Press and Awards

Gold Medals and AccoladesMedal

“Best New Winery” – 2006 Wine Literary Awards Tasting


2005 Chardonnay – Russian River Valley

  • Gold Medal – 2008 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2008 California State Fair

2004 Chardonnay – Vineyard Select (Sonoma Coast)

  • Gold Star Award – Sante’ Magazine (March / April 2007)
  • Gold Medal – 2007 Beaufort North Carolina Vin de Mer Wine Competition
  • Double Gold Medal – 2006 Florida State Fair International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2006 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2006 North of the Gate Wine Competition

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon – Brigden Vineyard (Sonoma County)

Wine Enthusiast – 92 Points (December 2008)


2004 Cabernet Sauvignon – T.R. Passalacqua Vineyard (Dry Creek Valley)

Gold Medal – 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Wine Spectator – 89 Points (October 2008)


2004 Cabernet Sauvignon – Vineyard Select (Sonoma County)

  • Gold Medal – 2007 Florida State Fair International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • Best of Class, Gold Medal – 2006 Los Angeles County Fair
  • Best of Class, Double Gold Medal – 2006 California State Fair
  • Gold Medal – 2006 San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2006 Grand Harvest Awards
  • Gold Medal – 2006 Lone Star International Wine Competition

2003 Chardonnay – Sweeney Vineyard ( Sonoma Coast)

  • Gold Medal – 2005 CA State Fair
  • Critics Gold Award – 2005 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2005 Sonoma County Harvest Fair

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon – Brigden Vineyard ( Sonoma County)

Wine Enthusiast Magazine – 93 Points (September 2006)
Gold Medal – 2006 San Francisco International Wine Competition


2003 Cabernet Sauvignon – T. R. Passalacqua Vineyard ( Dry Creek Valley)

  • Gold Medal – 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
  • Gold Medal – 2006 San Diego International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2006 California State Fair
  • Gold Medal – 2006 West Coast Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2006 Lone Star International Wine Competition

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon – Sonoma County

Best of Class, Gold Medal – 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair


2002 Cabernet Sauvignon – T. R. Passalacqua Vineyard ( Dry Creek Valley)

Critics Gold Award – 2005 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
Gold Medal – 2006 West Coast Wine Competition

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