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Connoisseur Classic Southwest Wine Competition
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Connoisseur Classic Southwest Wine Competition

1999 Medal Winners

Award

Wine

Winery

Location
Best of Show

Gruet Brut

Gruet Winery Albuquerque, NM
Best White Wine Gruet Brut Gruet Winery Albuquerque, NM
Best Red Wine St. Genevieve Pinot Noir  Cordier Estates Ft. Stockton, TX

Gold Gruet Brut Gruet Winery Albuquerque, NM
Gold 1995 Sauvignon Blanc  Blue Teal Winery Mesilla, NM
Gold 1997 Cabernet Royale CapRock Winery Lubbock, TX

Silver 1998 Cabernet Franc Casa Rondena Albuquerque, NM
Silver Serenade Casa Rondena Albuquerque, NM
Silver 1996 Merlot Chateau Sassenage Truth or Consequences, NM
Silver St. Genevieve Sauvignon Blanc Cordier Estates Ft. Stockton, TX
Silver St. Genevieve Pinot Noir Cordier Estates Ft. Stockton, TX
Silver Blanc de Noirs Gruet Winery Albuquerque, NM
Silver 1997 Zinfandel Reserve Black Mesa Winery Velarde, NM
Silver 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Blue Teal Vineyards Mesilla, NM
Silver 1997 Prairie Dog White Carlson Vineyards Palisade, CO
Silver Peach Wine Carlson Vineyards Palisade, CO
Silver 1998 Special Reserve Riesling La Chiripada Winery Dixon, NM
Silver Rojo Loco La Vina La Union, NM
Silver Pass Port La Vina La Union, NM
Silver Mademoiselle Cabernet  Mademoiselle Deming, NM
Silver 1995 Merlot Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM
Silver Indian Market White  Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM
Silver 1998 Sauvignon Blanc  Spicewood Vineyards Spicewood, TX
Silver  St. Clair Gewurztraminer St. Clair Vineyards  Deming, NM
Silver  1998 Late Havest NM Riesling  Ponderosa Valley   Ponderosa, NM

Bronze  1998 Winechick Red  Augustina’s Winery    Boulder, CO
Bronze 1997 Ruby  Augustina’s Winery Boulder, CO
Bronze 1997 Merlot  Becker Vineyards    Stonewall, TX
Bronze 1996 Cabernet Franc  Becker Vineyards Stonewall, TX
Bronze 1998 Fume Blanc   Becker Vineyards Stonewall, TX
Bronze 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon
Texas Hill Country/Estate
Becker Vineyards Stonewall, TX
Bronze 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon  Becker Vineyards Stonewall, TX

Bronze

1998 Muscat Canelli: Amabil Becker Vineyards Stonewall, TX
Bronze 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon CapRock Winery Lubbock, TX
Bronze 1997 Chardonnay  CapRock Winery  Lubbock, TX
Bronze 1998 Gewurztraminer  Carlson Vineyards Palisade, CO
Bronze 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Sassenage Truth or Consequences, NM
Bronze St. Genevieve Chardonnay Cordier Estates  Ft. Stockton, TX
Bronze St. Genevieve Merlot Cordier Estates Ft. Stockton, TX
Bronze 1995 Blanc de Blanc  Gruet Winery Albuquerque, NM
Bronze Millenium 2000 Gruet Winery Albuquerque, NM
Bronze Blush Table Wine  Hidden Springs Winery Pilot Point, TX
Bronze 1997 Muscat Canelli Hidden Springs Winery Pilot Point, TX
Bronze 1998 Fume Blanc  Jory Winery Santa Fe, NM
Bronze 1997 Zinfandel Jory Winery Santa Fe, NM
Bronze 1996 Seyval Blanc La Caille Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT
Bronze 1998 Primavera La Chiripada Dixon, NM
Bronze 1997 J. Riesling  La Vina La Union, NM
Bronze 1996 Chardonnay La Vina La Union, NM
Bronze 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon La Vina La Union, NM
Bronze La Dolce Vina La Vina La Union, NM
Bronze 1997 Chardonnay  Plum Creek Cellars Denver, CO
Bronze 1998 Riesling Plum Creek Cellars Denver, CO
Bronze 1996 Cabernet Franc Plum Creek Cellars Denver, CO
Bronze 1998 Pinot Noir Ponderosa Valley Ponderosa, NM
Bronze 1997 Chardonnay Ponderosa Valley Ponderosa, NM
Bronze 1997 Vidal Blanc Ponderosa Valley Ponderosa, NM
Bronze Jemez Red Ponderosa Valley Ponderosa, NM
Bronze 1997 Chardonnay Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM
Bronze 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM
Bronze 1997 Late Harvest Muscat Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM
Bronze 1998 Moscato Texas Hills Vineyard Johnson City, TX
Bronze 1996 Cabernet Franc  Trail Ridge Winery Loveland, CO
Bronze 1998 Sangiovese Tularosa Vineyards Tularosa, NM

Presentation Competition
Best of Show (Gold) Cabernet Franc Casa Rondena Winery Albuquerque, NM
Best of Show (Silver) Late Harvest Gewurztraminer Arches Winery Moab, UT
Best of Show (Bronze) Cabernet Sauvignon CapRock Winery Lubbock, TX

Most Innovative (Gold)

Flyin’ Saucer Madison Vineyards Ribera, NM
Most Innovative (Silver) Winechick Red & White Augustina’s Boulder, CO
Most Innovative (Bronze) The Edge  Old Town Winery Arvada, CO

Most Artistic (Gold) Riesling Becker Vineyards Stonewall, TX
Most Artistic (Silver) Cabernet Sauvignon CapRock Winery Lubbock, TX
Most Artistic (Bronze) Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM

Best Color (Gold) Cabernet Royale CapRock Winery Lubbock, TX
Best Color (Silver) Muscat Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM
Best Color (Bronze) Merlot Hidden Springs Winery Pilot Point, TX

Most Marketable (Gold) Late Harvest Gewurztraminer Arches Winery Moab, UT
Most Marketable (Silver) Cabernet Sauvignon Casa Rondena Albuquerque, NM
Most Marketable (Bronze) Chardonnay CapRock Winery Lubbock, TX

Best Regional (Gold)  Rojo Loco La Vina La Union, NM
Best Regional (Silver) Muscat   Santa Fe Vineyards Santa Fe, NM
Best Regional (Bronze) Chardonnay  Arches Winery Moab, UT

Wineries in the 1999 Competition

Representing New Mexico

Black Mesa Winery- Velarde, NM
Blue Teal Vineyards - Mesilla, NM
Casa Rondeña Winery - Albuquerque, NM
Gruet Winery - Albuquerque, NM
La Chiripada Winery- Dixon, NM
La Vina Winery- Chamberino, NM
Mademoiselle - Deming, NM
Madison Vineyards & Winery- Ribera, NM
Milagro Vineyards - Corrales, NM
Ponderosa Valley Vineyards & Winery - Ponderosa, NM
St. Clair Winery - Deming, NM
Santa Fe Vineyards - Santa Fe, NM
Tularosa Vineyards - Tularosa, NM

Representing Texas

Becker Vineyards - Stonewall, TX
Blue Mountain Vineyard - Beaumont, TX
Caprock - Lubbock, TX
Hidden Springs Winery - Pilot Point, TX
Spicewood Vineyards - Spicewood, TX
Texas Hills Vineyard - Johnson City, TX

Representing Colorado

Augustina’s - Boulder, CO
Carlson Vineyards - Palisade, CO
Mountain Spirit Winery - Salida, CO
Trail Ridge Winery - Loveland, CO

Representing Arizona

Kokopelli Winery - Tempe, AZ
Dos Cabezas Wineworks - Elgin, AZ

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