Updated: 10/2/2008 - 4:12 AM

Winning Wines
Awards from recent competitions and praise in the press

Bedell Cellars N.Y. Wine and Food Classic–Best Red Wine/Best Red Vinifera Blend: '06 Musée; Double Gold: '07 Taste White; Gold: '07 First Crush White, '06 Musée, '07 First Crush Red; Silver: '07 Chardonnay, '06 Taste Red; Bronze: '06 Reserve Merlot, '05 Musée. Wine Spectator magazine recently gave Bedell's 2005 Musée a score of 90, to match the 90 it had already received from famed wine critic Anthony Dias Blue of The Tasting Panel.
 Bouké NYWFC–Silver: '07 White Table Wine, '07 Rosé.
Castello di Borghese Vineyard and Winery NYWFC–Best Chardonnay/Gold: '06 Chardonnay; Silver: '07 Sauvignon Blanc, '05 Pinot Noir, '05 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. The winery was voted Best of Cutchogue for 2008 by the U.S. Local Business Association.
Clovis Point NYWFC–Gold: '05 Chardonnay; Silver: '04 Merlot; Bronze: '05 Cabernet Franc.
Corey Creek Vineyards NYWFC–Silver: '06 Reserve Chardonnay; Bronze: '07 Gewürztraminer.
Duck Walk Vineyards NYWFC–Silver: '07 Sauvignon Blanc Cuvée Select, Windmill Red; Bronze: '07 Pinot Grigio, White, Windmill Blush, '04 Merlot, '05 Pinot Meunier. Tasters Guild–Gold: Boysenberry Fruit Wine; Silver: ‘05 Aphrodite, ‘06 Chardonnay, ‘05 Pinot Meunier, ‘05 Pinot Noir, ‘05 Cabernet Sauvignon; Bronze: ‘04 Merlot, ‘05 Sauvignon Blanc, ‘06 Blueberry Port, ‘[06 Pinot Grigio. Int'l Eastern Competition–Silver: Southampton White, ‘04 Merlot, ‘05 Sauvignon Blanc; Bronze: ‘04 Reserve Merlot, ‘06 Pinot Grigio, ‘06 Cabernet Sauvignon. Atlantic Seaboard Competition–Best of Category: ‘06 Pinot Noir; Silver: ‘06 Pinot Grigio, , ‘05 Pinot Meunier, ‘06 Pinot Noir, ‘07 Sauvignon Blanc; Bronze: ‘06 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Jamesport Vineyards NYWFC–Silver: '05 Pinot Noir Sara's Hill, '05 Cabernet Franc, '04 Melange de Trois, '06 East End Cinq, '07 Late Harvest Riesling; Bronze: '07 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc.
Lieb Cellars NYWFC–Gold: '05 Syrah; Silver: Bridge Lane Cabernet Franc; Bronze: '04 Blanc de Blancs, '06 Bridge Lane Chardonnay, '03 Reserve Merlot. World Wine Championships/Beverage Testing Institute–Silver: '04 Reserve Chardonnay (88 pts). L.A. International–Bronze: '06 Reserve Pinot Blanc. Int'l Eastern Competition–Gold: '06 Reserve Pinot Blanc; Silver: ‘04 Blanc de Blancs.
Macari Vineyards and Winery NYWFC–Best Sauvignon Blanc/Gold: '07 Sauvignon Blanc Katherine's Field; Double Gold–'04 Bergen Road; Gold: '07 Chardonnay Estate; Silver: '07 Sauvignon Blanc No. 1.
Martha Clara Vineyards NYWFC–Silver: '07 Five-O White, '05 Five-O Red; Bronze: '07 Chardonnay, '07 Riesling, '07 Pinot Grigio, '07 Viognier, '04 6025.
Osprey's Dominion NYWFC–Best Merlot/Gold–'05 Reserve Merlot; Double Gold: '05 Flight Meritage; Silver: '07 Sauvignon Blanc, '05 Cabernet Franc; Bronze: '07 Unwooded Chardonnay, '05 Reserve Chardonnay. Atlantic Seaboard Competition–Best of Category/Gold: '05 Reserve Merlot.
Palmer Vineyards NYWFC–Gold: '04 Cabernet Franc Proprietor's Reserve; Silver: '04 Merlot; Bronze: '07 Sauvignon Blanc, '06 Pinot Blanc.
Paumanok Vineyards NYWFC–Best Semi-Sweet Riesling/Double Gold: '07 Semi-Dry Riesling; Gold: '07 Sauvignon Blanc, '05 Petit Verdot Apollo Drive Vineyard Limited Edition; Silver: '04 Merlot Grand Vintage, '07 Riesling Late Harvest; Bronze: '06 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay, '05 Tuthills Lane Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, '05 Assemblage. In a September 2008 article, “Wine Vintages to Remember,” Food & Wine Magazine's Lettie Teague praised Paumanok's ‘07 Chenin Blanc as a “stellar example” of a “dry, Loire-style Chenin Blanc...”; and its 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vintage is included in “1001 Wines You Must Taste Before You Die,” by Neil Beckett.
Peconic Bay Winery NYWFC–Gold: '05 Cabernet Franc; Silver: '05 Steel Fermented Chardonnay, '05 Riesling; Bronze: '05 La Barrique Chardonnay, '01 Merlot Oregon Hills Reserve, '02 Cabernet Sauvignon, '06 Polaris Dessert Wine. Int'l Eastern Competition–Gold: '05 La Barrique Chardonnay; Silver: ‘05 Riesling, ‘02 Cabernet Sauvignon, ‘05 Cabernet Franc. L.A. International–Best of Class/Gold: '05 La Barrique Chardonnay; Gold: ‘05 Riesling; Silver: ‘05 Steel Fermented Chardonnay, ‘05 Cabernet Franc. Indiana State Fair–Silver: '05 Riesling.
Pellegrini Vineyards NYWFC–Double Gold: '05 Merlot; Gold: Finale Bin 1333; Silver: '06 Chardonnay, ‘05 Vintner's Pride Encore; Bronze: '05 Cabernet Franc Unfiltered, '05 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Pindar Vineyards NYWFC–Silver: '05 Chardonnay Peacock, '07 Johannisberg Riesling, '06 Cabernet Franc; Bronze: '06 Chardonnay Reserve, '07 Chardonnay Special Reserve Sunflower, '06 Merlot, '01 Mythology Meritage, '06 Chardonnay Late Harvest, '03 Cabernet Port. Riverside International–Bronze: '05 Peacock Chardonnay, ‘06 Late Harvest Chardonnay. Tasters Guild–Double Gold: '06 Late Harvest Chardonnay; Gold: ‘01 Mythology; Silver: ‘07 Johannisberg Riesling, ‘05 Peacock Chardonnay, Pythagoras, ‘05 Syrah, ‘03 Reserve Merlot; Bronze: ‘04 Cabernet Sauvignon, ‘03 Merlot, ‘03 Cabernet Port. Amenti del Vino–Silver: '07 Johannisberg Riesling, ‘05 Syrah, ‘01 Mythology, ‘06 Late Harvest Chardonnay; Bronze: ‘06 Reserve Chardonnay, ‘06 Semillon, Pythagoras. Critics' Challenge–Platinum: '06 Late Harvest Chardonnay; Gold: ‘06 Reserve Chardonnay; Silver: Pythagoras, ‘01 Mythology, ‘03 Cabernet Port, ‘07 Johannisberg Riesling. L.A. International–Silver: '06 Reserve Chardonnay, ‘05 Peacock Chardonnay, ‘05 Sunflower Chardonnay, ‘05 Semillon; Bronze: ‘05 Cabernet Franc. Atlantic Seaboard Competition–Gold: '07 Johannisberg Riesling; Bronze: ‘06 Reserve Chardonnay, ‘05 Syrah, ‘01 Mythology. Long Beach Grand Cru–Silver: '07 Johannisberg Riesling, ‘06 Reserve Chardonnay, ‘05 Peacock Chardonnay. N.Y. State Fair–Double Gold: '07 Johannisberg Riesling; Gold: ‘06 Late Harvest Chardonnay; Silver: ‘06 Heritage Merlot, ‘04 Cabernet Sauvignon, Pythagoras, ‘01 Mythology; Bronze: ‘06 Reserve Chardonnay, ‘03 Merlot, ‘03 Reserve Merlot, ‘05 Syrah, ‘03 Cabernet Port.
Roanoke Vineyards NYWFC–Bronze: '04 Merlot, '05 Merlot, '04 Blend One, '05 Blend One.
Scarola Vineyards NYWFC–Silver: '05 Masseria Merlot; Bronze: '07 Cappella Chardonnay.
Sparkling Pointe Atlantic Seaboard Competition–Silver: '04 Brut, ‘04 Topaz Imperial. Long Beach Grand Cru–Silver: '04 Topaz Imperial; Bronze: ‘04 Brut. World Wine Championships/Beverage Testing Institute–Silver: '04 Brut Sparkling (88 pts). Favorable coverage has appeared recently in The New York Times, Dan's Papers, Hamptons.com, Edible East End and Julie Brosterman's Internet radio show “Women & Wine.”
Vineyard 48 NYWFC–Bronze: '07 Chardonnay, '06 Riesling, '05 Merlot Reserve.
Waters Crest Winery NYWFC–Double Gold: '05 Campania Rosso; Silver: '07 Campania Bianco.
Wölffer Estate Vineyard NYWFC–Silver: '05 Caya Cabernet Franc, '05 Cassango Cabernet Sauvignon, '07 Late Harvest Chardonnay; Bronze: '07 Pinot Gris, '05 Reserve Merlot, '05 Casina Barbera.
Key: NYWFC = New York Wine and Food Classic.
Editor's notes: Not all wineries enter competitions or submit their wines for review. This list may not reflect all recent awards or press.