinum 94 points Best Sauvignon Blanc Rabble 2022 Sauvignon Blanc Central Coast $17.99 Platinum 94 points Best Shiraz Wakefield 2020 St Andrews Shiraz Clare Valley $80.00 Gold 93 points Best Sparkling Rosé Castelnau NV Le Chemin du Roi Brut Rosé Methode Champenoise Champagne AOC $299.00 Platinum 94 points Best Spirits Barrel Aged Wine 1924 2021 Whiskey Barrel Aged Red Blend California $21.00 Gold 90 points Best Super Tuscan Style Le Vigne 2019 Cuore Della Vigna Estate Grown Paso Robles $54.00 Gold 92 points Best Syrah Heirloom Vineyards 2021 Syrah Adelaide Hills $40.00 Platinum 94 points Best Tempranillo Miramonte Winery 2019 Tempranillo Temecula Valley $47.00 Platinum 94 points Best Vermentino Barboursville Vineyards 2022 Vermentino Reserve Virginia $23.00 Gold 91 points Best Vintage Brut Domaine Carneros 2018 Estate Brut Methode Traditionnelle Estate Grown Carneros $38.00 Gold 93 points and Trump Winery 2016 Reserve Brut Estate Bottled Monticello $74.99 Gold 93 points Best Viognier Trump Winery 2021 Viognier Monticello $29.99 Platinum 94 points Best Zinfandel Eberle 2021 Zinfandel Paso Robles $35.00 Platinum 95 points |
