Sip! McMinnville Wine & Food Classic 2019 Wine Competition Award Winners Announced
Surprise Oregon Wine Country Wine Garners Gold
It’s Official: Best of Show Stuns All-Star Panel
It’s a small-town event with global appeal, right in the heart of Oregon Wine Country.
Now in its 26th year, the SIP! McMinnville Wine & Food Classic takes place March 8-10, 2019 at McMinnville’s Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum.
There, sold-out crowds will taste and tipple Oregon’s finest local fare and award-winning wines beneath the wings of vintage airplanes like The Spruce Goose. Entirely volunteer-powered, proceeds benefit St. James School in McMinnville.
Each January, a panel of experts gathers to determine the event’s Best of Show, Gold and Silver award winners. This year, SIP! McMinnville Food & Wine Classic Wine Competition convened on January 19, 2019 at McMinnville’s The Barberry, with luxury accommodations provided by the Atticus Hotel, and Kick-Off Dinner hosted by Travel Oregon.
Over two hundred premium Oregon wineries submitted entries to the wine competition, with Best of Show Cardwell Hill Cellars 2014 Estate Bottled Pinot Noir stunning the entire panel of judges, myself included.
Here’s a recap of McMinnville Food & Wine Classic SIP! 2019 Award Winners for you – but don’t just take my word for it – taste for yourself!
Link here for more information on the McMinnville Wine & Food Classic SIP! 2019.
BEST OF SHOW
(Best Red Wine, Best Pinot Noir)
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2014 Estate Bottled Pinot Noir Dijon Blocks, Willamette Valley
BEST WHITE WINE
Chris James Cellars 2017 Cuvée Blanc, Willamette Valley
BEST CHARDONNAY
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2017 The Bard Chard, Willamette Valley
BEST DESSERT WINE
Apolloni Vineyards 2015 Muscat Lacrima D’Oro
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Melrose Vineyards 2017 Estate Grown Sauvignon Blanc, Umpqua Valley
Chemeketa Cellars 2017 Pinot Blanc, Eola-Amity Hills
Chris James Cellars 2017 Cuvée Blanc, Willamette Valley
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2014 Estate Bottled Pinot Noir Dijon Blocks, Willamette Valley
Carlton Cellars 2015 Estate Pinot Noir
Cubanisimo Vineyards 2016 Rumba Pinot Noir
Girardet 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon
Barking Frog Winery 2014 Sangiovese
Apolloni Vineyards 2015 Muscat Lacrima D’Oro
Pike Road Wines 2016 Route 44
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Melrose Vineyards 2015 Estate Grown Chardonnay, Umpqua Valley
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2017 The Bard Chard, Willamette Valley
Silver Falls Vineyards 2017 Chardonnay
Carlton Cellars 2017 Estate Auxerrois
Trella Vineyards 2016 Riesling
Chris James Cellars 2017 Riesling
August Cellars 2017 Gamay Noir
Methven Family Vineyards2013 Citizen’s Cuvée Pinot Noir
Barking Frog Winery 2014 Pinot Noir
Apolloni Vineyards 2015 Estate Pinot Noir
Carlton Cellars 2015 Roads End
Coria Estates 2015 POM (El Clon Serie)
Coria Estates 2015 115 (El Clon Serie)
Denison Cellars 2015 Téte de Cuvée Pinot Noir
Hawkins Cellars 2015 Chehalem Pinot Noir
Lenné Estate 2015 Estate Pinot Noir
Melrose Vineyards 2015 Estate Grown Pinot Noir
Archery Summit 2016 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
Chris James Cellars 2016 Pinot Noir
Coria Estates 2016 Grey Label
Denison Cellars 2016 Willamette Pinot Noir
Dobbes Family Estate 2016 Griffin’s Cuvée Pinot Noir
Dobbes Family Estate 2016 Quailhurst Vineyard Pinot Noir
Eola Hills Wine Cellars 2016 Barrel Select Reserve Pinot Noir
J Wrigley Vineyards 2016 Estate Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
K & M Wines 2016 Alchemy Vineyard Cuvée Pinot Noir
Pike Road Wines 2016 Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard
Saginaw Vineyard 2016 Pinot Noir
Silver Falls Vineyards 2016 Pinot Noir Reserve
Torii Mor 2016 Dundee Hills Select Pinot Noir
The Potter’s Vineyards 2016 Vino Vasai Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Schultz Wines 2015 Blessed Merlot
K & M Wines 2016 Quail Run Vineyard Grenache
Fox Farm Vineyards 2016 Grenache
Schultz Wines 2014 Shepard Syrah
Barking Frog Winery 2015 Syrah
Hawkins Cellars 2015 Caldera Red
Bradley Vineyards 2017 Baco Noir
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Chemeketa Cellars 2009 Sparkling Blanc de Noir
Apolloni Vineyards 2017 Sparkling Rosé
Eola Hills Wine Cellars 2015 Methode Champenoise Sparkling Chardonnay
The Potter’s Vineyards 2017 Vino Vasai Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir
Eola Hills Wine Cellars 2015 Barrel Select Reserve Chardonnay
Archery Summit 2016 Chardonnay Eola Amity Hills
The Potter’s Vineyards 2016 Vino Vasai Reserve Celilo Chardonnay
Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2016 Chardonnay
Torii Mor 2016 Chardonnay
Silver Falls Vineyards 2017 Chardonnay Reserve
J Wrigley Vineyards 2017 Estate Chardonnay Acceptance Bloc
Lazy River Vineyard 2017 Chardonnay
Dobbes Family Estate 2017 Grenache Blanc
K & M Wines2017 Burgess Vineyard Viognier
Chemeketa Cellars 2017 Viognier
Trella Vineyards2015 Grunner Veltliner
Trella Vineyards 2015 Pinot Gris
Chemeketa Cellars 2017 Pinot Gris
Siltstone Wines 2016 Blacktail Pinot Gris
Melrose Vineyards 2017 Estate Grown Pinot Gris, Umpqua Valley
August Cellars 2017 Pinot Gris
Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2017 Pinot Gris
Youngberg Hill 2017 Aspen Pinot Gris
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2017 Estate Pinot Gris
Fox Farm Vineyards 2015 Dry Riesling
Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2016 Riesling
Stone Griffon Vineyard 2017 Estate Riesling
Girardet 2017 Take Flight White
Trella Vineyards 2016 Gewurtzaminer
Cubanisimo Vineyard 2017 Rosada De Pinot Noir Rosé
Chemeketa Cellars 2017 Gamay Noir
Purple Cow Vineyards 2013 Pinot Noir Sophie’s Edition
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2014 Reserve Pinot Noir
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2014 Monet Block Pinot Noir
Cardwell Hill Cellars 2015 Old Vines Pinot Noir
Chemeketa Cellars 2015 Pinot Noir
Methven Family Vineyards 2014 Jill Marie Pinot Noir
Bradley Vineyards 2015 Pinot Noir
Chemeketa Cellars 2014 Pinot Noir
Eola Hills Wine Cellars 2015 Wolf Hill 667 Reserve Pinot Noir
Trella Vineyards 2015 Pinot Noir
Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2015 Pinot Noir Estate
Youngberg Hill 2015 Natasha Pinot Noir
Youngberg Hill 2015 Jorden Pinot Noir
Beaux Freres 2016 Gran Moraine Pinot Noir
Lenné Estate 2016 Estate Pinot Noir
Lazy River Vineyard 2016 Pinot Noir
Cathedral Ridge Winery 2016 Bangsund Pinot Noir Reserve
Catman Cellars 2016 Pinot Noir Chehalem Mountain
Catman Cellars 2016 Pinot Noir Yamhill Carlton
Chris James Cellars 2016 Pinot Noir Reserve
Coria Estates 2016 Thistle Hill Pinot Noir
Denison Cellars 2016 Kiff Vineyard Pinot Noir
Garibaldi Cellars 2016 Giovanni Pinot Noir
Copperbelt Wines 2016 Pinot Noir
Garibaldi Cellars 2016Phillip Pinot Noir
Girardet 2016 Pinot Noir
Paul O’Brien Winery 2016 Pinot Noir Umpqua Valley
Pinot Vista Vineyards 2016 Pinot Noir
Resolu Cellars 2016 Pinot Noir
The Potter’s Vineyard 2016 Vino Vasai Barrel 17 Select Estate Pinot Noir
Three Feathers Estate 2016 Pinot Noir
Torii Mor 2016 Olson Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley Vineyards 2016 Estate Pinot Noir
Siltstone Wines 2017 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Three Feathers Estate 2017 Pinot Noir
Fox Farm Vineyards 2016 Pinot Noir
Three Feathers Estate 2017 Cuvée Virginia Pinot Noir
Silver Falls Vineyards 2016 Smooth Ride
Stone Griffon Vineyard 2015 Total Eclipse Tempranillo
Trella Vineyards 2016 Tempranillo
Naked Winery 2016 Oh! Orgasmic Tempranillo
Merrill Cellars 2016 Tempranillo
Noble Estate Vineyard 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Eliana Wines 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
BraVuro Cellars 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
Catman Cellars 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
Resolu Cellars 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
BraVuro Cellars 2015 El Matador
Zerba Cellars 2015 Wild Z
Eliana Wines 2014 Merlot
Namaste Vineyards 2014 Big Red Founders Reserve
Eliana Wines 2011 Red Blend
Eliana Wines 2014 Cabernet Franc
Resolu Cellars 2016 Cabernet Franc
K & M Wines 2017 Burgess Vineyard
Season Cellars 2014 Malbec
Catman Cellars 2016 Malbec
Zerba Cellars 2016 Malbec
Trella Vineyards 2016 Malbec
Barking Frog Winery 2017 Malbec
Zerba Cellars 2016 Sangiovese
Apolloni Vineyards 2013 Soleggio
Barking Frog Winery 2012 Barbera
Zerba Cellars 2016 Barbera
Season Cellars 2015 Grenache
Eola Hills Wine Cellars Non Vintage Cuvée IV
Dobbes Family Estate 2015 Grand Assemblage Syrah
Cathedral Ridge Winery 2014 Rusty Red RSV
BraVuro Cellars 2016 Petite Sirah
Melrose Vineyards 2013 Estate Grown Baco Noir
Girardet 2016 Baco Noir
Silver Falls Vineyards 2016 Marechal Foch
Stone Griffon Vineyard 2016 Marechal Foch
Bradley Vineyards 2017 S.O.V. 4 AM Riesling
Namaste Vineyards 2016 Peace
Varnum Vintners 2017 Old Vine Riesling
Fox Farm Vineyards 2014 Kitsune Riesling
HV Cellars 2018 Blackberry
Noble Estate Vineyard 2017 Passion
HV Cellars 2017 Que Syrah
Noble Estate Vineyard 2017 Muscat
Eola Hills Wine Cellars 2015 Port Style Cabernet Sauvignon
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