Midwest Wine Press

Midwest Dominates Pacific Rim Wine Competition

by · May 6, 2013

Midwest wineries are the best road team in wine. Whenever our regional wineries go to national wine contests recently, a significant portion of the medals wind up coming back to the Midwest.   The Midwest winery winning streak continued at The Pacific Rim Wine Competition, in Orange County, on April 24 and April 25.

Here are the Midwest wineries that won Gold/Best of Class at Pacific Rim. (Dozens of others picked up various other awards.):

Brys Estate (Michigan)

2011 Merlot (yes, a Michigan winery won the Merlot category.)

2012 Sweet Riesling

2012 Pinot Blanc

Bel Lago (Michigan)

NV Gewürztraminer

2011 Pinot Gris

Boathouse Vineyards (Michigan)

2012 License to Chill (Pinot Noir Rose)

Verterra Winery (Michigan)

2012 Unoaked Chardonnay

Chateau Grand Traverse (Michigan)

2011 Dry Riesling

Wollersheim Winery (Wisconsin)

2012 Sweet Riesling

2012 Prairie Fume (Seyval Blanc)

Cedar Creek Winery (Wisconsin)

2012 Vidal Blanc

 

 

 

 

 

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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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2 Responses

  1. Dave Wilson says:
    May 7, 2013 at 9:56 am

    How many wineries competed and from which states?

    • Mark Ganchiff says:
      May 7, 2013 at 10:54 am

      Please see the Pacific Rim Competition website:

      Many Midwest wineries medaled at Pacific Rim, we wish we could publish them all but we only listed “Best of Class” winners.