Midwest Wine Press

Michigan Shines at San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

by · January 12, 2013

The winners of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition were announced on Friday.  The San Francisco competition bills itself as the largest American Wine Competition in the world. Again,  Michigan Riesling was a standout performer with a number of Michigan wineries taking high honors.

Double Gold:

Black Star Farms 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Arcturos, Dry $18.00

Bowers Harbor Vineyards 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Smokey Hollow Vineyard $16.00

Gold: 

Bowers Harbor Vineyards 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Block II Vineyard $20.00

Bowers Harbor Vineyards 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Medium Dry Riesling $15.00

See related story: Traversing Three Generations: Bowers Harbor Vineyards

Chateau Grand Traverse 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Dry $15.00

Michigan’s White Pine Winery also had two silver medals for their 2011 Pinot Grigio and 2011 Riesling

St. James Winery of Missouri also earned a number of medals at the competition and dominated the fruit wine category.  St. James won Best of Class fruit wine for their peach wine and Gold for their Blackberry.  In addition, St. James won two silver medals for the winery’s Seyval and Traminette.

See related story: Great Lake Riesling Steps Onto The World Stage 

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Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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