Jefferson Cup Winners 2013

The 2013 Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition Winners have been announced.   The wines judged at The Jefferson Cup in Kansas City are restricted by the Competition to represent the “best of the best.”

The Midwest was well represented in the medals count with wineries from Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois winning awards.

The winners from the Midwest for 2013 are:

Sparkling Wine:
Illinois Sparkling Company Stereo nv Illinois
Illinois Sparkling Company Dollface nv Illinois

White Vinifera Wine:
Left Foot Charley Riesling Seventh Hill Farm 2012 Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan

White Non-Vinifera Wines:
Holy-Field Vineyard & Winery Valvin Muscat nv, Kansas

Red Non-Vinifera Wines:
Baltimore Bend Vineyard C2 nv, Missouri
Baltimore Bend Vineyard Arrowhead Red nv, Missouri
Montelle Winery Norton 2011, Missouri

Dessert Wine:
White Tail Run Winery Seyval Semi-Sweet nv, Kansas
Ladoga Ridge Winery Blackberry nv, Missouri

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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