From Texas Wine Lover @texaswinelover.com
Twenty-four judges and many volunteers visited the town of Buda to judge the 2020 Texas International Wine Competition from February 7-8, 2020. When the winners were announced, there were plenty of local vineyards well represented among those honored.
Entries came for the competition came from around the world. At the end of the competition, 569 medals were awarded.
These are the Texas wineries who were in the Best of Class Categories:
- Texas Red: Reddy Vineyards 2015 Field Blend
- Texas White: Carter Creek Winery Resort & Spa 2017 Plateau White
- Tempranillo: Zero 815 Winery 2017 Tempranillo
- 2018 Vintage: Lost Oak Winery 2018 Petit Verdot
All results can be seen on the Texas International Wine Competition website.
Winning wines using Texas High Plains Grapes were:
Adego Vinho – Three bronze medals
Augusta Vin Winery – Two bronze medals
Bending Branch Winery – One gold medal, Two silver medals
Blue Epiphany Vineyards – One silver medal
Carter Creek Family Winery – Best of Class Texas White, Two silver medals, Five bronze medals
Cassaro Winery and Vineyards – Two silver medals, One bronze
Cicada Cellars – One Double Gold, Two silver medals
Dry Comal Creek – One gold medal, One silver medal
Eden Hill Vineyard – Four silver medals, Two bronze medals
English Newsom – One gold medal, One silver medal, Two bronze medals
Flat Creek Estate – One bronze medal
Gambini Family Estate – Three bronze medals
Longhorn Cellars – One Double Gold, One bronze medal
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards – Two silver medals, Two bronze medals
Lost Oak Winery – Best of Class 2018 Vintage, One gold medal, Two silver medals, One bronze medal
Marker Cellars Winery – Two silver medals, One bronze medal
Mendelbaum Cellars – One bronze medal
Red 55 Winery – One bronze medal
Red House Winery – One Double Gold, One silver medal
Reddy Vineyards – Best of Class Texas Red, One gold medal, Three silver medals, One bronze medal
Ron Yates – Four silver medals
Signor Vineyards – One silver medal, One bronze medal
Spicewood Vineyards – One silver medal, One bronze medal
Spirit of Texas Winery – Two gold medals, Two bronze medals
Stoneledge Winery – One silver medal
Texas Heritage Vineyard – One silver medal
Texas Hills Vineyard – One bronze medal
The Triple D Winery – Three silver medals, Two bronze medals
THP by Llano Estacado – One silver medal, One bronze medal
Valley Mills Vineyards – One silver medal
Watson Vineyard – One silver medal, One bronze medal
Whisper Path Cellars – Three silver medals, One bronze medal
Zero 815 Winery – Best of Class Tempranillo
All these award winning wines were made with grapes grown right here in Terry County and the High Plains of Texas. Congratulations to all these and the wonderful folks who work so hard to grow the grapes.
