Double Gold Medal Winners - top USA Wine Competition

[Roy Hersh]

2011 RESULTS of The San Francisco International Wine Competition. I look at this list as a good buying guide when seeking out new wines to try!
(sorted by medal)

Double Gold
BEST ZINFANDEL Sobon Estate 2008 Zinfandel Lubenko Vineyard Fiddletown $22
BEST VIOGNIER Robert Hall Winery 2009 Viognier Paso Robles $20
BEST TORRONTÉS BEST OF NATION - ARGENTINA Alta Vista 2010 Classic Torrontés Mendoza Argentina $11
BEST TEMPRANILLO Hearst Ranch Winery 2009 Tempranillo “Chileano” Paso Robles $30
BEST SPARKLING ROSE BEST OF NATION - ITALY Castello Banfi 2010 Brachetto di Acqui Rosa Regale, DOCG Piedmont Italy $23
BEST SHIRAZ Zonte's Footstep 2009 Shiraz Lake Doctor Vineyard Langhorne Creek Australia $16
BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC BEST OF NATION - CZECH REPUBLIC Vina stvi Libal 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Moravia Czech Republic $12
BEST SAKE Momokawa Pearl Junmai Ginjo Nigori Genshu Saké Pearl Oregon $12
BEST RIESLING Hogue Cellars 2009 Riesling Columbia Valley 0.2% rs $11
BEST RHONE BLEND Troublemaker NV Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Mourvèdre Blend 2 Paso Robles $18
BEST PREMIUM BORDEAUX Grey Wolf Cellars 2008 Premium Bordeaux Blend Lineage Booker Vineyard Paso Robles $36
BEST PORT BEST IN SHOW FORTIFIED Poças Junior 1976 Colheita Port Douro Valley Portugal 9.85% rs $80
BEST PINOT NOIR BEST IN SHOW RED Lynmar Estate Winery 2009 Pinot Noir Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley $60
BEST PINOT GRIS Quails' Gate Estate Winery 2010 Pinot Gris Okanagan Valley Canada $23
BEST OTHER WHITE Tabor Hill Winery 2010 Dry Traminette Lake Michigan Shore $14
BEST MUSCAT Yellow Tail 2011 Moscato South Eastern Australia $8
BEST MERLOT Cakebread Cellars 2008 Merlot Napa Valley $54
BEST MALBEC Martin Ranch Winery 2009 Malbec Dos Ninas Vineyards Santa Clara Valley $29
BEST MADEIRA Justino 1998 Colheita Madeira Estreito de Camara de Lobos Portugal 12.14% rs $20
BEST LATE HARVEST DESSERT BEST IN SHOW SWEET WHITE V. Sattui Winery 2009 Late Harvest Riesling Napa Valley 6% rs $31
BEST ICEWINE Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estates 2009 Riesling Ice Wine Gold Series Okanagan Valley Canada 22.5% rs $62
BEST GRÜNER VELTLINER BEST IN SHOW DRY WHITE Türk 2009 Grüner Veltliner Kremstal Austria 0.3% rs $20
BEST GRENACHE Almquist Family Vintners 2008 Grenache Northridge Vineyard Wahluke Slope $25
BEST DRY SPARKLING Gruet Winery NV Extra Dry Methode Champenoise Rio Grande Valley 0.1% rs $14
BEST DEMI-SEC BEST IN SHOW SPARKLING Raza 2011 Torrontes Famatina Valley Argentina 0.5% rs $10
BEST CHARDONNAY Fritz Winery 2009 Chardonnay Russian River Valley $25
BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON Hughes Wellman 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley $50
BEST BARBERA Helwig Vineyards 2009 Barbera Shenandoah Valley $25
Ahnfeldt Wines 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley $40
Alta Colina 2008 Red Rhône Blend GSM Paso Robles $38
Amphora Winery 2008 Teroldego Heringer Vineyard Clarksburg $40
August Ridge Vineyards 2006 Jovial Paso Robles $42
Benziger 2007 Red Wine Three Blocks Sonoma Valley $49
Bethany Wines 2005 Shiraz GR10 Reserve Barossa Australia $90
Bird 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Old Schoolhouse Vineyard Marlborough New Zealand $20
Bird 2010 Riesling Old Schoolhouse Vineyard Marlborough New Zealand 0.59% rs $20
Blackstone Winery 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve Sonoma $20
BEST OF NATION - MEXICO Santo Tomas 2006 Cabernet / Merlot Unico Baja California Mexico $34
Bota Box 2009 Riesling California $5