2,981 Total Entries Judged April 15 - 17, 2016 at the ......Stefano Milito • Plano, TX 100% Chardonnay 2012 Stephen A. Reyda • Alamo, CA 100% Estate Chardonnay 2011 Bob Vozzella

2,981 Total Entries Judged April 15 - 17, 2016at the Burlington Hilton, Burlington, Vermont

2 2016 Medal Winners

BEST OF SHOW MEADBrent Ogle • Williston, VT

73% Apple Cider, 27% Wildflower Honey 2015

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BEST OF SHOW REDGary S. Graves New Albany, IN

100% Chambourcin 2014SPONSOR:

RETAILER OF THE YEARQuality Wine and Ale Supply • Elkhart, IN

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BEST OF SHOW ESTATE GROWN

Maureen & Ferenc Pankotai • San Diego, CA60% Estate Drága Vineyard Malbec, 40% Estate

Drága Vineyard SyrahSPONSOR:

BEST OF SHOW WHITEGary S. GravesNew Albany, IN

100% Niagara 2014SPONSOR:

GRAND CHAMPION WINERobert Porten

Utica, NY65% Chilean Malbec, 35% Chilean Syrah 2014

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BEST OF SHOW COUNTRY FRUIT

Philip J. Lungo • St. Louis, MO100% Estate Blackberry 2014

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BEST OF SHOW KIT/CONCENTRATE

Jim McDaniel • Martinsville, IN100% Winexpert Island Mist Peach

Apricot ChardonnaySPONSOR:

WINEMAKERS OF THE YEARRex Johnston and Barbara Bentley

Walnut Creek, CASPONSOR:

rom April 15 to 17, 2016, a total of 2,981 differentwines were judged at the Burlington Hilton in

Burlington, Vermont. This year’s competition was againthe largest wine competition of its kind in the world.The 2,981 entries arrived from hobby winemakers livingthroughout North America in all 50 American states and6 Canadian provinces and as far away as the Phillipinesand Croatia. It continues to be the single largest andmost diverse collection of hobby wines assembled annu-ally under one roof. Over the course of three days, experi-enced judging panels worked through 645 flights, examin-ing each wine using the UC-Davis 20-point wine scale eval-

uating appearance, aroma, taste, aftertaste and overallimpression. The wines were entered in 50 different cate-gories and included an astonishing array of varietals andwine styles. Kit wines competed alongside fresh-grapeentries in this blind tasting. Entries were awarded gold, sil-ver, bronze and best of show medals based on the averagescore given by the judging panel. The Grand Champion winemedal was the top overall scoring wine across all cate-gories. The Club of the Year was given to the club whosemembers won the most medals and the Retailer of the Yearand U-Vint of the Year awards were given to the winemak-ing supply stores whose customers outperformed other sim-ilar shops. Finally the Winemaker of the Year award wasgiven to the individual entrant who has the highest averagescore across their top 5 scoring wines in the competition. Congratulations to everyone who won a medal, and asincere thanks to our sponsors, judging director GeneSpaziani, competition director Ric Quental, events managerJannell Kristiansen, our judges, competition volunteers andof course everyone who took time to enter. We are alreadybusy planning for the 2017 edition of this competition soget your wines ready for the March 3, 2017 entry deadline!Cheers and thanks for entering your wines!

2,981....................total entries645.......................wine flights894 .............total judging hours50 ...................American states6 ...............Canadian provinces13 ...........................Countries

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BEST OF SHOW SPARKLINGCallie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC

100% RJS Craft Winemaking Grand CruInternational Moscato 2015

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CLUB OF THE YEARContra Costa Wine Group

CaliforniaSPONSOR:

BEST OF SHOW DESSERTBob Joakimson

Concord, CA100% Oakley Cabernet Franc 2013

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U-VINT OF THE YEARDeVine Wines Aurora • Aurora, ON

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2016 Medal Winners 3

White NativeAmerican VarietalSponsor: LOGIC, Inc.24 EntriesGOLDScott Post • North East, PA 100% Niagara 2014

SILVERJeff Boswell • Cochranton, PA 100% Estate Niagara 2014Denise Robertson • Longs, SC 100% Estate Muscadine 2015Glenn Sweatt • Jeffersonville, IN 100% DiamondDuyane Tucker • Indianapolis, IN 100% Estate Catawba 2015

BRONZEPeter Apers • Duluth, GA 100% Estate Carlos Muscadine 2013Charlotte Ernest • Seffner, FL 100% Blue Heron Vineyard Carlos Muscadine 2013Stephen Plaso • New Philadelphia, OH 100% Diamond 2014Don Street • Apek, NC 100% Estate Muscadine 2014

White NativeAmerican BlendNo Entries

Red Native American Varietal33 EntriesGOLDTim Cunfer • Lehighton, PA 100% Wild FoxKeith Fowler • Westfield, NY 100% Concord 2015Bill & Deby Magecevic • Stafford, VA 100% Estate Concord

SILVERJeff Boswell • Cochranton, PA 100% Fredonia 2014Edward Eckert • Allentown, PA 100% Concord 2015Philip J. Lungo • St. Louis, MO 100% Estate Norton 2014Alan J. Main • Far Hills, NJ 100% Arandell 2015David and Dede Stone • Ft. Valley, GA 100% Estate Black Muscadine 2015

BRONZEAndrew Flexer • New Holland, PA 100% Estate Concord 2015Ron A. Hoover • Nanaimo, BC 100% Estate Concord 2014John Merkle • Glencoe, MO 100% Norton 2015James Perkinson • Johnson City, TN 100% Steuben 2015Alan Putnam • Corvallis, MT 100% Estate Valiant 2015Edward Rollins • Johnson City, TN 100% Estate Norton 2013

Ralph Sheaffer • Meyersdale, PA 100% Estate Concord 2008Rebekah Walker • Ashland, MI 100% Estate Concord 2015

Red Native American BlendSponsor: Lallemand, Inc.4 EntriesBRONZEJeff Boswell • Cochranton, PA 70% Concord, 30% Niagara 2014Wendi Johnston • West Lafayette, IN 50% Concord, 50% Niagara 2014

Blush/Rosé Native AmericanSponsor: The Beer Essentials9 EntriesGOLDTim Coffey • Clinton, TN 100% Estate Muscadine 2014David and Dede Stone • Ft. Valley, GA 50% Estate Black Muscadine, 50% Estate Bronze Muscadine 2016

SILVERScott Post • North East, PA 55% Concord, 45% Niagara 2014

BRONZEPhilip J. Lungo • St. Louis, MO 100% Estate Norton 2014Harold B. Massey • Hazard, KY 100% Tennessee Concord 2015

Red or White NativeAmerican LateHarvest and Ice Wine1 EntryNo Medal Awarded

White French-American Hybrid Varietal44 EntriesGOLDRod Alle • Hamilton, MT 90% Estate Somerset, 10% St. Pepin 2015Gordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 100% Valvin Muscat 2014Wendi Johnston • West Lafayette, IN 100% Valvin Muscat 2015Bill & Deby Magecevic • Stafford, VA 100% Estate Vidal BlancBob Zinkel • Madison, WI 100% Aromella SILVERMichael Christiana • Enola, PA 100% Vidal Blanc 2014Gordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 100% Traminette 2015Gordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 100% Cayuga 2014Don and Judy Howell • Lansing, NY 100% Valvin Muscat 2015Wendi Johnston • West Lafayette, IN 100% Traminette 2015

Wendi Johnston • West Lafayette, IN 100% La Crosse 2015Robert Meyer Garretson, SD 100% Estate Brianna 2013

BRONZERobert and Bonnie Ames • Fargo, ND 90% Estate Frontenac Blanc, 5% Estate Edelweiss, 5% Estate Kay Gray 2014Diann Huck and Mike Willman, Sr.Mt. Washington, KY 100% Traminette 2014Diann Huck and Mike Willman, Sr.Mt. Washington, KY 100% Seyval 2014Robert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 100% Frontenac Blanc 2015Robert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 100% Edelweiss 2015Gordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 100% Vidal Blanc 2015Richard W. Howe • Los Lunas, NM 75% Vidal Blanc, 25% Seyval Blanc 2014Rick Jelovsek • Jonesborough, TN 100% Estate Valvin Muscat 2015Dominick Profaci • New Paltz, NY 75% Estate Vidal Blanc, 25% French Colombard 2015Alan Putnam • Corvallis, MT 100% Estate St. Pepin 2014Joseph Serpico • Gilberts, IL 100% Seyval Blanc 2015Joseph Solomon • Simpsonville, KY 100% TraminetteSherri Vollick • Plant City, FL 100% Estate Blanc du Bois White French-American HybridBlend7 EntriesSILVERGreg Cutt • Rochester, NY 70% Traminette, 30% Riesling 2013

Red French-AmericanHybrid Varietal45 EntriesGOLDGordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 90% Noiret, 10% Zinfandel SILVERA. Brian Cain • Holland, MI 100% Estate Marquette 2014Wayne Patari • Schnecksville, PA 75% Estate Marquette, 25% Estate Coret NoirJason Schultz • Sparks, NV 100% Estate Frontenac 2012

BRONZESteve Auer • Coos Bay, OR 100% Baco Noir 2013Caryle Bishop • Sherrill, IA 100% NoiretMichael Christiana • Enola, PA 100% Chambourcin 2014


Robert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 75% Frontenac, 25% Pinot Noir 2014Gary Grant • Strasburg, VA 100% Estate Chambourcin 2014Philip J. Lungo • St. Louis, MO 100% Estate Chambourcin 2014Wayne Patari • Schnecksville, PA 100% Estate Chambourcin 2013Alan Putnam • Corvallis, MT 100% Estate Frontenac 2015Joseph Serpico • Gilberts, IL 100% Chancellor 2015Jason Schultz • Sparks, NV 100% Estate Frontenac 2014Glenn Sweatt • Jeffersonville, IN 100% Chancellor

Red French-AmericanHybrid Blend8 EntriesNo Medals Awarded

Blush/Rosé French-American Hybrid9 EntriesSILVERDominick Profaci • New Paltz, NY 40% Estate DeChaunac, 30% Old Vine Zinfandel, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Peter Voyt • Newark, NY 100% Diana 2015

BRONZERobert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 100% Marquette 2015

Red or White French-American LateHarvest and Ice Wine5 EntriesBRONZEJonathan E. Percival • Ottawa, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Vidal Ice Wine 2015Amir Saad • Dover, DE 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Vidal Ice WineLincoln Vlasblom • Toronto, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Vidal Ice WinePM Walker • San Diego, CA 100% RJ Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Vidal Ice Wine 2015 Chardonnay104 EntriesGOLDJohn Gresham • Lodi, CA 100% Chardonnay 2015Joseph Hansen • Kenwood, CA 100% Estate Chardonnay 2013Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 100% Chardonnay 2014Stefano Milito • Plano, TX 100% Chardonnay 2012Stephen A. Reyda • Alamo, CA 100% Estate Chardonnay 2011Bob Vozzella • Franklin, MA

100% Suisun Valley Chardonnay 2014 SILVEREric Beere • Smiths Falls, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showase Australian Chardonnay 2015Clayton Donohue • North Vancouver, BC 100% Winexpert Selection Australian Chardonnay 2015James Edwards • Galt, CA 100% Chardonnay 2014Rudy Gingerich • Mountain Home, ID 100% Estate Chardonnay 2014Stefano Milito • Plano, TX 100% Chardonnay 2014James Picano • Fairfield, CA 100% Chardonnay 2014Edward Saunders • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Grand Cru Chardonnay 2015Bob Vogt • Loveland, OH 100% Chardonnay 2013

BRONZENeal Barnett • Los Gatos, CA 100% Estate Chardonnay 2015Steve and Mary Barrett • Roseville, CA 100% Chardonnay 2014Michael and Andrew Crews • Orinda, CA 100% Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Chardonnay 2013Ron Dickens • Phoenix, AZ100% Chardonnay 2014Tim Drexler • Downers Grove, IL 100% Chardonnay 2014Dan Puckett and Ralph JohnsonWest Harrison, IN 100% Winexpert Chardonnay 2015Jeremy Jones • Inola, OK 100% Winexpert Eclipse Dry Creek Chardonnay 2015Gary Duesterberg and Adora KuRoswell, GA 100% Winexpert Selection Australian Chardonnay 2014Vincent MontaganoDollard Des Orneaux, QC 100% Chardonnay 2015Laurie L. Poggi • Calistoga, CA 100% Chardonnay 2014Mike Rogowsky • Victoria, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Bella BiancoMike Ruffing • Pulaski, WI 100% Winexpert Chardonnay Semillon 2013Ken Schlosser • Sebastopol, CA 100% Chardonnay 2014

Pinot Grigio/Pinot GrisSponsor: Vinland Wine Racks38 EntriesSILVERMark Law• Oregon City, OR 100% Estate Pinot Gris 2015

BRONZEInge Carpenter • Barrie, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Washington

Yakima Valley Pinot Gris 2014Todd Holman • Longview, TX 100% Winexpert Selection Italian Pinot Gris 2015Ben Kleinsasser • Brantford, ON 100% Vineco Passport Series Oregon Pinot Gris 2015Karen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Pinot Grigio 2014Russell Pier • Uniontown, OH 100% Pinot Grigio 2015Thomas Ruff, Jr. • Aliquippa, PA 100% Pinot Grigio 2014PM Walker • San Diego, CA 100% Winexpert World Vineyard Italian Pino Grigio 2015

Gewürztraminer27 EntriesGOLDJoe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select German Gewürztraminer 2014Randy Sorenson • Sechelt, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select German Gewürtztraminer 2015 SILVERKaren Phillips • Everett, ON 100% Vineco Legacy Gewürztraminer 2015Jean Francois Toupin • Terretonne, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Gewürztraminer 2015

BRONZEGaylon Butler • Longview, TX 100% Winexpert Vintner’s Reserve Gewürztraminer 2014Stephen Fields • Gansvoort, NY 100% Winexpert Eclipse German GewürztraminerErroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Gewürztraminer 2015Mike Rogowsky • Victoria, BC 100% Winexpert Eclipse Gewürztraminer 2015Derek Wilson • Calgary, AB 100% Wine Kitz Ultimate Estate Reserve Gewürztraminer 2015

Riesling72 EntriesGOLDAlex Bogomazov • Milton, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition German Riesling 2015Mike Hammerly • Sedalia, MO 100% Winexpert Selection Piesporter 2015Dave Hinchey • Castle Pines, CO 100% Riesling 2015Callie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Hightail Riesling 2015Colin Rohrmoser • St. Catherines, ON 100% Riesling 2013Stephen Shannon • Charlotte, NC


100% Winexpert Vineyard Washington Riesling 2015Sandy Shivas • Ilion, NY 100% Winexpert Selection Original Piesporter 2015

SILVERJeffrey Clayton • Bartlett, IL 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Mosel Valley German Riesling 2014Don Corrick • Orilla, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Columbia Valley Riesling 2014Thomas J.DeLong • Concord, OH 100% Riesling 2015Richard Disney • Bellport, NY 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Mosel Valley Riesling 2014Gary D. Jensen • Appleton, WI 100% Winexpert Riesling 2015Thomas Olinger • Carmel, IN 100% Winexpert Eclipse Riesling 2015Regina M. Place • Elbridge, NY 100% Finger Lakes Riesling 2014

BRONZEGaylon Butler • Longview, TX 100% Winexpert World Vineyard Riesling 2014John Edlund • Macedon, NY 100% Riesling 2014James Fassanella • Fairport, NY 100% Winexpert Eclipse Columbia Valley Riesling 2015Thomas Hatch • Williamson, NY 100% Ontario, NY Riesling 2013Lisa Holmes • Armstrong, BC 100% Winexpert Selection PiesporterBart Klatt • San Diego, CA 100% Winexpert German Riesling 2015Laura Kramer • Massapequa, NY 100% Riesling 2013Joe Laufenberg • Johnson City, TN 100% Winexpert World Vineyard Vintner’s Reserve Riesling 2015Joe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% Winexpert Selection Piesporter 2015Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 100% Riesling 2014Matt McTrash • Haliburton, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Riesling 2014Kathleen Ondrus • Fruita, CO 100% Riesling 2015John S. South • Rineyville, KY 100% Vintner’s Reserve RieslingErin Traquair • Exeter, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Riesling 2014Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Originale Alljuice California Riesling 2015Bob Vozzella • Franklin, MA 100% Suisun Valley Riesling 2014David Wawro • Jordan, NY 100% Riesling 2015

Sauvignon Blanc59 EntriesGOLDWendell Barner • Steubenville, OH 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2015Eric Eitzen • Vestavia Hills, AL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic South African Sauvignon Blanc 2015Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2014Mike Ruffing • Pulaski, WI 100% Winexpert Eclipse New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2014L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2013Joe Slana • Mississauga, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015Randy Sorenson • Sechelt, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series South African Sauvignon Blanc 2015Ryan Woolcott • Fonthill, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2015

SILVERRex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2015Roger Doull • Surrey, BC 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2013Erroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Sauvignon Blanc 2014Jason Stieler • Kitchener, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2015

BRONZEJon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% Winexpert Eclipse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014Crystal and John Cooke Woodbridge, ON 100% Vintner’s Cellar Supreme Sauvignon Blanc 2015Rudy Gingerich • Mountain Home, ID 100% Sauvignon BlancLee Goodman • Baltimore, MD 100% Sauvignon Blanc 2014Joanne McLean • Bancroft, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2015Robert Miller • McMurray, PA 83% Sauvignon Blanc, 17% Viognier 2015Greg Mussenden • Vernon, BC 100% Winexpert Eclipse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015Karen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2014David Robinson • Duncan, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series South African Sauvignon Blanc 2015Rose Schwager • Kingston, ON 100% Wine Kitz Traditional Vintage

California Sauvignon Blanc, Elderflower 2015 Other White Vinifera VarietalsSponsor: BSG HandCraft96 EntriesGOLDGary Duesterberg and Adora KuRoswell, GA 100% Winexpert Selection German Müller-Thurgau 2014David A. Nace • Wexford, PA 100% Winexpert Selection German Müller-Thurgau 2015Kimberly Zacherl • Fairview, PA 100% Winexpert World Vineyard Moscato 2015

SILVERHenry Adams • Lawrenceburg, KY 100% Winexpert World Vineyard German Müller-Thurgau 2015Eric Beere • Smiths Falls, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Yakima Valley Viognier 2015David G. Bergan • Paradise, CA 96% Emerald Sea Vineyards Butte County Symphony, 4% Emerald Sea Vineyards Butte County Moscato 2015Gisela Claassen • San Diego, CA 100% Malvasia Bianca 2015Kevin Collins • Northampton, MA 100% Muscat Canelli 2014James Massarello • Oak Park, IL 199% Winexpert World Vineyard German Müller-ThurgauChris Scott • Charlottesville, VA 100% Estate Petit Manseng2015Chris Scott • Charlottesville, VA 95% Viognier, 5% Estate Petit Manseng 2015Duyane Tucker • Indianapolis, IN 75% Estate Golden Muscat, 25% Estate Niagra 2015

BRONZEFred Brophy • San Diego, CA 100% Viognier 2014Franco Costa • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Grand Cru International German Müller-Thurgau 2015Mike Covino • Bloomsbury, NJ 100% Lodi Malvasia 2014Bonneau Dickson • Berkeley, CA 100% Father Tumbas Viognier 2014Thomas Duket • Topanga, CA 98% Templeton Viognier, 2% Chardonnay 2015Wally Hemming • Headingley, MB 100% California Muscat 2015David Hicks • LaFayette, CA 100% Viognier 2014Heather Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Mosti Mondiale Original Trebbiano 2015Joe Krajkiewcz• Grandville, MI 100% Winexpert World Vineyard German Müller-Thurgau 2015


Joe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% Winexpert World Vineyard California Moscato 2015Jon E. Little • Scio, OH 100% Winexpert World Vineyard California Moscato 2015Kathleen Ondrus • Fruita, CO 100% Orange Muscat 2015Karen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Grüner Veltliner 2015W. Shane Ramsey • Ferndale, WA 100% Estate Burmunk 2015Brian Rein • Orinda, CA 100% ViognierMike Ruffing • Pulaski ,WI 100% Chenin Blanc 2015David Sylling • Seattle, WA 100% Alvarinho 2015PM Walker • San Diego, CA 100% Winexpert Selection Symphony

White ViniferaBordeaux StyleBlends2 EntriesSILVERJames Abate • Red Bank, NJ 50% Estate Sauvignon Blanc, 50% Vidal Blanc 2014

Other White Vinifera Blends71 EntriesGOLDJeremy Jones • Inola, OK 100% Winexpert Selection Original Liebfraumilch 2015Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 50% Chardonnay, 20% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Muscat Canelli, 10% Viognier, 10% Semillon 2014Roxie and Doc Roder • Blairsville, GA 100% Winexpert Selection Luna Bianca 2015Karl St. Pierre • St Bedempteur, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio White 2015

SILVERDennis and Kathie HaynesAnniston, AL 100% Winexpert Selection Australian Traminer Riesling 2014Gary Duesterberg and Adora KuRoswell, GA 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Pacific Quartet 2013Grant Millar • Kingston, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio White 2015John Schotting • McDonald, PA 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Yakima Valley Gewürztraminer Riesling 2013

BRONZECrystal and John CookeWoodbridge, ON 100% Vintner’s Cellar Supreme

Semillon Chardonnay 2015Debbie Craig • West Kelowna, BC 50% Pinot Grigio, 50% Chardonnay 2015Darrell Dail • Raleigh, NC 100% Winexpert Limited Edition California Trio Blanca 2014Lucie Doyon • Gatineau, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio WhitePascal Drapeau • Pointer Claire, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio White 2015Kathy Elliott • Sarnia, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Trio Blanca 2014John Falkowski • Milton, WA 50% Chardonnay, 40% Viognier, 10% Gewürztraminer 2015Tim Feeley • Halifax, NS 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Australian Semillon Sauvigon Blanc 2015James Fields • Heidelberg, ON 33% Gewürztraminer, 33% Riesling, 33% ChardonnayJeff Haggard • Martinsville, IN 100% Winexpert Selection Liebfraumilch 2013Joe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Riesling Gewürztraminer 2015Penny McCulloch-Barratt • Victoria, BC 100% Winexpert Vintner’s Reserve Mezza Luna 2015Scott Stewart • Garfield, NJ 100% Winexpert Lienfraumilch 2015Jason Stieler • Kitchener, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Traminer Riesling 2015Nicole L. Streeter • Washington, DC 100% Winexpert Limited Edition California Trio Bianca 2014Erin Traquair • Exeter, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Trio Blanca 2014Joseph Valente • Grafton, VT 100% Winexpert Vintners Reserve Mezza Luna 2015Lincoln Vlasblom • Toronto, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Trio White Pinot Grigio Sauvignon Blanc Muscat

Cabernet FrancSponsor: Five Star Chemicals Inc.31 EntriesGOLDWayne Witkowski • Fairfax, VA 100% Cabernet Franc 2013

SILVERStan Barrett • South Lake Tahoe, CA 80% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot 2013Steve and Mary Barrett • Roseville, CA 80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot 2014

Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 100% Cabernet Franc 2009Bruce L. Currie • Sacramento, CA 100% Cabernet Franc 2014Gary Grant • Strasburg, VA 100% Estate Cabernet Franc 2014Terry Norseworthy • Plano, TX 100% Cabernet Franc 2013Michael Rinker • Kennewick, WA 100% Red Mountain Cabernet Franc 2014L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 100% Cabernet Franc 2010Chris Scott • Charlottesville, VA 100% Cabernet Franc 2013

BRONZECarlos Amaral • Mississauga, ON 80% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Ed Bernardon • Bedford, MA 100% Cabernet Franc 2014Robert Carbone • Summit, NJ 80% Chilean Cabernet Franc, 20% Chilean Merlot 2014Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 100% Cabernet Franc 2014Chris MacDonald • Seattle, WA 100% Cabernet Franc 2013Mike Riddle • Napa, CA 90% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Bob Vogt • Loveland, OH 100% Cabernet Franc 2013

Cabernet SauvignonSponsor: Grape Expectations – New Jersey222 EntriesGOLDKevin Beattie • London, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Ryan Crisman • Seattle, WA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Richard Disney • Bellport, NY 100% Winexpert World Vineyard French Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Russ Eberwein • Napa, CA 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Robert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Erroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Robb McKinney • Wexford, PA 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot, 1% Syrah, 1% Petite Sirah 2014Stefano Milito • Plano, TX 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot 2013Mary Rogan and Alan NunnsDanville, CA 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% MerlotDavid Sylling • Seattle, WA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Bob Vozzella • Franklin, MA 100% Suisun Valley Cabernet


Sauvignon 2014

SILVERMike Andrews and Jan AndrewsSanta Rosa, CA 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot 2013Jim Bond • Paso Robles, CA 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012John Bowen • Milton, GA 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc 2013Franco Costa • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select RQ Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Ryan Crisman • Seattle, WA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Bonneau Dickson • Berkeley, CA 100% Tom Powers Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Mark W. Diehl • Kennesaw, GA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Paul Dillon • Seattle, WA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014John DiMeo • Forest Hill, MD 100% Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon 2013James Fields • Heidelberg, ON 100% Cabernet SauvignonRoger Fox • Spokane, WA 100% Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Ranch II Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Robert Goodwin • Pitman, NJ 100% Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Gordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Christopher Guild • Spring City, PA 100% Cabernet SauvignonWilliam Murray and Alan HefnerW. Lafayette, IN 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Dave Hinchey • Castle Pines, CO 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Todd Holman • Longview, TX 100% Cellar Craft Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Larry Judd • Louisville, KY 100% Winexpert Lodi Ranch II Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Kevin Kelly • Seattle, WA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Frank Korpics • Hellertown, PA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Stephen Mantakounis • Springfield, PA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Brian Rein • Orinda, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2011Joe Slana • Mississauga, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Ranch II Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Peter Strimaitis • Carlsbad, CA 100% Pine Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Patricia Strome • Windsor, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

John Sullivan • Bluemont, VA 75% Winexpert Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Estate Cabernet Franc 2013Darin M. Young • Fort Langley, BC 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

BRONZEDennis Amerine • Las Vegas, NV 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Theodore Behlendorf, Douglas Minnick,and Don Andersen • Studio City, CA 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot 2013Dan Bazzoli • Calistoga, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Bob and Darla Becker • Pleasant Hill, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Lou Benedetto • Fontana, WI 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Randy Bertuccelli • Walnut Creek, CA 99% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Estate Merlot 2012John Bowen • Milton, GA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot 2011Jon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Tom Radu and Mike CaldwellChagrin Falls, OH 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2011Tom Carney • Endwell, NY 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Tony and Sheryl ClevengerGraham, WA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013William E. Pence and Chris Cook Orinda, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2011Byron Dahl • Concord, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Edward “Butch” De Salvo • Brick, NJ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Sam Delli • Northville, MI 95% Chalk Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Chalk Hill Petit Verdot 2013Jerry Dieruf • Springfield, VA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Chuck Gower and Cheryl DiPanfiloBoulder, CO 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Chuck Gower and Cheryl DiPanfiloBoulder, CO 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013John DiMeo • Forest Hill, MD 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot 2013Jimmy Dunn • Longview, TX 100% Winexpert Eclipse Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Charles Fajgenbaum • Toronto, ON 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Paul Fortayon • Danville, CA 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Elise Gabrielli • Woodstock, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Peter Harbun • Winnipeg, MB 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Washington Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Michael Harris • Fair Oaks, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Cindy Holmes • Gravenhurst, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Australian Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Cindy Holmes • Gravenhurst, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select RQ Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Ann Hyman • Puyallup, WA 100% Winexpert Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Anthony Iozzi, Jr. • No. Providence, RI 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2015John Jett • Davidsonville, MD 80% Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Lodi Merlot, 8% Lodi Cabernet Franc 2013Eryn Kantor • Berkeley, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Robert Earl Keast • Sherwood Park, AB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Robert Knehr • Hasbrook Heights, NJ 100% Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Sandy Limoges • Windsor, ON 100% Vineco Cheeky Monkey Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Mike and Sharon Orton • Lincoln, CA 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot 2012Kris Eriksen and Jeff Pfile • Kenai, AK 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Rob and Esther Pock • Lincoln, CA 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc 2013Laurie L. Poggi • Calistoga, CA 75.3% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Estate Petit Verdot, 8.4% Estate Cabernet Franc, 7.8% Estate Merlot 2013Robert Riccomini • Saratoga, CA 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Gary Sayed • San Mateo, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Jon Schwartz • Centennial, CO 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Dave Sienknecht • San Jose, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2011Kenneth Stinger • Portland, OR 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Stephen Tankersley • Auburn, CA 100% Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2011Charles Thompson • Hollister, CA 80% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Estate Petit Verdot, 5% Estate Merlot 2013Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Master’s Edition California Cabernet SauvignonRobert L. Trump • Quakertown, PA 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013


Casey Vess • San Jose, CA 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Carignan 2013Anthony Vitale • Coram, NY 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Gerard and Mayre Von HoffmannCoto de Cuza, CA 99% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc 2013Gerard and Mayre Von HoffmannCoto de Cuza, CA 99% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc 2014Gerard and Mayre Von HoffmannCoto de Cuza, CA 99% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc 2013Gerard and Mayre Von HoffmannCoto de Cuza, CA 99% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc 2014Jeffrey L. Webb • Stafford, VA 100% Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Ranch II Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Mark Weiner • Los Gatos, CA 100% Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Henry Wilkinson • Sacramento, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2011Diann Huck and Mike Willman, Sr.Mt. Washington, KY 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Mike Workman • Saratoga, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvigon

MerlotSponsor: Grape and Granary127 EntriesGOLDEdward “Butch” De Salvo • Brick, NJ 100% Merlot 2014Jimmy Dunn • Longview, TX 100% Winexpert Eclipse Stags Leap Merlot 2014Rick Frederick • Allentown, PA 100% Estate Napa Valley Merlot 2015Bob Joakimson • Concord, CA 100% Stag’s Leap Merlot 2014Roger Mattar • Corona, CA 100% Merlot 2014Roger Mattar • Corona, CA 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Stephen Tankersley • Auburn, CA 96% Sonoma Merlot, 4% Sonoma Petit Verdot 2014

SILVERTom Radu and Mike CaldwellChagrin Falls, OH 100% Merlot 2014Jerry Dieruf • Springfield VA 80% Merlot, 20% Petit Verdot 2014John Gailey, Jr. • Fort Mitchell, AL 100% Merlot 2014Joseph Hansen • Kenwood, CA 100% Estate Merlot 2013Gary Duesterberg and Adora KuRoswell, GA

100% Winexpert Eclipse Stag’s Leap Merlot 2014James Picano • Fairfield, CA 100% Merlot 2013Dave Sienknecht • San Jose, CA 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Bob Vozzella • Franklin, MA 100% Suisun Valley Merlot 2014

BRONZEDan Bazzoli • Calistoga, CA 100% Merlot 2013Paul Boyechko • Beaverton, OR 100% Merlot 2013Dan Cobb • Loveland, OH 100% Merlot 2012Michael and Andrew Crews • Orinda, CA 75% Calistoga Merlot, 12.5% Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 12.5% Mendocino County Carignane 2014Michael and Andrew Crews • Orinda, CA 90% Sonoma Carneros Merlot, 5% Moon Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Moon Mountain Petit Verdot 2011Michael and Andrew Crews • Orinda, CA 80% Sonoma Carneros Merlot, 20% Suisun Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Todd Cunningham • North Vancouver, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Chilean Merlot 2015Richard Disney • Bellport, NY 100% Winexpert Vintners Reserve Merlot 2015John Hlinka • Benton, KY 100% Merlot 2014Brian Jones • Moon Township, PA 80% Chilean Merlot, 20% Chilean Zinfandel 2015Laura Kramer • Massapequa, NY 100% Winexpert Eclipse Stag’s Leap Merlot 2013Sandy MacNeil • Halifax, NS 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Merlot 2015Grant Millar • Kingston, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Chilean Merlot 2015Russell J. Ohm • Libby, MT 100% Winexpert Eclipse Merlot 2015Jateen Patel • Winnetka, IL 100% Sonoma Merlot 2012Karen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Merlot 2014Brian Rein • Orinda, CA 100% Merlot 2010Michael Rinker • Kennewick, WA 100% Red Mountain Merlot 2014Julio C. Rodriguez • Skokie, IL 100% Lodi Merlot 2015L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Randy Sorenson • Sechelt, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select French Merlot 2014Glenn Sweatt • Jeffersonville, IN

100% MerlotVito Tamborrino, Jr. • Easton PA 100% Merlot 2014Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Originale Alljuice Italian Merlot 2014Scott Bartell, Gene Petrone, and LouVassalotti • Convent Station, NJ 100% Merlot 2014

Shiraz/SyrahSponsor: Bader Beer & Wine Supply123 EntriesGOLDTony Mastres • Goleta, CA 100% Rancho Volodores Vineyard, Paso Robles Syrah 2013Bob Vogt • Loveland, OH 100% Syrah 2011

SILVERFranco Costa • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Australian Shiraz 2014Michael and Andrew Crews • Orinda, CA 100% Dry Creek Syrah 2009Rick Prattand Doug Curran • Valencia, CA 100% Syrah 2011Robert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 100% Syrah 2014William Granlund • Tacoma, WA 100% Syrah 2014Bobby E. Hyman • Puyallup, WA 100% Winexpert Eclipse Syrah 2015Frank Korpics • Hellertown, PA 80% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Rob and Esther Pock • Lincoln, CA 95.5% Syrah, 4.5% Petite Sirah 2014Patti Polfuss • Waterloo, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase South African Shiraz 2015Stephen Tankersley • Auburn,CA 100% Sonoma Syrah 2013Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Originale Alljuice California Shiraz 2014Jace Yoder • Goleta, CA 100% Los Alamos Syrah 2013

BRONZEJon Adams • Martinez, CA 95% Syrah, 5% Petite Sirah 2014Jeff Boswell • Cochranton, PA 100% Syrah 2012Steven Baker • Paso Robles, CA 80% Syrah, 20% Petite Sirah 2013Eric Beere • Smiths Falls, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase Australian Shiraz 2015Robert Black • Ft. Lauderdale, FL 50% Syrah, 50% Petite Sirah 2014Alex Bogomazov • Milton, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015Gisela Claassen • San Diego, CA 100% Fallbrook Syrah 2013Gisela Claassen • San Diego, CA


100% Fallbrook Syrah 2014Michael and Andrew CrewsOrinda, CA 100% Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Syrah 2013Bruce L. Currie • Sacramento, CA 100% SyrahByron Dahl • Concord, CA 100% Miracle Hill Vineyard Syrah 2012John DiMeo • Forest Hill, MD 100% Syrah 2013Mike Doherty • Lynnwood, WA 100% Syrah 2014Erroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Shiraz 2015Gail Gilbert • Barrie, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Australian Shiraz 2015John and Gillian Growdon Menlo Park, CA 100% Syrah 2013William Murray and Alan HefnerW. Lafayette, IN 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Australian Shiraz 2014Wally Hemming • Headingley, MB 90% Shiraz, 10% Viognier 2014Mark Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Australian Shiraz 2015Jennifer Krall • Plainfield, IL 100% SyrahJohn La Grou • Placerville, CA 100% Estate Syrah 2014Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 100% Shiraz 2014Matt McTrash • Haliburton, ON 100% Vineco Cheeky Monkey Australian Shiraz 2014Michael Moore • Lake Oswego, OR 100% Syrah 2012Jonathan E. Percival • Ottawa, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Australian Shiraz 2015Sarah-Beth Radovini • Courtice, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Eclipse Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015Brian Rein • Orinda, CA 100% Syrah 2013Gary Sayed • San Mateo, CA 100% Syrah 2013Rose Schwager • Kingston, ON 100% Wine Kitz Ultimate Estate Australian Shiraz 2014Bill Seward • Woodland, CA 100% Petaluma Gap Sonoma Syrah 2013Don Wiginton • Vestavia Hills, AL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Grenache Syrah

Pinot NoirSponsor: Purple Toes, Inc.107 EntriesGOLDMicah Brosnan • Newcastle, CA 100% Sonoma Pinot Noir 2013Brian Cherry • Orinda CA 100% Estate Pinot Noir 2014Ace Vandenack • Myers Flat, CA

100% Estate Pinot Noir 2013Mark Weiner • Los Gatos, CA 100% Arroyo Seco Pinot Noir 2013

SILVERSteve Auer • Coos Bay, OR 100% Pinot Noir 2015Michael and Andrew Crews • Orinda, CA 100% Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir 2013Mike Hammerly • Sedalia, MO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Australian Pinot Noir2015Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 100% Pinot Noir 2014Linda McGlochlin Wolff • Napa, CA 100% Estate Pinot Noir (115) 2013Greg Mussenden • Vernon, BC 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Oregon Pinot Noir 2014Jonathan E. Percival • Ottawa, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Chilean Pinot Noir 2015L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 100% Pinot Noir 2013L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 100% Pinot Noir 2014Dave Sienknecht • San Jose, CA 100% Pinot Noir 2014Jace Yoder • Goleta, CA 100% Los Alamos Pinot Noir 2011 BRONZENina and Joe Baker • Vaughan, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir 2015Byron Dahl • Concord, CA 100% Pinot Noir 2012Lucie Doyon • Gatineau, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Winery Series Pinot Noir 2015Bruce Gillespie • Las Vegas, NV 100% Winexpert Original Series Pinot NoirSusan Hawken • Colllingwood, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Pinot Noir 2013Michael Jenkins • Southlake, TX 100% Vineco Passport Series Sonoma Pinot Noir 2015Bob Joakimson • Concord, CA 100% Sonoma Pinot Noir 2014Jeff Johnson • Stanwood, WA 100% Pinot Noir 2014Don Robinson and Jon KahrsPortland, OR 100% Pinot Noir 2011Ralph Lenamon • Livermore, CA 97% Santa Lucia Highland Pinot Noir, 3% Lodi Caberent Sauvignon 2014Penny McCulloch-Barratt • Victoria, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Craft Limited Edition Sonoma Pinot Noir 2015Shelly Molgaard • Tantalion, NS 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Pinot Noir 2014Greg Mussenden • Vernon, BC 100% Winexpert Eclipse Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir 2014

Ken Schlosser • Sebastopol, CA 100% Estate Pinot Noir 2013Dave Sienknecht • San Jose, CA 100% Pinot Noir 2013Joe Slana • Mississauga, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir 2015

SangioveseSponsor: The Home Brewery (MO)66 EntriesSILVERShaun Hatton • Toms River, NJ 75% Amador Sangiovese, 25% Amador Syrah 2014Lise Maillon • Beauport, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru International Italian Sangiovese 2015Daniel Narduzzi • Waterloo, ON 75% Chianti, 25% SangioveseMichael Rinker • Kennewick, WA 100% Rattlesnake Hills Sangiovese 2013Derek Wilson • Calgary, AB 100% Wine Kitz Ultimate Estate Reserve Sangiovese 2015

BRONZEMike Covino • Bloomsbury, NJ 80% Amador Sangiovese, 10% Amador Cabernet Franc, 10% Amador Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Carol Cunningham • Sonoma, CA 100% Estate Sangiovese 2014Dave DeMercado • Bridgman, MI 100% Winexpert Selection Sangiovese 2015Robert DiDonato • Pittsburgh, PA 100% Brunello 2014Mark Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Vineco Passport Italian Brunello 2015Eryn Kantor • Berkeley, CA 100% Sangiovese 2014Scott Neeley • Pittsburgh, PA 100% Sangiovese 2015Glen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% Vineco Passport Series Brunello 2015Michael Rinker • Kennewick, WA 100% Rattlesnake Hills Sangiovese 2014L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 100% Sangiovese 2013Arnold Schloemann • Wallingford, CT 100% Sangiovese 2013Neil Vaseleniuck • Windsor, ON 100% Vineco Passport Series Italian Brunello 2014Don Wiginton • Vestavia Hills, AL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Italian Sangiovese

ZinfandelSponsor: The Beverage People116 EntriesGOLDMicah Brosnan • Newcastle, CA 100% Sonoma Zinfandel 2013William E. Pence and Chris Cook


Orinda, CA 100% Zinfandel 2014Ryan Crisman • Seattle, WA 100% Zinfandel 2014Stephen D. Heike, Jr. • West Chicago, IL 100% Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2012LawrenceKilcullen • Santa Rosa, CA 100% Zinfandel 2013Jim Ruggerio • Warren, NJ 90% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Syrah 2013

SILVERMike Albrecht • Concord, CA 100% Zinfandel 2014Roberto Alvarez • Leeds, UT 100% Estate Zinfandel 2015Bob and Darla Becker • Pleasant Hill, CA 100% Estate Zinfandel 2014Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 100% Sonoma Zinfandel 2014Gisela Claassen • San Diego, CA 100% Zinfandel 2015William E. Pence and Chris CookOrinda, CA 100% Zinfandel 2014Bruce L. Currie • Sacramento, CA 100% Zinfandel 2013Brandon Donovan • Fairview, CA 75% Zinfandel, 25% Barbera 2013/2014Eric Eitzen • Vestavia Hills, AL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Italian Zinfandel 2014Bob Joakimson • Concord, CA 100% Lodi Zinfandel 2014Robb McKinney • Wexford, PA 96% Zinfandel, 4% Petite Sirah 2015Leo D’Amore and Ron MenschingHanover Park, IL 100% Zinfandel 2012Stephen Tankersley • Auburn, CA 85% Sonoma Zinfandel, 5% Petite Syrah, 5% Carignane, 5% Alicante 2013Warren Tankersley • Valley Center, CA 100% Estate Zinfandel 2013

BRONZEDan Bazzoli • Calistoga, CA 100% Zinfandel 2013Michelle Beason • Walnut Creek, CA 100% Estate Zinfandel 2014David G. Bergan • Paradise, CA 100% Emerald Sea Vineyards Butte County Zinfandel 2013Edward “Butch” De Salvo • Brick, NJ 100% Zinfandel 2013Mark W. Diehl • Kennesaw, GA 100% Zinfandel 2013Emily Ernst • San Francisco, CA 82% Estate Zinfandel, 8% Estate Petite Sirah 2013Robert Goodwin • Pitman, NJ 100% California Zinfandel 2014Todd Holman • Longview, TX 100% Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2015Mark Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2014

John Jett • Davidsonville, MD 85% Lodi Zinfandel, 15% Lodi Merlot 2013Robert Earl Keast • Sherwood Park, AB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Hightail California Zinfandel 2012Stephen Merowsky • Livonia, NY 90% Zinfandel, 10% Malbec 2015Barry R. Morris • Santa Rosa, CA 96% Zinfandel, 2% Malbec, 2% Merlot 2013Michael Neves • Mississauga, ON 100% Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Sicilian Primitivo 2015Sarah-Beth Radovini • Courtice, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2015Michael Randow • Los Alamos, NM 85% Zinfandel, 10% Syrah, 5% Petite Sirah 2012Mark Reheis • Lantzville, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Old Vine Zinfandel 2014Michael Rinker • Kennewick, WA 100% Rattlesnake Hills ZinfandelMike Ruffing • Pulaski, WI 100% Vineco Cellar Classic Old Vine Zinfandel 2013L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 80% Zinfandel, 20% Petite Sirah 2012Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Megioli Italian Primitivo 2014Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Originale Alljuice California Zinfandel 2015Dominick Vinelli • Chicago, IL 100% California Zinfandel 2015

Other Red Vinifera Varietals293 EntriesGOLDMike Amormino • Goodells, MI 100% Winexpert Eclipse Borola 2014Dan Bazzoli • Calistoga, CA 100% Petite Sirah 2013Crystal and John CookeWoodbridge, ON 100% Vintner’s Cellar Supreme Ruby Cabernet 2015Bonneau Dickson • Berkeley, CA 100% Father Tumbas Petite Sirah 2014Jimmy Dunn • Longview, TX 100% Winexpert Eclipse Barolo 2014Jim and Kate Garrett • Grass Valley, CA 100% Petite Sirah 2014Kathryn Keeler • San Miguel, CA 100% Estate Petite Sirah 2013John Merkle • Glencoe, MO 100% Petite Sirah 2012Donald St. Claire • Angels Camp, CA 100% Barbera 2012Larry Swearingen • Sedona, AZ 100% Estate Charbono 2013Adam Ultimo • Blairstown, NJ 75% Petite Sirah, 25% Merlot 2015

Casey Vess • San Jose, CA 75% Carignane, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon

SILVERCharlie Adonizio • Wilkes-Barre, PA 100% Nebbiolo 2013Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 100% Petite Sirah 2014Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 100% Petit Verdot 2013David Brass • Pine, CO 85% Tempranillo, 15% Syrah 2013Roland Brosseau • Sudbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Italian Aglianico 2015Robert Carbone • Summit, NJ 100% Italian Campasna Aglianico 2014Jeffrey Clayton • Bartlett, IL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Series Tempranillo 2014Crystal and John Cooke Woodbridge, ON 100% Vintner’s Cellar Fresh Must Chilean Carmenere 2015Franco Costa • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Chilean Malbec 2014Rick Prattand Doug CurranValencia, CA 100% Grenache 2014Bonneau Dickson • Berkeley, CA 100% Father Tumbas Petite Sirah 2013Jerry Dieruf • Springfield, VA 100% Barbera 2014James Edwards • Galt, CA 100% Petit Verdot 2014Christopher Guild • Spring City, PA 100% MalbecLes Hayden • Yorba Linda, CA 100% Estate Malbec 2014Heather Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Mosti Mondiale Original Alljuice Nero D’Avola 2015Richard McNamara • Riverview, NB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru International Nebbiolo 2015Randy Partridge • St. Marqs, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select RQ Italian AglianicoJesus Pinilla • Taylorsville, UT 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Chilean Carmenere 2014Ronald Pon • Auburn, CA 100% Estate Petite Sirah 2014Larry Sanders • Coeur d’Alene, ID 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Passport Series Petit VerdotRobert H. Stock • Blairstown, NJ 100% Winexpert Eclipse Italian Piedmont Barolo 2012Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Master’s Edition Chilean Carmenere 2014Neil Vaseleniuck • Windsor, ON 100% Vineco Legacy Nebbiolo 2015Paul Wade • Missoula, MT 100% Estate Durif Petite Sirah 2015


Mike Workman • Saratoga, CA 100% Malbec

BRONZERoberto Alvarez • Leeds, UT 100% Estate Petite Sirah 2015Mike Andrews and Jan AndrewsSanta Rosa, CA 100% Malbec 2013Douglas P. Balser • Mandeville, LA 100% Winexpert Australian Petit Verdot 2014Byron Barnes • San Antonio, TX 100% Estate Montepulciano 2014Steve and Mary Barrett • Roseville, CA 100% Primitivo 2014Fernando Berton • Sacramento, CA 100% Petite Sirah 2014Jacynthe Boucher • Repentigny, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Jus Frais Fresco Barbera 2015Eileen Calder • Abbotsford, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ AglianicoVictor Cantarella • Whittier, CA 75% Petite Sirah, 15% Grenache, 10% Syrah 2014Jim Ceklosky • Canonsburg, PA

100% Chilean Malbec 2013Gisela Claassen • San Diego, CA 100% Winexpert Selection Petit Verdot 2013Jeffrey Clayton • Bartlett, IL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Chilean Carmenere 2014Jeffrey Clayton • Bartlett, IL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Chilean Malbec 2013Denis Cyr • Mascouche, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Grand Cru International South African Pinotage 2015Joe DiPonzio • N. Chili, NY 75% California Grenache, 25% California Merlot 2014Richard Eber • Concord, CA 100% Petit Verdot 2014Kathy Elliott • Sarnia, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Argentina Malbec 2014Charles Fajgenbaum • Toronto, ON 100% Tempranillo 2013Wayne Feller • Schaghticoke, NY 100% Petit Verdot 2013Carmine and Joe Fardella, Cliff Mack, and Mario Gabrielli

Brewster, NY 100% Malbec 2014 Carmine and Joe Fardella, Cliff Mack, and Mario GabrielliBrewster, NY 100% Petite Sirah 2013Erroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Barolo 2014Robert Goodwin • Pitman, NJ 100% Chilean Malbec 2014Gordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 100% Malbec 2013John Gumina • Glendale, CA 100% GrenacheDennis R. Haff • Newton, NJ 100% Winexpert Selection Argentina Malbec 2015Jordon Hale • Douro-Dummer, ON 100% Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Nebbiolo 2015Joseph Hansen • Kenwood, CA 90% Estate Grenache, 5% Petite Sirah, 3% Mourvedre, 2% Syrah 2012Paul B. Henry • Temple, PA 100% Winexpert Selection Italian Montepulciano 2014Todd Holman • Longview, TX 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Spain


Monastrell Petit Verdot 2014Todd Holman • Longview, TX 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Italian Nero D’AvolaCindy Holmes • Gravenhurst, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Malbec 2014Brent Jewel • Sherwood Park, AB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Chilean Malbec 2012Bob Joakimson • Concord, CA 100% Oakley Mourvedre 2014William Johanson • Gilroy, CA 100% Charbono 2013Laura Kramer • Massapequa, NY 100% Winexpert Eclipse Piedmont Barolo 2013Joe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% Winexpert Selection International Petit Verdot 2013Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 100% Monastrell 2014James Massarello • Oak Park, IL 100% Winexpert World Vineyard Italian BaroloRoger Mattar • Corona, CA 100% Petite Sirah 2014Callie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select RQ Italian Aglianico 2015Willie McNair • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Grand Cru International Chilean Malbec 2015Mike and Sharon Orton • Lincoln, CA 100% Mourvedre 2012Mary Rogan and Alan NunnsDanville, CA 100% TannatWalter Martin and Bill PattersonReno, NV 100% Estate Pinot Meunier 2013J.D. Phelps • Lodi, CA 100% Estate Tempranillo 2014Patti Polfuss • Waterloo, ON 100% Vineco Passsport Series Washington Petit Verdot 2015Paul Rowe • London, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Italian Aglianico 2015Robert and Geralyn Soliz • Boerne, TX 100% Malbec 2013Jason Stieler • Kitchener, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Carmenere 2015Stephen Tankersley • Auburn, CA 95% Sonoma Petit Verdot, 5% Sonoma Merlot 2014David and Janina Thomas • Sonoma, CA 100% Estate Malbec 2013James L. Thompson • Franklinville, NY 100% Winexpert World Vineyard Chilean Malbec 2014Nathan Thompson • Los Osos, CA 90% Malbec, 10% Merlot 2013Erin Traquair • Exeter, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Nero D’Avola 2014Gianni Vlacic • Nedescina 100% Croatian Teran 2015

Don Wiginton • Vestavia Hills, AL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select NebbioloJohnny Williams • Blairsville, GA 100% Winexpert Selection International Nero D’Avola 2013Derek Wilson • Calgary, AB Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Barbera 2014Ladson Wilson • La Jolla, CA 100% Grenache 2015Wayne Witkowski • Fairfax, VA 100% Malbec 2014

Red ViniferaBordeaux StyleBlends108 EntriesGOLDJames G. Russo, Jr. • Hoboken, NJ 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc 2013Chris Scott • Charlottesville, VA 45% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, 20% Petit Verdot 2013

SILVERNina and Joe Baker • Vaughan, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Forza 2015Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 60% Winexpert Eclipse Stag’s Leap Merlot, 40% Winexpert Eclipse Lodi Ranch II Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Alex Bogomazov • Milton, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Italian Super Tuscan 2015Inge Carpenter • Barrie, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Washington Triumph 2014Ron Dickens • Phoenix, AZ60% Petit Verdot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Peter Harbun • Winnipeg, MB 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Washington Triumph 2014Heather Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Mosti Mondiale Original Alljuice Caberlot 2015Brad Keown • Windsor, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Triumph 2014Joseph W.Knizeski • Orangeburg, NY 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc 2014Laurie L. Poggi • Calistoga, CA 76.3% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.3% Estate Merlot, 8.2% Estate Petit Verdot, 7.2% Estate Cabernet Franc 2012Chris Scott • Charlottesville, VA 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Cabernet Franc 2013David Sylling • Seattle, WA 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Franc 2013Bob Vogt • Loveland, OH 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Malbec, 8% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot 2012

Bob Vogt • Loveland, OH 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Malbec, 8% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot 2012

BRONZEPeter Barbato • Fairview, NJ 50% Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Lodi Malbec, 15% Lodi Syrah 2013Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 65% Malbec, 35% Petit Verdot 2013Dan Cobb • Loveland, OH 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot 2013Robert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc 2014Erroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Super Tuscan 2015Edmund F. Gregg • Mineral, VA 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2015Ben Kleinsasser • Brantfold, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Cabernet Sauvingon MerlotFrank Korpics • Hellertown, PA 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah, 30% Grenache 2014Philip Locilento • Weston, ON 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 15% Petit Verdot, 15% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Franc 2014Harold B. Massey • Hazard, KY 57% Mosti Mondiale Vinifera Noble Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Winexpert Selection Merlot 2015Patti Polfuss • Waterloo, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2015Don Robinson • Portland, OR 66% Petit Verdot, 34% Cabernet Franc 2013Paul Rupert • Adrian, MI 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Italian Super Tuscan 2014Dave Sienknecht • San Jose, CA 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013David Sylling • Seattle, WA 43% Cabernet Franc, 32% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013PM Walker • San Diego, CA 100% RJ Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Italian Super Tuscan Henry Wilkinson • Sacramento, CA 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc 2013Leland Wines • Benicia, CA 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 16% Syrah, 5% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Zinfandel 2014Mike Workman • Saratoga, CA 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot

Other Red Vinifera Blends


Sponsor: St. Louis Wine & Beermaking296 EntriesGOLDLou Benedetto • Fontana, WI 55% Petite Sirah, 45% Zinfandel 2014Donald Bennett • Rochester, NY 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Italian Super Tuscan 2014Eileen Calder • Abbotsford, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Craft Winery Series Winemaker’s TrioTom Radu and Mike CaldwellChagrin Falls, OH 60% Petite Sirah, 40% Petit Verdot 2013Larry J. Carducci • Auburn, CA34% Estate Barbera, 33% Estate Petite Sirah, 33% Estate Syrah 2013Jeffrey Clayton • Bartlett, IL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Series Valpolicella 2014Crystal and John CookeWoodbridge, ON 100% Vintner’s Cellar Supreme Amarone 2014Don Corrick • Orilla, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Enigma 2014Franco Costa • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select RQ Shiraz Viognier 2014Mark W. Diehl • Kennesaw, GA 67% Zinfandel, 33% Petite Sirah 2013Richard Eber • Concord, CA 67% Lodi Petite Sirah, 33% Lodi Petit Verdot 2014Eric Eitzen • Vestavia Hills, AL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Italian Amarone 2014Dave Fellowes • Scarborough, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Australian Shiraz Viognier 2015Robert Stottlemyer and Keith GodwinFalling Waters, WV 100% Vineco Cellar Classic Winery Series Italian Amarone 2015Deborah R. Haff • Newton, NJ 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Shiraz Viognier 2015Derek Hammond • Thurnbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio Red 2015Derek Hammond • Thurnbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Zinfandel 2014Heather Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Rojo Grande 2015Eryn Kantor • Berkeley, CA 50% Sangiovese, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Ron Keast • Sudbury, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Italian Amarone 2012Ron Keast • Sudbury, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone 2014Joe Laws • Wright City, MO

100% Cellar Craft Showcase Rosso Fortissimo 2014Joe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone 2014JJ Lee • Oakville, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase Australian Shiraz Grenache 2014JJ Lee • Oakville, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot 2013Lise Maillon • Beauport, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio Red 2015Grant Millar • Kingston, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Italian Amarone 2015William Rose • Lafayette, CA 60% Charbono, 25% Zinfandel, 15% Barbera 2013Ken Schlosser • Sebastopol, CA 65% Zinfandel, 35% Syrah 2014

SILVERJon Adams • Martinez, CA 76% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Estate Zinfandel 2013Jack and Iris Baarda • Langley, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Monastrell Petit Verdot 2014Douglas P. Balser • Mandeville, LA 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Italian Amarone 2013Kevin Beattie • London, ON 100% Winexpert Selection AmaroneDiane Bielby • Kamloops, BC 100% Winexpert Eclipse Forza 2015Alex Bogomazov • Milton, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Italian Amarone 2015Jon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Italian Super Tuscan 2013Eileen Calder • Abbotsford, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series AmaroneEdward “Butch” De Salvo • Brick, NJ 33% Pinotage, 33% Syrah, 33% MerlotEdward “Butch” De Salvo • Brick, NJ 60% Pinotage, 40% SyrahWalter Diaz • Toms River, NJ 65% Lodi Malbec, 25% Lodi Merlot, 10% Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Lucie Doyon • Gatineau, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Winery Series Grenache Syrah 2015Pascal Drapeau • Pointe Claire, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio Red 2015Kathy Elliott • Sarnia, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Super Tuscan 2014Kathy Elliott • Sarnia, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Valroza 2015Dave Fellowes • Scarborough, ON

100% Vineco Legacy Primo Rosso 2014James Fields • Heidelberg, ON 100% AmaroneMarie Graham • Kitchener, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Mystic 2015Marie Graham • Kitchener, ON 100% Vineco Passport Series Volcanic Red 2015Grace R. Gregg • Mineral, VA 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Shiraz Viognier 2014Derek Hammond • Thurnbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Italian Amarone 2015Sandra Happy • Abbotsford, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Amarone 2015Robert Earl Keast • Sherwood Park, AB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Italian Valpolicella 2013Joseph W.Knizeski • Orangeburg, NY 70% Tempranillo, 20% Merlot, 10% Shiraz 2014Gary Duesterberg and Adora KuRoswell, GA 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone 2014Linda Mathias • Cabot, PA 66% Lanza Vineyards Petite Sirah, 33% Lanza Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Joseph McEllistrem • Carson City, NV 70% Zinfandel, 20% Petite Sirah, 8% Petit Verdot, 2% Carignanee 2012Joanne McLean • Bancroft, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase Chateau du Pays 2014Richard McNamara • Riverview, NB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Shiraz Viognier 2014Randy Partridge • St. Marqs, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Italian Rosso Grande EccelenteJonathan E. Percival • Ottawa, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Italian Amarone 2015Jonathan E. Percival • Ottawa, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2015Karen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Chateau Du Pays 2014Sarah-Beth Radovini • Courtice, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Chilean Malbec Shiraz 2014Michael Randow • Los Alamos, NM 50% Zinfandel, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 10% Petite Sirah 2012Jim Reed • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select RQ Shiraz Viognier 2014Donald St. Claire • Angels Camp, CA 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot 2014Patricia Strome • Windsor, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Collection


Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Erin Traquair • Exeter, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Enigma 2015Neil Vaseleniuck • Windsor, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone 2014Paul Wade • Missoula, MT 60% Estate Petite Sirah, 40% Viognier 2015Don Wiginton • Vestavia Hills, AL 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select AmaroneHenry Wilkinson • Sacramento, CA 50% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre 2012Kristine Wingard • Elkhart, IN 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Triumph 2015

BRONZEJon Adams • Martinez, CA 48% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Estate Zinfandel, 10% Estate Petite Sirah, 2% Syrah 2014Duncan Blackman • Victoria, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Amarone 2014LawrenceBlessinger Franklin Square, NY 50% Estate Merlot, 50% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Louis Cavaliere • Stamford, CT 70% Tempranillo, 25% Alicante, 5% Syrah 2012Jeffrey Clayton • Bartlett, IL 100% Cellar Craft Passport Series Volcanic Red 2014Franco Costa • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Grand Cru Interntional California Meritage 2013Franco Costa • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Valpolicella Ripassa 2015Mike Covino • Bloomsbury, NJ 60% Amador Syrah, 40% Amador Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Rick Pratt and Doug Curran • Valencia, CA 33% Syrah, 33% Grenache, 33% Mourvedre 2011Rick Pratt and Doug Curran • Valencia, CA 60% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre 2011Roger Doull • Surrey, BC 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot 2013Lucie Doyon • Gatineau, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Winery Series Amarone 2015Pascal Drapeau • Pointe Claire, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Amarone 2015Charles Fajgenbaum • Toronto, ON 50% Tempranillo, 50% MerlotJohn Falduti • Nutley, NJ 100% Winexpert Chateau du Roi 2014Dave Fellowes • Scarborough, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Carmenere 2014

Dave Fellowes • Scarborough, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Valpolicella Ripassa 2014Erroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Eclipse Forza 2015Karla Gibson • Waxahachie, TX 100% Mosti Mondiale Vinifera Noble Castel del PapaJohn and Gillian GrowdonMenlo Park, CA 60% Syrah, 40% Sangiovese 2013Derek Hammond • Thurnbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Valpolicella 2014Dennis and Kathie Haynes Anniston, AL 100% Winexpert Selection Luna Rosa 2014Wally Hemming • Headingley, MB 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah 2013Cindy Holmes • Gravenhurst, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Winemaker’s Trio Red 2014Heather Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Grenache Syrah 2015Mark Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Rosso Fortissimo 2015Larry Janke • Eagan, MN 50% Grenache, 25% Cabernet Franc, 25% Syrah 2013Ron Keast • Sudbury, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase Grand Red Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013Ron Keast • Sudbury, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase French Melange a Trois 2013Ron Keast • Sudbury, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft California Mystic Cabernet Sauvignon Zinfandel 2012Robert Earl Keast • Sherwood Park, AB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Gary Duesterberg and Adora Ku Roswell, GA 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Chateau du Pays 2014Joe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Chilean Style Cabernet Malbec Carmenere 2015Matthew J. Leone • Smithfield, RI 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Vino Del Vida Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2015Michael A. Lese • Elkhart, IN 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Triumph 2015Lise Maillon • Beauport, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select AmaroneJudy Mcfarlane • Erobicoke, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Winermaker’s Trio Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Zinfandel 2015Judy Mcfarlane • Erobicoke, ON

100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winery Series Amarone 2014Katherine McLean • Mississauga, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Amarone 2015Joanne McLean • Bancroft, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Showcase Shiraz Mataro 2013Willie McNair • Winnipeg, MB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select RQ Shiraz Viognier 2014Charles Pert • London, ON 100% Vineco Kenridge Classic Valroza 2015Karen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winemaker’s Trio Red 2015Sarah-Beth Radovini • Courtice, ON 100% Winexpert Limited Edition Italian Super Tuscan 2014Michael Randow • Los Alamos, NM 50% Zinfandel, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot 2013Michael Randow • Los Alamos, NM 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot 2013Bryan H. Reif • Barrie, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Chateau de Pays 2015Edward Saunders • Winnipeg, MB 60% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Zinfandel, 15% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Petite Sirah 2015Rose Schwager • Kingston, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Showcase Grenache Syrah Mourvedre 2015William Stefan • Fairfax, VA 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Amarone 2015Larry Swearingen • Sedona, AZ 60% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Estate Charbono 2013Gary Turk • Sechelt, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Rosso Grande Bravissimo 2015Scott Bartell, Gene Petrone,and Lou VassalottiConvent Station, NJ 70% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Alicante 2014Lincoln Vlasblom • Toronto, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot

Blush/Rosé RedViniferaSponsor: BSG HandCraft43 EntriesSILVERRichard Disney • Bellport, NY 100% Winexpert Vintners Reserve White ZinfandelPaul B. Henry • Temple, PA 100% Winexpert Selection California White Zinfandel 2015Gerald Mincks • Salem, OH 50% DeChaunac, 50% Riesling 2013


Erin Traquair • Exeter, ON 100% Winexpert World Vineyard Pink Moscato 2015

BRONZEKellie Babin • Airdrie, AB 100% Winexpert World Vineyard California Pink Moscato 2015Richard Brateng • Parker, CO 100% Winexpert Limited Release Australian Grenache Rose 2013Mark W. Hernandez • Frankenville, NJ 100% Estate Merlot 2015Patti Polfuss • Waterloo, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Rose 2013

Red or White ViniferaLate Harvest and IceWine37 EntriesGOLDDuncan Blackman • Victoria, BC 98% RJS Craft Winemaking Vino del Vida Ice Wine, 1% Estate Chili Pepper, 1% Estate Habenero Pepper 2013Erik Hayes • Wabash, IN 100% Winexpert Selection Riesling Ice Wine 2014Drummond Macomber • El Caton, CA 100% Cabernet Franc 2014Alex S. Margita, Jr. • Pittsburgh, PA 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Okanagan Peach Ice Wine 2012Chris Nelson • Iowa, LA 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Cabernet Franc Ice Wine 2014Russ Rose • Montgomery, NY 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Cabernet Franc Ice WineChris Scott • Charlottesville, VA 95% Viognier, 5% Estate Petit Manseng 2015Mark Vogt • North Aurora, IL 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Cabernet Franc Ice Wine 2015

SILVERMark Besore • Woodbridge, VA 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Specialty Washington Riesling Ice Wine 2014Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 100% Late Harvest Voignier 2014Jon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% Winexpert Cabernet Franc Ice Wine 2014Rong Hua Wang and Wai Chan HuiMarkham, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Specialty Cabernet Franc IcewineSal and Janet Internicola • Flanders, NJ 100% Winexpert Speciale Riesling Ice Wine 2015Brad Keown • Windsor, ON 100% Winexpert Riesling Ice Wine, with Peach 2015William Stefan • Fairfax, VA 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Specialty Washington Riesling Ice Wine 2016Jian Guo Tu and Anna Tu

Saffle, Sweden 100% Winexpert Speciale Riesling Ice Wine 2015Bill Weingart • Red Bluff, CA 100% Gewürtztraminer 2014

BRONZEBrandon Donovan • Fairview, CA 100% Semillon 2012/2013Robert Goodwin • Pitman, NJ 100% Winexpert Riesling Ice Wine 2015Jian Guo Tu and Anna TuSaffle, Sweden 100% Chardonnay 2014Ladson Wilson • La Jolla, CA 100% Aleatico White Table Wine Blend13 EntriesBRONZECathy Clark • Oakville, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking RQ South African Chenin Blanc Sauvignon BlancJonathan E. Percival • Ottawa, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winemaker’s Trio White 2015

Red Table Wine BlendSponsor: Gino Pinto Inc.72 EntriesGOLDJon Adams • Martinez, CA 70% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Estate Zinfandel 2013Brian Court • Seattle, WA 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Syrah, 10% Petit Verdot 2013Todd Cunningham • North Vancouver, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cellar Classic Winery Series Rosso Grande Eccelente 2015Ben LaVear • Emperial, MO 100% Winexpert Vintner’s Reserve Coastal Red 2015Jonathan E. Percival • Ottawa, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Winemaker’s Trio Red 2015Michael Salas • Newport Beach, CA 65% Sangiovese, 25% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Guy Chiasson and Francois TremblayQuebec, QC 100% Mosti Mondiale Master’s Edition Chilean Valle Del Sol 2014

SILVERSteve and Mary Barrett • Roseville, CA 40% Petite Sirah, 40% Merlot, 20% Grenache 2012Chuck Gower and Cheryl DiPanfiloBoulder, CO 50% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot 2012Robert Fowler • Saint Paul, MN 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc 2014Shaun Hatton • Toms River, NJ

40% Primitivo, 20% Old Vine Zinfandel, 20% California Grenache, 10% Alicante, 10% Petite Sirah 2014Lisa Holmes • Armstrong, BC 46% Winexpert Eclipse California Zinfandel, 36% Winexpert Selection California Merlot, 18% Winexpert Selection California Cabernet SauvignonDon and Judy Howell • Lansing, NY 60% Diamond, 40% Noiret 2015Maureen and Ferenc PankotaiSan Diego, CA 60% Estate Drága Vineyard Malbec, 40% Estate Drága Vineyard SyrahPhilip T. Santiago • Lake Hiawatha, NJ 75% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese 2014 BRONZELawrenceBlessinger Franklin Square, NY 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014Jim Bond • Paso Robles, CA 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah 2012Bruce L. Currie • Sacramento, CA 43% Dolcettto, 43% Tempranillo, 9% Petite Sirah, 5% Zinfandel 2014Dave DeMercado • Bridgman, MI 100% Winexpert Vintners Reserve Diablo Rojo 2015John DiMeo • Forest Hill, MD 60% Zinfandel, 30% Sangiovese, 10% Petite Sirah 2014Karla Gibson • Waxahachie, TX 100% World Vineyard Trinity RedNeil Kucich • Mineola, NY 50% Zinfandel, 25% Barbera, 25% Merlot 2014Frank and Angela Lorello Wood-Ridge, NJ 70% Old Vine Zinfandel, 30% Sangiovese 2014Dave Luckenbaugh • Duncannon, PA 50% Chambourcin, 50% Dechaunac 2014Andrew MacVicar • Dartmouth, NS 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Shiraz Viognier 2013Paul Nicastro • Leland, NC 70% Old Vine Zinfandel, 20% Alicante, 10% Muscat 2015Mary Rogan and Alan NunnsDanville, CA 50% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 20% MourvedrePatti Polfuss • Waterloo, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Valpolicella Ripassa 2014

Blush Table Wine Blend12 EntriesSILVERMichael Christiana • Enola, PA 40% Niagara, 30% Concord, 30% Vidal Blanc 2014

BRONZEBen LaVear • Emperial, MO


100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Orchard Breezin’ Wild Watermelon 2015Martha Tarkington • Victoria, TX 50% Estate Champanel, 50% Estate Miss Blanc 2014

Grape & Non-GrapeTable Wine Blend22 EntriesSILVERJon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% Winexpert Island Mist Peach Apricot Chardonnay 2015Thomas J. DeLong • Concord, OH 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Pinot Noir Black Cherry 2015John Hively • New Waterford,OH 50% Estate Niagara, 50% Estate Wild Black Raspberry 2015John J. Matchock • Ramey, PA 50% Concord, 50% Blueberry 2015Audrey Muhlenkamp • Portland, IN 100% Fontana Fruit Peach ChardonnayRegina M. Place • Elbridge, NY 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Wild Black Raspberry 2014Steve Stambeck • Marcellus, MI 70% Concord, 30% Raspberry 2014

BRONZERichard Disney • Bellport, NY100% Winexpert Island Mist Pomegranate Zinfandel 2015John Hively • New Waterford,OH 50% Estate Niagara, 50% Estate Red Raspberry 2015Regina M. Place • Elbridge, NY 60% Merlot, 40% Black Raspberry 2014 Apple or PearVarietals or BlendsSponsor: Wyeast Laboratories, Inc.57 EntriesGOLDRandy Stevens • Lorraine, NY 50% Cortland, 50% Macintosh 2015 SILVERDaniel Haykin • Denver, CO 30% Amrosia, 15% Ruby Jon, 15% Diva, 10% Gala, 10% Golden Supreme, 10% Red Delicious, 10% Jonathon 2015Daniel Haykin • Denver, CO 70% Pink Lady, 10% Opal, 10% Red Delicious, 10% Gala 2015Jim McDaniel • Martinsville, IN 100% Winexpert Island Mist Green Apple Riesling 2015

BRONZEDaniel Haykin • Denver, CO 50% Jonagold, 20% Forrelle Pear, 15% Pink Lady, 10% Red Delicious, 5% Gala 2015Daniel Haykin • Denver, CO 17% Kindercrisp, 17% Dandee Red, 17% Akane, 17% Ginger Gold, 17% Redfree, 15% Ambrosia 2015Mike Little • Farmington, MN

100% Apple 2015Audrey Muhlenkamp • Portland, IN 100% Apple 2015Dave Sienknecht • San Jose, CA 100% Apple 2015

Stone Fruit 62 EntriesGOLDIra Barrett • Easley, SC 60% Peach, 40% Black Cherry 2015Ira Barrett • Easley, SC 60% Estate Peach, 15% Estate Strawberry, 15% Estate Blackberry, 10% Estate Raspberry 2015Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Estate Elephant Heart Plum 2015Deborah R. Haff • Newton, NJ 100% Winexpert Island Mist Peach Apricot Chardonnay 2015Paulette Kates • Akron, IN 100% Winexpert Black Cherry Pinot Noir 2013Danielle Meatley • Petrolia, ON 100% Vineco Niagara Mist Chocolate Cherry 2015Rick Presley • Morrisville, MO 100% Plum 2015Jim Woods • Flagstaff, AZ 100% Estate Plum 2015

SILVEREdward Eckert • Allentown, PA 100% Mango 2015Donald Alan Hobbs • Memphis, TN 100% Cherry 2015Mike Janisse • Eugene, OR 100% Cherry 2015Colin Rohrmoser • St. Catherines, ON 100% Cherry 2013Dallas Schneider • Springfield, SD 100% Estate Plum 2013Duyane Tucker • Indianapolis, IN 100% Estate Cherry 2015

BRONZEDenis Durand • Lamont, AB 95% Estate Evans Cherry, 5% Estate Apple 2015Lance E. Gray • Schenectady, NY 90% Peach, 10% Mango 2013Ted Mack • Oklahoma City, OK 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Grand Cru Select Orchard Breezin Mist Peach Perfection 2015Alan Putnam • Corvallis, MT 100% Estate Montmorency CherrySteven White • Sanovsky, OH 100% Tart Cherry 2015Ryan Zeigler • Herrin, IL 100% Plum 2015

Berry FruitSponsor: St. Louis Wine & Beermaking172 EntriesGOLDBuddy Bear • Grand Junction, CO 100% Black Currant 2015

Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Red Raspberry Ice Wine 2015Tim Cunfer • Lehighton, PA 100% Estate Black RaspberryJames Scott and Eileen FloresWashington, NJ 100% Strawberry 2015Robert Stottlemyer and Keith GodwinFalling Waters, WV 33.3% Blueberry, 33.3% Blackberry, 33.3% Red Raspberry 2015Mike Janisse • Eugene, OR 100% Raspberry 2015John J. Matchock • Ramey, PA 100% Elderberry 2015John J. Matchock • Ramey, PA 50% Cranberry, 50% Strawberry 2015Jim McDaniel • Martinsville, IN 100% Winexpert Island Mist Blackberry Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Rick Presley • Morrisville, MO 70% Blackberry, 30% Wild Black Raspberry 2015Mike Ruffing • Pulaski, WI 100% Raspberry 2015Oscar J. Walker • Louisville, KY 100% Winexpert Island Mist Wildberry ShirazOscar J. Walker • Louisville, KY 100% Winexpert Island Mist Cranberry Malbec SILVERRex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Dessert-Style Red Raspberry 2015Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Dessert-Style Olallieberry 2015Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Dessert-Style Olallieberry 2015Tim Coffey • Clinton, TN 100% Wild Black Raspberry 2014Denis Cyr • Mascouche, QC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Orchard Breezin’ Rockin Raspberry Rose 2015Bernadine Deal • Coeur d’Alene, ID 100% HuckleberryJames Fields • Heidelberg, ON 100% Blueberry BergamaisKeith Fowler • Westfield, NY 100% Estate Raspberry 2014John Gailey, Jr. • Fort Mitchell, AL 100% Blueberry 2015Cindy Holmes • Gravenhurst, ON 80% RJS Craft Winemaking International White Zinfandel, 20% Raspberry 2015Mirella Hopper • Woodstock, ON 100% Vineco Niagara Mist Strawberry Raspberry 2015Mike Janisse • Eugene, OR 100% Blueberry 2015Mike Janisse • Eugene, OR 100% Marionberry 2015Mike Janisse • Eugene, OR 16.6% Strawberry, 16.6% Raspberry,


16.6% Cherry, 16.6% Blueberry, 16.6% Blackberry, 16.6% Marionberry 2015Paulette Kates • Akron, IN 100% Raspberry 2014Tony and Rebecca Margis • Newark, DE 100% Blueberry 2015John J. Matchock • Ramey, PA 95% Blueberry, 5% Elderberry 2015John J. Matchock • Ramey, PA 100% Blueberry 2015Jack Novak • Downers Grove, IL 100% Cranberry 2015Arturo R. Olarte Paranoque City, Phillippines 100% Estate Phillippines Lipote Mountain Berry 2014Joshua Olarte Paranoque City, Phillippines 75% Estate Phillippines Bignay Mountain Berry, 25% Estate Phillippines Lipote Mountain BerryRegina M. Place • Elbridge, NY 30% Estate Red Raspberry, 20% Estate Blueberry, 20% Estate Strawberry, 20% Estate Black Raspberry, 10% Estate Currant 2015Robert Porten • Utica, NY 100% Cranberry 2014Scott Post • North East, PA 100% Blueberry 2014Dennis Schmidt • Northbend, OH 100% Blackberry 2014Raymond Swanson • Plainville, CT 100% Blackberry 2014Kyle Swing • Easley, SC 100% Blueberry 2015James L. Thompson • Franklinville, NY 100% Winexpert Strawberry White Merlot Island Mist 2014Lincoln Vlasblom • Toronto, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Orchard Breezin’ Cranapple CelebrationOscar J. Walker • Louisville, KY 100% Winexpert Island Mist Wildberry ZinfandelSteven White • Sanovsky, OH 25% Blackberry, 25% Strawberry, 25% Blueberry, 25% Raspberry 2015Kristine Wingard • Elkhart, IN 100% Winexpert Island Mist Nice Pinot Grigio 2015Kimberly Zacherl • Fairview, PA 94% Strawberry, 6% Lemon 2015

BRONZEJames Castelli • Burlington, NJ 100% Estate Black Raspberry 2014Tim Cunfer • Lehighton, PA 100% Estate Red RaspberryEdward Eckert • Allentown, PA 100% Strawberry 2015Donis Flagello • Half Moon Bay, CA 100% Strawberry 2015James Scott and Eileen FloresWashington, NJ 100% Blueberry 2015David Gosselin • Fitchburg, MA 55% Estate Blackberry, 45% Red Grape 2013Deborah R. Haff • Newton, NJ

100% Winexpert Island Mist White Cranberry Pinot Grigio 2015Cindy Holmes • Gravenhurst, ON 65% RJS Craft Winemaking Orchard Breezin’ Cranberry Chianti, 35% Blueberry 2015Michael Kliebert • Vacherie, LA 100% Estate Blueberry 2014Matthew J. Leone • Smithfield, RI 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Orchard Breezin’ Mist OB Cranberry Craze 2015Lucas Malinowsky • Uncasville, CT 85% Estate Blueberry, 5% Estate Lemon, 5% Estate Orange, 5% Estate Raisin 2015Daniel Narduzzi • Waterloo, ON 100% Strawberry Zinfandel 2015Daniel Narduzzi • Waterloo, ON 100% Black Currant MerlotArturo R. Olarte Paranoque City, Phillippines 100% Estate Phillippines Bignay Mountain Berry 2015John Orr • Westtown, NY 100% Red RaspberryRick Presley • Morrisville, MO 100% Estate Blackberry 2015Charles G. Rader • New Brighton, PA 100% Red Raspberry 2013Chris and Pam Schaefer • St. Marys, PA 100% Winexpert Island Mist Strawberry 2007Elaine South • Rineyville, KY 100% Raspberry 2014Bill Stamper • Wakarusa, IN 100% Blueberry 2013William Stefan • Fairfax, VA 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Black Currant Dessert 2015Phil Swearingen • Waxahachie, TX 60% Cranberry, 20% Apple, 20% PomegranateDuyane Tucker • Indianapolis, IN 100% Estate Blackberry 2015Steven White • Sanovsky, OH 100% Strawberry 2015

Other Fruits56 EntriesGOLDEric Beere • Smiths Falls, ON 100% Vineco Niagara Mist Mango Strawberry Moscato 2015Donald Cote’ • Cambridge, MN 50% Apple, 20% Rhubarb, 10% Raspberry, 10% Pear, 10% Blueberry 2015Ron Dersham • Davisburg, MI 100% Winexpert Island Mist Coconut Yuzu Pinot Gris 2015Joe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Orchard Breezin’ Banana Pineapple Paradise 2015Jim McDaniel • Martinsville, IN 100% Winexpert Island Mist Pomegranate Zinfandel 2015Stephen Plaso • New Philadelphia, OH 100% Lemon 2013Raymond Swanson • Plainville, CT

100% Pineapple 2014Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 100% Estate Nam Doc Mai Mango 2015Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 100% Estate Valencia Pride Mango 2015Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 25% Estate Mango, 25% Estate Jack Fruit, 25% Estate Lychee, 25% Estate Star Fruit 2015Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 75% Estate Mango, 25% Estate Lychee 2015

SILVERCharles E. Bright • Louisville, KY 100% Winexpert Island Mist Pomegranate Zinfandel 2015Joe Lipps and Tyler Correa • Florence, CO 100% Orange 2013Albert Hendricks • Green Bay, WI 100% Pumpkin 2014Amy Ludwig • Jackson, MO 40% Pomegranate, 30% Raspberry, 30% Cranberry 2015Cheryl Sorrells • Lauderhill, FL 90% Pineapple, 5% Ginger, 5% Golden Raisin 2015Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 100% Star Fruit 2015

BRONZECharles E. Bright • Louisville, KY 100% Vineco Niagara Mist Mango Strawberry Moscato 2015Joe Lipps and Tyler Correa • Florence, CO 100% Pineapple 2013John J. Matchock • Ramey, PA 50% Strawberry, 50% Banana 2015Chris and Heather Rogers • Lakeland, FL 100% Pineapple 2015Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 100% Estate Mallika Mango 2015Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 100% Estate Mauritius Mango 2015Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 100% Estate Jack Fruit 2015

Traditional MeadSponsor: The Brewer’s Apprentice30 EntriesGOLDJohn J. Matchock • Ramey, PA 100% Wildflower Honey 2015

BRONZEBilly Beltz • San Diego, CA 100% Loganberry Blossom Honey 2015Sean Benjamin • Hainesport, NJ 100% Orange Blossom Honey 2014Richard F. Conti • New Hope, NY 100% Cranberry Flower HoneyRobert Stottlemyer and Keith GodwinFalling Waters, WV 90% Orange Blossom Honey, 5% Orange, 5% Raisin 2015

Fruit MeadSponsor: The Purple Foot – Milwaukee


50 EntriesGOLDHerbert Hebein • Chicago, IL 33.4% Lemon, 33.3% Ginger Root. 33.3% Wildflower Honey 2015 SILVERSamer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 75% Estate Lychee, 25% Estate Wildflower Honey 2015

BRONZEJeff Boswell • Cochranton, PA 100% Riesling Pyment 2013Alan Braker • Sun Prairie, WI 40% Cranberry, 30% Apple, 30% Wildflower Honey 2013Stephen Gross • Houston, TX 90% Honey, 10% Lemon 2014Dale and Gay Lee Hollon • Lakeland, FL 50% Estate Blueberry, 50% Orange Blossom Honey 2015Richard W. Howe • Los Lunas, NM 100% Raspberry MeadTony and Rebecca Margis • Newark, DE 75% Wild Honey, 25% Apple 2015Mike Tomell • Frenchtown, MT 100% Wild Rosehips 2010Steven White • Sanovsky, OH 60% Honey, 40% Blackberry2015

Herb and SpiceMead22 EntriesGOLDThomas Repas • Hermosa, SD 96% Sweet Clover Honey, 1% Habanero, 1% Ghost Chili, 1% Pineapple, 1% Mango 2015

BRONZEBilly Beltz • San Diego, CA 95% Wildflower Honey, 5% Chipolte Pepper 2015Andy Denison • Temecula, CA 98% Orange Blossom Honey, 1% Hibiscus Flower, 1% GingerDale and Gay Lee Hollon • Lakeland, FL 33% Estate Lemongrass, 33% Estate Ginger, 33% Estate Orange Blossom HoneyPhillip A. Montgomery • Deltona, FL 70% Hisbiscus, 30% Citrus Honey 2015Thomas Repas • Hermosa, SD 98% Estate Sweet Clover Honey, 1% Mint, 1% Lime 2015

Flower or Vegetable24 EntriesGOLDMike Little • Farmington, MN 100% Rhubarb 2015Amir Saad • Dover, DE 100% RJS CRaft Winemaking Orchard Breezin Strawberry Rhubarb 2015

SILVERAndre Bajorek • Clive, IA 100% Linden Flower 2015

John Falkowski • Milton, WA 100% Estate Beetroot 2015Ted Mack • Oklahoma City, OK 61.5% Elderflower, 37.5% Grape Juice, 1% Lemon, 1% Orange 2015

BRONZEGerald “Jerry” Burke • Austinburg, OH 100% DandelionWilliam H. Jones • Brandon, MS 100% Honeysuckle 2014Phillip A. Montgomery • Deltona, FL 100% Hisbiscus 2015Mike Tomell • Frenchtown, MT 100% Estate Rhubarb 2012Ryan Zeigler • Herrin, IL 100% Sassafras Root 2015 Port Style99 EntriesGOLDTom Anders • Walnut Creek, CA 42% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, 6% Winexpert Cabernet SauvignonKellie Babin • Airdrie, AB 100% Winexpert Blackberry Port 2010Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Red Raspberry Port 2015Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Olallieberry Port 2015Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Blackberry Port 2015David Boucher • Dieppe, NB 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Coffee Port, Brandy 2012Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 95% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot 2014Gerald “Jerry” Burke • Austinburg, OH 100% PortRussell Burrows • Lafayette, OR 60% Raspberry, 40% Boysenberry 2014Russell Burrows • Lafayette, OR 100% Raspberry 2014Jon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Black Forest Dessert 2014Bonnie Campbell • Nanaimo, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Black Forest Dessert WineVicki Dunning • Coeur d’Alene, ID 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Specialty Apple Tatin PortJohn Falduti • Nutley, NJ 100% RJ Craft Winemaking Black Forest Chocolate Cherry Port 2015Gordon Gribble • Norwich, VT 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Blueberry, 40% BlackberryDerek Hammond • Thurnbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Coffee Port 2015Derek Hammond • Thurnbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Toasted Caramel 2015Joseph Hansen • Kenwood, CA 100% Petite Sirah 2012

Michael Harris • Fair Oaks, CA 50% Petite Sirah, 50% Merlot 2013Heather Hvasti • Bracebridge, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Coffee Dessert 2015Dennis and Sandy Keppley Manchester, MD 100% Winexpert Speciale Chocolate Salted Caramel DessertLaura Kramer • Massapequa, NY 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Chocolate Raspberry Port 2013Alex S. Margita, Jr. • Pittsburgh, PA 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Chocolate Raspberry Port 2010Callie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Specialty Raspberry Mocha Port 2015Rose Schwager • Kingston, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Port Style 2015Erin Traquair • Exeter, ON 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Chocolate Salted Caramel Dessert Wine 2015Pamela Zorn • Bennett, CO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Coffee Dessert 2015

SILVERJon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Toasted Caramel Dessert 2014Jon Bush • Middletown, MD 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Orange Chocolate Dessert 2014Tom Radu and Mike CaldwellChagrin Falls, OH 99% Sangiovese, 1% Grain Alcohol 2014Inge Carpenter • Barrie, ON 100% Winexpert Speciale Chocolate Salted Caramel Dessert 2015Gisela Claassen • San Diego, CA 100% Winexpert Speciale Chocolate Raspberry Port 2015Deborah R. Haff • Newton, NJ 100% Winexpert Speciale Blackberry Port 2014Todd Holman • Longview, TX100% RJS Craft Winemaking Black Forest Port 2014Larry Janke • Eagan, MN 100% Black Currant 2014Bob Joakimson • Concord, CA 100% Blackberry 2013Karen Phillips • Everett, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Orange Chocolate Port 2014Alan Putnam • Corvallis, MT 100% Estate Marquette 2013Sandy Shivas • Ilion, NY 100% Winexpert Selection Special Chocolate Raspberry Dessert 2015Jeffrey L. Webb • Stafford, VA 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Coffee Dessert 2015

BRONZEByron Barnes • San Antonio, TX


100% Lenoir 2014Dan Bazzoli • Calistoga, CA 50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Zinfandel 2012Kevin Beattie • London, ON 100% Vineco Cellar Craft Specialty Dessert Wine 2014Rex Johnston and Barbara BentleyWalnut Creek, CA 100% Cherry Amaretto Port2015Dan Boykin • Concord, CA 90% Zinfandel, 10% Syrah 2014Erroll Gee • Whitby, ON 100% Winexpert Dessert Wine Chocolate Raspberry Port 2014Ken Gibson • Calgary, AB 100% Winexpert Selection Speciale Toasted Caramel Port 2015Gail Gilbert • Barrie, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Toasted Caramel Dessert 2014Derek Hammond • Thurnbury, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Black Forest 2015Bob Joakimson • Concord, CA 100% Oakley Zinfandel 2014Bob Joakimson • Concord, CA 100% Livermore Barbera 2013Grant Millar • Kingston, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Black Forest Dessert 2013Mike and Sharon Orton • Lincoln, CA 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2012Patti Polfuss • Waterloo, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Apple Tatin Port 2012Dominick Profaci • New Paltz, NY 75% Estate Concord, 25% Pinot Noir 2015Fabiola Rivera • Albuquerque, NM 100% Winexpert Specialty Chocolate Orange Port 2015Paul Rowe • London, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Raspberry Mocha Dessert 2015L. Jack Ruscilli • Columbus, OH 75% Winexpert Chocolate Raspberry Port, 25% Syrah 2015Amir Saad • Dover, DE 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Orange Chocolate Port Style 2012Sandy Shivas • Ilion, NY 100% Winexpert Selection Special Chocolate Salted Caramel Dessert 2015Sandy Shivas • Ilion, NY 100% Winexpert Cru Specilaty Black Forest Style Port 2013Samer Thanavaro • Creve Ceour, MO 85% Star Fruit, 10% Everclear, 5% Wildflower Honey 2015Casey Vess • San Jose, CA 100% Old Vine Zinfandel, brandy 2011Bud Witter • Kitchener, ON 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Merlot 2014Pamela Zorn • Bennett, CO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru

Specialty Black Forest Dessert 2015 Sherry Style8 EntriesGOLDTom Anders • Walnut Creek, CA 100% Winexpert Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay

BRONZEByron Barnes • San Antonio, TX 55% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Riesling, 5% Viognier, 5% Persimmon 2011Jerry Watson • Cat Spring, TX 100% Estate Blanc Du Bois 2014 Other Fortified22 EntriesGOLDDonna Birch • Coeur d’Alene, ID 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Breezin Peach Chardonnay with Peach SchnappsJoe Laws • Wright City, MO 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Raspberry Mocha Dessert 2015Keith Warawa and Callie McHarg 100 Mile House, BC 90% Village Idiot Black Currant Port, 10% Spiced Moonshine 2015

SILVERMark Besore • Woodbridge, VA 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Black Forest Dessert Wine 2014Keith Warawa and Callie McHarg 100 Mile House, BC 90% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Select Specialty Raspberry Mocha Port, 10% Spiced Moonshine 2015Rebecca Mershon • San Diego, CA 100% Cellar Craft Orange Muscat with Brandy 2011Nathan Nelson • Colfax, WI 99% Marquette, 1% Brandy 2012Chris Scott Charlottesville, • VA 100% Apple 2014Randy Sorenson • Sechelt, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Cru Specialty Raspberry Mocha Dessert 2015

BRONZECarmine Fardella • Brewster, NY 25% Cocoa Powder, 25% Grain Alcohol, 25% Milk, 25% CreamKen Gibson • Calgary, AB 95% RJS Craft Winemaking Limited Release Specialty Cru Coffee Port, 5% Kahlua 2013Jian Guo Tu and Anna Tu Saffle, Sweden 100% Raisin 2015

Sparkling Grape,Dry/Semi-Dry orSweet18 EntriesGOLDDominick Profaci • New Paltz, NY 75% Estate Vidal Blanc, 25% French Colombard 2015

SILVERWalt Huber • Maineville, OH 100% Vermentino 2014Walt Huber • Maineville, OH 84% Villard Blanc, 8% Traminette, 8% EdelweisCallie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking En Primeur Gewürztraminer 2015Callie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Hightail Riesling 2015Don Street • Apek, NC 100% Muscadine 2012 BRONZEWalt Huber • Maineville, OH 86% Chardonnay, 14% Viognier 2014Dominick Profaci • New Paltz, NY 40% Estate DeChaunac, 30% Old Vine Zinfandel, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Nicole L. Streeter • Washington, DC 100% Winexpert Eclipse Washington Columbia Valley Riesling 2013

Sparkling Non-Grape10 EntriesGOLDCallie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Orchard Breezin’ Strawberry Rhubarb

SILVERCallie McHarg • 100 Mile House, BC 100% RJS Craft Winemaking Orchard Breezin’ Pineapple Banana 2015Thomas Repas • Hermosa, SD 50% Ginger, 50% Lemon 2014

Wine-Based Cocktail5 EntriesBRONZEDavid Noone and Li Vasquez-NooneDelray Beach, FL 20% Lemon, 20% Lime, 20% Niagara, 20% Apple, 20% Spearmint 2013

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