I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Here are the results as well as info if you would like to attend the wine dinner.
The link for the Hudson Valley Wine & Culinary Food Pairing Dinner
Poughkeepsie, NY , April 29, 2008: Brook in Waterland in Rhinebeck New York was the setting Saturday, April 26th for the 4th Annual Hudson Valley Wine Competition. This competition highlights the Hudson Valley Regions wines and the growing interest the public has for them. The competition was open to all commercial wineries in the Hudson Valley AVA using New York State fruit, but more exclusively, Hudson Valley fruit.
Seventy nine wines made in the Hudson Valley were entered in the competition. Overall the wines from the 18 wineries that entered scored higher than in the past three competitions, suggesting to all present, a continuing improvement in winemaking for the area.
The winners of the 4th Annual Hudson Valley Wine Competition by class and variety are:
Sparkling:
Brotherhood Winery NV Blanc de Blanc –Silver Medal, Best Sparkling Wine
Clinton Vineyards NV Sparkling Seyval Peach – Bronze Medal
Applewood Winery Stonefence 2006 Hard Cider– Bronze Medal
White Hybrid:
Benmarl Winery 2006 Seyval—Gold Medal, Best in Class and Best White Hybrid
Magnanini Winery 2006 Bianco Amable (Seyval) — Silver Medal
Brotherhood Winery 2006 Seyval Blanc—Bronze Medal
Bashakill Winery 2006 Whitetail (Cayuga) –Gold Medal, Best in Class
Brimstone Hill Vineyards 2007 Cayuga – Silver Medal
Adair Vineyards 2007 Cayuga—Bronze Medal
Whitecliff Vineyards 2007 Awosting White (Seyval/Vignoles)–Silver Medal, Best Hudson Heritage
Benmarl Winery 2007 Traminette – Bronze Medal
White Vinifera
Millbrook Vineyards 2007 Tokai Fruilano – Gold Medal, Best in Class, Best White Vinifera
Millbrook Vineyards 2006 Chardonnay –Gold Medal
Benmarl Winery 2007 Riesling – Bronze Medal
Brotherhood Winery 2005 Riesling—Bronze Medal
Labrusca (Native) Grape:
Hudson-Chatham Lindenwald White Niagara/Diamond—Silver Medal, Best in Class
Red Hybrid:
Benmarl Winery 2006 Baco Noir—Gold Medal, Best Red Hybrid
Benmarl Winery 2006 Frontenac—Silver Medal
Bashakill Winery 2006 Blue Heron (Chancellor)—Bronze Medal
Red Vinifera:
Millbrook Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Franc –Gold Medal, Best in Class, Best in Show, Best HV Wine
Millbrook Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Franc Block 3—Gold Medal
Applewood Winery 2006 Cabernet Franc – Bronze Medal
Oak Summit Vineyards 2006 Pinot Noir – Silver Medal, Best in Category
Millbrook Vineyards 2005 Pinot Noir—Silver Medal
Bashakill Winery 2006 Copperhead (Pinot Noir)—Bronze Medal
Brotherhood Winery 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon—Silver Medal
Hudson-Chatham 2005 Merlot—Silver Medal, Best in Category
Baldwin 2006 Merlot—Bronze Medal
Grape Sweet Wine:
Bashakill Winery 2007 Osprey (Vignoles)—Silver Medal, Best in Class
Bashakill Winery 2007 Whitetail (Cayuga)—Bronze Medal
Bashakill Winery 2006 Osprey (Vignoles)—Bronze Medal
Fruit Wine:
Brookview Station 2007 Pomona (Apple/Pear) – Gold Medal, Best in Category, Best in Class
Adair Vineyards 2007 Peche –Gold Medal, Best in Category
Dessert Wines:
Clinton Vineyards NV Cassis – Gold Medal, Best in Category, Best in Class, Best Dessert Wine Warwick Valley Winery NV Pear Liquior –Gold Medal, Best in Category
Warwick Valley Winery NV Black Currant—Silver Medal
Palaia Winery NV Mead—Bronze Medal
Port:
Brotherhood Winery NV Ruby Port—Gold Medal, Best in Class
Hudson Chatham Winery Paperbirch Raspberry Port—Silver Medal
For more information on the Hudson Valley Wine & Grape Association visit www.hvwga.com