"Best
Of" Winners for 2004
Congratulations to our
"Best Of" winners. These wines were outstanding from a large field
of wines in its category. Well done, winners!
2004 Best of Show
Late Harvest Vidal Blanc 2003“Adieu” from
Gray Ghost Vineyards, Amissville, VA
The William O. Beach Award for 2004
Best Wine made from Tennessee Grown Fruit
Chambourcin "Passion" 2002 from Chateau Ross,
Springfield, TN
2004 Best Red Wine
Cabernet Franc 2002 “Estate Bottled” from
Shelton Vineyards, Dobson, NC
2004 Best White Wine
Carlos “Blanc De Fleur” NV from
San Sebastian
Winery, St. Augustine, FL
2004 Best Dessert Wine
Muscadine “Port” NV from
SeaBreeze Winery, Panama City Beach, FL
2004 Best Fruit Wine
Strawberry 2004 from
Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery,
Pine Level, NC
Concordance Gold Medals are awarded when ALL the judges agree that a
particular wine deserves a Gold Medal.
A unanimous decision represents outstanding quality.
Dennis Vineyards,
North Carolina
Nesbitt “Sweetheart” NV
Duplin Wine Cellars,
North Carolina
Catawba “Baldhead Red” NV
Gray Ghost Vineyards, Virginia
Late Harvest Vidal Blanc “Adieu” 2003
Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery, North Carolina
100% Strawberry 2004
Llano Estacado Winery,
Texas
Cabernet Sauvignon & Sangiovese “Viviano Tuscan Style Red” 2001
Pillar Bluff Vineyards, Texas
Chardonnay 2003
Post Familie
Vineyards & Winery, Arkansas
Niagara “Tawny Port – 19%" NV
San Sebastian
Winery, Florida
Carlos “Blanc De Fleur” NV
SeaBreeze Winery, Florida
Muscadine “Breeze Blush” NV
Muscadine “Port” NV
Muscadine “Sherry” NV
Shelton Vineyards, North Carolina
Cabernet Franc “Estate Bottled” 2002
Pinot Noir “Estate Bottled” 2002
Williamsburg Winery,
Virginia
Vidal Blanc “Governor’s White” 2003
Gold
Medals for 2004
Apple Barn Winery, Tennessee
Apple/Cayuga White Blend “Orchard White” NV
Biltmore Estate,
North Carolina
“Chateau Reserve Claret” , Cab. Sauvignon 55%/Merlot 19%/Cab. Franc
20%/Syrah 6% 2002
Chateau Elan Winery, Georgia
Port “American” NV
Chateau Ross, Tennessee
Chambourcin “Passion” 2002
Countryside Vineyards, Tennessee
Leon Millot NV
Florida Orange
Groves, Inc., Florida
“Coco Polada” Orange/Pineapple/Coconut Blend 2004
Georgia Wines,
Georgia
Concord 2003
Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery, North Carolina
Carlos “Southern White” 2003
Carlos “Scuppernong” 2003
Carlos “Muscadine Blush” 2003
Lakeridge Winery
& Vineyards, Florida
Noble “Southern Red” NV
Mountain Valley Vineyards, Tennessee
Chardonnay NV
Cynthiana NV
Post Familie
Vineyards, Arkansas
Chardonnay “Estate Bottled” 2003
Niagara “Estate Bottled” 2003
Syrah 2001
Labrusca Blend Sherry-19% NV
San Sebastian
Winery, Florida
Noble “Vintners Red” NV
SeaBreeze Winery, Florida
Blackberry NV
Blueberry NV
Sumner Crest
Winery, Tennessee
Blackberry 2003
Tennessee Valley Winery, Tennessee
Pink Muscadine "100% Tennessee Fruit” 2003
Westbend Vineyards, North Carolina
Seyval Blanc “Yadkin Fumé" 2003
Wiederkehr Wine
Cellar , Arkansas
Concord NV
Sangiovese NV
Windham Winery, Virginia
Traminette “Doukenie” 2003
Wolf Mountain
Vineyard, Georgia
Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah/Mourvedre/Touriga “Instinct” 2002
Apple Barn Winery, Tennessee
Apple/Rasp “Apple Raspberry” NV
Apple/Straw “Apple Strawberry” NV
Beachaven Winery, Tennessee
Chardonnay 2003
Riesling 2003
Gewurztraminer/Vidal Blanc “Jazz!” 2003
Beachaven Winery Vidal “Classic White” 2003
Muscadine 2003
Catawba-Cayuga “Melody” 2003
Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Chambourcin “Barrelhead Red” 2003
Concord “Golden Rose” 2003
Red Muscadine “Barrister's Red” 2003
Riesling/Cherry “Harmony” 2003
Catawba “Budbreak Blush” 2003
Biltmore Estate,
North Carolina
Chardonnay “Signature Biltmore” 2002
Chardonnay “Chateau Reserve” 2002
Viognier 100% “Biltmore Estate Viognier” NV
Cabernet Sauvignon “Signature Biltmore” 2001
Zinfandel “Biltmore Estate Blanc de Noir” NV
Chardonnay “Biltmore Estate
Blanc de Blanc Brut” NV
Chateau aux Arc,
Arkansas
Kerner/ Schreube /Muller Thurgau/ Chardonnay Blend
“Reserve Altage” 2002
Chateau Elan Winery, Georgia
Muscadine “Summer Wine” NV
Chateau Ross, Tennessee
Cabernet Sauvignon “Festival” 2002
Bordeaux “McMahan” 2002
Petite Syrah 2002
Red Blend “Big Bitch Red” 2002
Zinfandel “Z” 2002
Countryside Vineyards, Tennessee
Muscadine “Muscadine White” NV
Dennis Vineyards,
North Carolina
Noble “Noble Sweet” 2003
Ison “Ison Sweet” 2003
Duplin Wine Cellars,
North Carolina
Muscadine “Magnolia” NV
Muscadine “Scuppernong” NV
Muscadine “Hatteras Red” NV
Muscadine “Scuppernong Blush” NV
Georgia Wines,
Georgia
Cayuga “Catoosa Co. White” 2003
Concord, De Chaunac “Bull Dog Red” 2003
Concord “Tail Gate Red” 2003
Cayuga, De Chaunac “Scarlett” 2003
Cayuga “Chattanooga Blush” 2003
Catawba “Southern Blush” 2003
Blackberry 2002
Muscadine “Georgia On My Mind” 2003
Gray Ghost Vineyards, Virginia
Chardonnay 2003
Chardonnay “Reserve” 2002
Cabernet Franc/Chardonnay “Victorian Red” NV
Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery,
North Carolina
Noble “Southern Red” 2003
Holly Ridge
Winery & Vineyards, Tennessee
Sparkling Muscadine NV
La Bodega Winery,
Texas
Merlot “Private Reserve” 2002
Lakeridge Winery
& Vineyards, Florida
Blanc Du Bois 2003
Muscadine “Sunblush” NV
Carlos “Crescendo Special Reserve” NV
Llano Estacado Winery,
Texas
Chardonnay “Cellar Reserve” 2003
Sauvignon Blanc “Martins Vineyards” 2003
Viognier “Mont Sec Vineyards” 2003
Mountain Valley Vineyards, Tennessee
Blackberry/Cayuga White “Blackberry” NV
Naked Mountain Vineyard & Winery, Virginia
Chardonnay 100% “Reserve” 2002
Old Millington Vineyard & Winery, Tennessee
Vidal Blanc 2003
Cynthiana 2003
Old Stone Vineyard & Winery, North Carolina
Muscadine “Noble Semi-Dry” 2004
Muscadine “Noble/Cabernet” 2004
Post Familie
Vineyards & Winery, Arkansas
Vignoles “Estate Bottled” 2003
Cynthiana/Cab. Sauvignon/Cab. Franc Blend
“Traditional Red” 2003
Ives Noir “Estate Bottled” 2003
Cynthiana “Estate Bottled” 2003
Noble “Red Muscadine” 2003
Niagara “Blush Niagara” 2003
Carlos “Blush Muscadine” 2003
Concord “Concord 19%” 2003
RagApple Lassie
Vineyards, North Carolina
Chardonnay 2002
Viognier “Classic Sweet White Wine
Boonville Blanc" NV
Raylen Vineyards
& Winery, North Carolina
Merlot 2002
Category 5 2003
Red Barn Winery & Vineyards, Tennessee
Niagara “Semi-Dry” 2002
Muscadine “Rose” 2003
Niagara/Peach 2002
San Sebastian
Winery, Florida
Sauvignon “Chablis” NV
Blanc Du Bois 2003
Noble “Port” NV
SeaBreeze Winery, Florida
Muscadine “Palmetto white” NV
Shelton Vineyards, North Carolina
Cabernet Sauvignon “Estate Bottled” 2002
Merlot “Estate Bottled” 2002
Sangiovese “Estate Bottled” 2002
Syrah “Estate Bottled” 2002
Sangiovese “Blush” NV
Silver Coast Winery, North Carolina
Chardonnay “Premium Oak” 2002
Chardonnay “American Oak” 2002
Seyval Blanc 2002
Smoky
Mountain Winery, Tennessee
Chambourcin “Leconte Red” 2003
Tennessee Valley
Winery, Tennessee
Riesling NV
Country White “Niagara, Cayuga” NV
Attitude Mead “100% Tennessee Honey” NV
Strawberry Tart “100% Tennessee Fruit” NV
Tiger Mountain
Vineyards, Georgia
Cabernet Franc 2002
Tannat 2002
Westbend Vineyards, North Carolina
Chardonnay 2002
Chambourcin 2001
Wiederkehr Wine
Cellar, Arkansas
J. Riesling 2003
Canadian Muscat 2003
Catawba NV
Shiraz NV
Cynthiana 2000
Pinot Noir NV
Vidal Blanc NV
Williamsburg Winery,
Virginia
Chardonnay “Aetc 12 Chardonnay” 2003
Windham Winery, Virginia
Sauvignon Blanc “Fume Blanc” 2003
Cabernet Franc “Short Hill Red” 2002
Windy Gap Vineyards,
North Carolina
Chambourcin “Fat Bassetsweet” 2002
Wolf Mountain
Vineyard, Georgia
Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon “Coupage” 2002
Bronze
Medals for 2004
Apple
Barn Winery, Tennessee
Cayuga/Riesling “Vineyard White” NV
Merlot 2003
Apple/Cayuga “Apple Blush” NV
Apple/Peach NV
Beachaven Winery, Tennessee
Cynthiana “Tempo” 2003
Catawba/Delaware “Brut Champagne” 2002
Chateau aux Arc, Arkansas
Blush Chardonnay “Altus Rose” 2002
Chateau Elan Winery, Georgia
Cabernet Sauvignon “Founder’s Reserve” 2000
Pinot Noir “American” NV
Zinfandel “White Zinfandel” 2003
Chateau Ross, Tennessee
Viognier 2003
Merlot “Reserve Merlot” 2001
Countryside Vineyards, Tennessee
Vidal Blanc “Vidal-Dry White” 2002
Steuben “Blanc de Noir” 2003
Steuben “Autumn Harvest-Red” NV
Crane Creek
Vineyards, Georgia
Chardonel 2003
Dennis Vineyards,
North Carolina
Noble “Bear Creek Red” 2002
Duplin Wine Cellars,
North Carolina
Muscadine “Pink Magnolia” NV
Florida Orange Groves,
Florida
Mango “Mango Mamma” 2004
Georgia Wines,
Georgia
Muscadine 2003
Muscadine “Blackberry Muscadine” 2003
Gray Ghost Vineyards, Virginia
Chardonnay “Victorian White” NV
Cabernet Sauvignon “Reserve” 2001
Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery,
North Carolina
Carlos “Carolina Wildflower” 2004
Holly Ridge
Winery & Vineyards, Tennessee
Steuben “September Blush” 2003
Kiepersol Estates Winery, Texas
Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Merlot 2001
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah
“Equal Blend” 2002
Syrah 2001
La Bodega Winery,
Texas
Chardonnay “Private Reserve” 2002
Cabernet Sauvignon “Private Reserve” 2001
Port “Aeroport” 2000
Lakeridge Winery
& Vineyards, Florida
Chardonnay “Cuvee Blanc” NV
Carlos “Southern White” NV
Zinfandel “Cuvee Noir” NV
Llano Estacado Winery,
Texas
Merlot “Cellar Reserve Merlot” 2003
Chenin Blanc “Signature White” 2003
Cabernet Sauvignon “Cellar Reserve
Newson Vineyard” 2002
Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Carignane “Signature Rhone” 2002
Carignane “Signature Rhone” 2003
Loudon Valley Winery, Tennessee
Gewurztraminer 2002
Catawba 2003
Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Mountain Valley Vineyards, Tennessee
Cayuga/Vidal “M.V. White” NV
Merlot NV
Muscadine “Collier Reserve” NV
Cayuga White/Flavored “M.V. Peach” NV
Naked Mountain Vineyard, Virginia
Chardonnay “Black Label” 2002
Merlot 50%, Cab. Sauvignon 25%, Cab. Franc
25% Blend “Raptor Red Reserve” 2002
Old Stone Vineyard & Winery, North Carolina
Muscadine “Carlos” 2004
Muscadine “Carlos/Riesling" 2004
Muscadine “Carlos” 2004
Muscadine “Noble Dry” 2004
Muscadine Blush “Noble Nights” 2004
Pillar Bluff Vineyards,
Texas
Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Bordeaux Blend 2003
Merlot 2002
Post Familie
Vineyards & Winery, Arkansas
Vidal Blanc “Proprietor’s Reserve” 2003
Seyval/Chardonel “Traditional White” 2003
Pink Catawba “Estate Bottled” 2003
Carlos “White Muscadine” 2003
Zinfandel 2003
Concord “Red Table Wine” 2003
Vidal/Seyval “Ozark Mt. Blush” 2002
Vignoles “Spumante” 2003
Vidal/Seyval “White Port – 19%” 2003
RagApple Lassie
Vineyards,
North Carolina
Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Syrah NV
Merlot/Cab. Franc/Cab. Sauv/Zinfandel Blend
“Classic Sweet Red Wine Rockford Red” NV
Raylen Vineyards
& Winery,
North Carolina
Carolinius 2002
San Sebastian
Winery, Florida
Muscadine “Rosa” NV
Carlos “Vintners White” NV
Niagara “Cream Sherry” NV
SeaBreeze Winery, Florida
Muscadine “Island White” NV
Muscadine “Island Red” NV
Shelton Vineyards,
North Carolina
Chardonnay “Estate Bottled” 2002
Riesling “SV Riesling” 2003
Chardonnay “Madison Lee White” NV
Silver Coast Winery,
North Carolina
Merlot “Reserve” 2002
Sangiovese 2002
Chardonnay, Seyval, Pinot 2002
Smoky
Mountain Winery,
Tennessee
Chardonnay “Mountain Music” 2003
Catawba “Mountain Rosé” 2003
Niagara “Mountain White” 2003
Carlos Muscadine “Muscadine White” 2003
Leon Millot “Brookside Red” 2003
Concord “Mountain Red” 2003
Strikers’ Premium Winery, Tennessee
Catawba “Semi-Sweet” 2002
Baco Noir “Dry” 2002
Sumner Crest
Winery,
Tennessee
Muscadine 2003
Ruby Port “Chambourcin” 2003
Tennessee Valley Winery,
Tennessee
Chardonel NV
Seyval NV
Cherokee White (Chardonel/Vidal) NV
Cabernet Sauvignon NV
Tennessee Red NV
Cherokee Red NV
Country Red NV
CM Selection Cynthiana 2002
Blackberry NV
Rhubarb-Strawberry NV
Wild Cherry Wine NV
Tiger Mountain
Vineyards, Georgia
Touriga Nacional 2001
Cynthiana “Mountain Cya” 2001
Westbend Vineyards,
North Carolina
Riesling 2003
Wiederkehr Wine
Cellar, Arkansas
Sauvignon Blanc NV
French Colombard 2003
Niagara NV
Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Merlot “White Merlot” NV
Williamsburg Winery,
Virginia
Cab. Sauvignon “Gabriel Archer Reserve” 2001
Windham Winery,
Virginia
Chardonnay 2003
Windy Gap Vineyards,
North Carolina
Cabernet Franc “Estate” 2002
Merlot 2002
Cab. Franc, Cab. Sauv., Merlot Blend
“Tory Oak Red” 2002
Chambourcin “Estate” 2002
Wolf Mountain
Vineyard, Georgia
Vidal Blanc Seyval Blanc “Plenitude” 2003
Thank you to all our 2004 Wines of the South Judges!
Nancy Bandy – Indy International Wine Competition Judge, Harrisburg, NC
Bob Bates – Professor Emeritus: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Scott Beatty – Retail Wine Manager, Knoxville, TN
Brian Bjorklund – Wine Cellar Chef, Claires Grand River Winery, Madison,
OH
Carl Brandhorst – American Wine Society, Regional Vice President for
Virginia, Fairfax, VA
Joe Creasman – Retail Wine Manager, Knoxville, TN
Ron Festa – Retail Wine Manager, Seymour, TN
Jane Garvey – Columnist, Atlanta Constitution, Decatur, GA
Michael Goodin – Retail Wine Manager, Knoxville, TN
Marc Houdeshel – Wine Steward, Aspen, CO
Emily Kennedy – Winemaker, Oliver Winery, Bloomington, IN
Bob Kryter – American Wine Society Judge, Tellico, TN
Judy Kryter – American Wine Society Judge, Knoxville, TN
John Mount – Associate Professor, UT, Dept. of Food Science & Technology,
Knoxville, TN
Tom Payette – Winemaking Consultant, “1999 Winemaker of the Year”, Rapidan,
VA
Rachael Peak – Sales Rep, Monsieur Henri Wine Company, Frankfort, KY
Dennis Perkins – Retail Wine Manager, Knoxville, TN
Jane Pearce – German Wine Academy Judge, Knoxville, TN
Rob Pearce – German Wine Academy Judge, Knoxville, TN
Alcide (Al) Porell – American Wine Society Judge, past National AWS
President, Loudon, TN
Yvonne Porell – American Wine Society Judge, Loudon, TN
Chris Rabb – Food & Beverage Manager, Club LeConte, Knoxville, TN
Doug Seitz – Vintner, Madison, OH
Todd Stiener – Enologist, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
Caleb Whitson – Food & Beverage Manager, Cha Cha’s, Knoxville, TN
