Best of Show: Oliver Merlot
Dry White: Gold-Oliver Viognier
Silver-Turtle Run Winery “The Chard”
Bronze-Huber Winery Starlight White
Sweet White: Gold-Easley Winery Cayuga White
Silver- Chateau Thomas Winery Fleur d’Peche
Bronze- Easley Winery Sweet Barrel White
Dry Red: Gold-Oliver Merlot
Silver-Chateau Thomas Petite Sirah Reserve
Bronze-Chateau Thomas Teroldego
Sweet Red: Gold-Mallow Run Winery RougeonSilver-Brown County Winery Vista Red
Bronze-Best Winery Concord
Silver-Oliver Bean Blossom Blush
Bronze-Chateau Thomas Winery Slender Blush
Dessert: Gold-Brown County Winery Old Barrel Port
Silver-Carousel Winery Shadow Dog Port
Bronze-Huber Winery Ruby Port
Non-Grape: Gold-Grape Inspirations Winery Coco RoyaleSilver: Oliver Blackberry
Bronze: Buck Creek Blackberry
As you know, I am not a big fan of wine competitions, but I do like the rules of this competition. Dr. Allen "Ole" Olsen, one of the main organizers of the event and the dean of Indiana wine bloggers over at Hoosier Wine Cellar, explained the rules to me. Five judges, not professional judges, but well-informed wine drinkers, blind tasted all entries. The judges were to consider color, aroma, taste, and finish. The judges were also to be cognizant of the limitations of Indiana's climate. In case of a tie, Dr. Olsen cast the deciding vote. From my viewpoint, many of the medalists are spot on.
Congrats to all the winners. I'll have much more on the Fair in the upcoming weeks.
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2 comments:
What to you mean by "limitations to Indiana's climate"? How many of these winning wines come from Indiana grown grapes?
Around 45% or so were grown in Indiana by my calculation, obviously mostly the further down the list you go, the more there are.
What else I meant was to keep in mind the the ability of Indiana wineries to get premium juice, as well as to recognize that a lot of the noble varieties are not suited for this climate. Don't expect this to be a top-flight California wine tasting.
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