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The following is a combined summary of
top
awards from previous vintages of our Estate Reserve Wines and also awards received to date on our current release
wines. We strive for Gold and Silver medals on all our wines, however we are
just as proud of
our Bronze medals. Bronze medal wines are considered well
made above average wines typical of their class. In general wine judges score 86/87 points for Bronze, 88/93 Silver, 94/97 Gold, & 98/100 Double Gold. |
Top Awards On Our Proprietor's Reserve Estate Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon, Dry Creek
1998 - Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition
1999 - Double Gold/Best of Class, California State Fair Commercial Wine
2000 - Gold, West Coast Wine Competition
2002 - Double Gold, San Francisco International Wine Competition
2003 - Double Gold/Best of Class, West Coast Wine Competition
2004 - Silver, San Francisco International Wine Competition
2005 - Silver, Sonoma County Harvest Fair Commercial Wine
Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
1998 - Gold, Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Commercial Wine
1999 - Gold, California State Fair Commercial Wine
2003 - Gold, Jerry Mead New World International Wine Competition
2005 - Gold, California State Fair
2006 - Gold, 2008 World Wide Championship, Beverage Testing Institute
Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley
1996 - Gold, West Coast Wine Competition
1997 - Double Gold/Best of Class/Best of Region, California State Fair
Commercial Wine
1998 - 93 Points, Top 100 Wines of the Year, Wine Enthusiast Magazine
2001 - Gold, Jerry Mead New World International Wine Competition
2002 - Gold, Sonoma County Harvest Fair
2004 - Gold, Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
2005 - Gold, Professional Wine Buyers Competition
2006 - Gold, Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Awards To Date For Current
Release Wines
2006 BeauSierra, Bordeaux Style Red, Dry Creek Valley
Silver Medal - 2009 Riverside International
Wine Competition
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Dry Creek Valley
Silver Medal - 2009 Riverside International
Wine Competition
Bronze Medal - 2009 San Francisco Chronicle
Wine Competition
2007 Chardonnay, Russian River
Silver Medal - 2008 North of the Gate Wine
Competition
2006 Papa Nonno, Tuscan Style Red, Dry
Creek Valley
Bronze Medal - 2008 North of the Gate Wine
Competition
Bronze Medal - 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze Medal - 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Bronze Medal - 2009 Riverside International
Wine Competition
2006 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
Gold Medal - 90 points,
"Exceptional" 2008 World Wine Championships, Beverage Testing
Institute
87 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine, June 09 Buying
Guide
Bronze Medal - 2009 Riverside International Wine Competition
2005 Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley
Gold Medal - 2008 Professional Wine Buyers Competition
Gold Medal - 2008 Riverside International Wine Competition
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine, April 09
Buyers Guide
87 Points - Highly Recommended, California Grapevine Magazine, June 2008
Silver Medal - 2007 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Commercial Wine
Silver Medal - 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver Medal - 2008 North of the Gate Wine Competition
Silver Medal - 2008 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Commercial Wine
Competition
Bronze Medal - 2008 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
Bronze Medal - 2008 California State Fair Commercial Wine
Bronze Medal - 2008 San Francisco International Wine Competition
www.snooth.com Rating 4.5 of 5
($26/2005)
Mercury News-Silicon Valley 10/14/08. Laurie Daniel on wine: A
good Zin is hard to find,
"other good choices.....the 2005 Forchini
Proprietor Reserve's Zinfandel which is spicy
and
bright, with blackberry and
boysenberry flavors."
2006 Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley
Gold Medal - 2008 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Commercial Wine Competition
Gold Medal - 2009 Jerry Mead New World International Wine Competition
88 Points - Highly Recommended, California Grapevine Magazine, March 09
87 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine, April 09 Buyers Guide
Bronze Medal - 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
www.snooth.com
Rating 4.5 of 5 ($24/2006)
Dan Berger. Syndicated Wine Writer " I
loved the Forchini 2006 Zinfandel" Press Democrat,
10/8/08.