Beringer is ``Winery of the Year'' At San Francisco International Wine Competition; Imported Wines Take Four Top Awards.Food Editors & Wine Writers Judges Tasted 3,810 Wines at the World's Biggest Wine Competition, Now in its 22 year Napa Valley's Beringer Vineyards won the highest honor at the 2002 San Francisco International Wine Competition, the "Bon Appetit Magazine Winery of the Year," for the first time, taking the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. prize over 917 other wineries. Total number of wines entered was 3,810; this was a record number for the event, making it the biggest wine competition in the world. The event took place the weekend of June 21-23 at San Francisco's Park Hyatt Hotel. The "Tom Stockley Best of Show" awards went to four international wineries: "Best of Show -- White" was given to Charles Wiffen Wines 2001 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand This article is about Marlborough, a region of the South Island of New Zealand. For other places called Marlborough, see Marlborough (disambiguation). Marlborough is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. . Barossa Valley Estate's 1999 Shiraz, E&E Black Pepper, from Australia won the "Best of Show -- Red." France's Champagne Lanson 1989 Brut Brut, Brute (both: br  t), or Brutus (br , Noble Cuvee Cuvée (or Cuvee on some English language labels) is a French term used on wine labels to denote wine of a specific blend or batch. The word originates from the French word cuve meaning "vat". won the "Best of Show -- Sparkling." This was the second year in a row that Lanson took the sparkling wine award. "Best of Show -- Dessert" wine was awarded to Barwang Winery's Non-vintage Australian Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. , Riverina, New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. . La Crema Winery, owned by Kendall Jackson, won the "Andre Tchelistcheff Winemaker of the Year" award. This award is given to a small production winery; La Crema won 9 medals out of 11 wines entered, including one double gold and two gold medals. In all, 82 double gold medals and 134 gold medals were awarded from a group of 918 wineries representing 26 states and 21 countries. Two wineries shared the honor of winning three double gold medals: Gallo of Sonoma which had won three past "Winery of the Year" awards, took double golds for its '97 Cabernet Sauvignon, Northern Sonoma County; '94 Cabernet Sauvignon Ernest & Julio "Estate"; and the '97 Cabernet Sauvignon, Barrelli Vineyards, Alexander Valley. Canada's Jackson-Triggs also won three double golds for its 2000 Riesling Eiswein, Niagara Peninsula, 2000 Red Meritage and 2001 Riesling Eiswein, Proprietors Reserve, Okanagan Valley. Best of Nation Awards were given to: Argentina, Terrazas de Los Andes; Australia, d'Arenberg; Brazil, Velha Cantina can·ti·na n. Southwestern U.S. A bar that serves liquor. [Spanish, canteen, from Italian, wine cellar.] ; Canada, Jackson-Triggs Vintners; Chile, Vina Morande; France, Champagne Lanson; Germany, Anselmann; Italy, Prunotto; Mexico Liceaga Winery; New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Kim Crawford Wines; Portugal, Churchill's Port; Slovenia, Vinag Sadjarstvo in Vinarstvo; South Africa, Rust en Vrede and Spain's Marques Marques may refer to:
Anthony Dias Blue, director of the wine competition, thanked the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau for sponsoring the event, the judges and all the wineries that participated. "It's appropriate that San Francisco host this international wine event and it is encouraging to see that it is growing more popular every year both in terms of the number of wineries entering and the wines. We hope it will remain the preeminent wine judging in the world." |
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