2013 International Eastern Wine Competition Winners Announced

The International Eastern Wine Competition, one of the oldest and largest professional wine competitions in the United States, announced medal winners. Midwestern wineries were well represented on the medal stand:

Best of Show:

St. James Winery (MO)- Strawberry

Wollersheim Winery (WI)- 2010 Prairie Blush (Foch)

CAB Cellars LLC (MI)- 2011 Laurentide Winery Riesling

Best of Class:

Stone Hill Winery (MO)-  2011 Late Harvest Vignoles

Oliver Winery (IN)- Black Cherry Honey Wine

St. Julian Winery (MI)- Red Heron Semi-Sweet Wine

Tabor Hill Winery (MI)- Cabernet Franc Port

Stone Hill Winery (MO)- 2011 Steinberg White

St. James Winery (MO)- Friendship School White

St. James Winey (MO)- Raspberry

Chateau Grand Traverse (MI)- 2010 Gamay Noir Reserve

Lemon Creek Winery (MI)- Shiraz

Holy-Field Winery (KS)- Kaw River Rhine

Black Star Farms (MI)- 2011 Arcturos Late Harvest Riesling

Fisher King Winery of Mount Horeb, WI was awarded both “Best in Class” and a Double-Gold Medal for their Blue Rapture Seyval wine in the 37th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition. The Wisconsin winery was also awarded a Gold Medal for their 2011 Marquette Wine. More than 1,150 wines were entered in the competition.