Livermore Leads Way at Wine Competition
Local winemakers make their mark at America's largest wine competition.
Thousands filled Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion in San Francisco last weekend looking to get their fill at The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition public tasting.
In this week's Wine Wednesday, Livermore Patch's Monique Soltani shows us how Livermore's rich history helped local wineries gets a leg up on the competition.
Proceeds from the event supported the nonprofit Cloverdale Citrus Fair and will help support wine and food education.
Local medal winners include:
- Bent Creek Winery
- Charles R Vineyards
- Chouinard Vineyards
- Concannon Vineyard
- Crooked Vine Winery
- Cuda Ridge Wines
- Darcie Kent Vineyards
- Fenestra Winery
- Harris Tesla Vineyard
- John Christopher Cellars
- Mitchell Katz Winery
- Murrieta’s Well
- Nottingham Cellars
- Page Mill Winery
- Picazo Vineyards
- Red Feather Winery
- Retzlaff Winery
- Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery
- Ruby Hill Winery
- Stony Ridge Winery
- Tamás Estates Winery
- Thomas Coyne Winery
- Wente Vineyards
View a complete list of this year's medal winners here.
Which is your favorite award-winning Livemore winery?
Tell us in the comments.
In This article
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Monique Soltani
Joined Patch Friday, August 20, 2010 -
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Concannon Vineyard
4590 Tesla Rd, Livermore, CA -
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John Christopher Cellars
25 S Livermore Ave, Livermore, CA (Suite 103) -
Nottingham Cellars
2245 S Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA -
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Red Feather Winery and Family Vineyard
5700 Greenville Rd, Livermore, CA (Almost the last winery on Greenville Road) -
Thomas Coyne Winery
51 Vallecitos Rd, Livermore, CA -
Wente Vineyards, Estate Winery & Tasting Room
5565 Tesla Rd, Livermore, CA
Monique Soltani
8:21 am on Thursday, February 24, 2011
Have you tried any of these award winning wines?