Hudson Valley Wines win at New York State Fair

The New York State Fair on Monday announced their winners in the state wide commercial wine competition. Fairgoers will be able to view the top award winning wines which will be on display in the "Giant Wine Bottle" in the Horticulture building during the fair. Sample of wines entered in the competition will be available to fairgoers following most of the presentations in the Demonstration Kitchen in the lower level of the Arts and Home Center.

Five local Hudson Valley wineries took away prizes, competing against the best of the Finger Lakes and Long Island Regions, including a gold and ‘Best of Category’ in the Fortified Wines Class for Hudson-Chatham’s ‘Paperbirch Raspberry Fine Ruby’.

BenMarl Winery took Silver for 2007 Seneca Lake Traminette and Bronze for 2006 Hudson Valley Baco Noir and 2007 Slate Hill White

Brotherhood Winery took Silver for 2007 Riesling 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Pinot Noir Holiday Spiced Wine and Blanc de Blancs and Bronze for May Wine, Ruby Port and Cream Sherry

Clinton Vineyards took Bronze for Cassis and Seyval Naturel

Hudson-Chatham Winery Took Gold and Best of Category for Paperbirch Raspberry Fine Ruby
and Silver for 2005 Hudson-Chatham Merlot andPaperbirch Bannerman’s Castle Amber Cream

Silver Stream Winery took Bronze for their 2007 New York State Cabernet Franc

Entire Results can be found at:

http://www.nysfair.org/docs/results/2008-Commercial-Wine-Results.pdf

Congratulations to ALL!

Results of the Hudson Valley Wine Competition

I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Here are the results as well as info if you would like to attend the wine dinner.

The link for the Hudson Valley Wine & Culinary Food Pairing Dinner

Poughkeepsie, NY , April 29, 2008: Brook in Waterland in Rhinebeck New York was the setting Saturday, April 26th for the 4th Annual Hudson Valley Wine Competition. This competition highlights the Hudson Valley Regions wines and the growing interest the public has for them. The competition was open to all commercial wineries in the Hudson Valley AVA using New York State fruit, but more exclusively, Hudson Valley fruit.

Seventy nine wines made in the Hudson Valley were entered in the competition. Overall the wines from the 18 wineries that entered scored higher than in the past three competitions, suggesting to all present, a continuing improvement in winemaking for the area.

The winners of the 4th Annual Hudson Valley Wine Competition by class and variety are:

Sparkling:

Brotherhood Winery NV Blanc de Blanc –Silver Medal, Best Sparkling Wine

Clinton Vineyards NV Sparkling Seyval Peach – Bronze Medal

Applewood Winery Stonefence 2006 Hard Cider-- Bronze Medal

White Hybrid:

Benmarl Winery 2006 Seyval—Gold Medal, Best in Class and Best White Hybrid

Magnanini Winery 2006 Bianco Amable (Seyval) -- Silver Medal

Brotherhood Winery 2006 Seyval Blanc—Bronze Medal

Bashakill Winery 2006 Whitetail (Cayuga) –Gold Medal, Best in Class

Brimstone Hill Vineyards 2007 Cayuga – Silver Medal

Adair Vineyards 2007 Cayuga—Bronze Medal

Whitecliff Vineyards 2007 Awosting White (Seyval/Vignoles)--Silver Medal, Best Hudson Heritage
Benmarl Winery 2007 Traminette – Bronze Medal

White Vinifera

Millbrook Vineyards 2007 Tokai Fruilano – Gold Medal, Best in Class, Best White Vinifera

Millbrook Vineyards 2006 Chardonnay –Gold Medal

Benmarl Winery 2007 Riesling – Bronze Medal

Brotherhood Winery 2005 Riesling—Bronze Medal

Labrusca (Native) Grape:

Hudson-Chatham Lindenwald White Niagara/Diamond—Silver Medal, Best in Class

Red Hybrid:

Benmarl Winery 2006 Baco Noir—Gold Medal, Best Red Hybrid

Benmarl Winery 2006 Frontenac—Silver Medal

Bashakill Winery 2006 Blue Heron (Chancellor)—Bronze Medal

Red Vinifera:

Millbrook Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Franc –Gold Medal, Best in Class, Best in Show, Best HV Wine

Millbrook Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Franc Block 3—Gold Medal

Applewood Winery 2006 Cabernet Franc – Bronze Medal

Oak Summit Vineyards 2006 Pinot Noir – Silver Medal, Best in Category

Millbrook Vineyards 2005 Pinot Noir—Silver Medal

Bashakill Winery 2006 Copperhead (Pinot Noir)—Bronze Medal

Brotherhood Winery 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon—Silver Medal

Hudson-Chatham 2005 Merlot—Silver Medal, Best in Category

Baldwin 2006 Merlot—Bronze Medal

Grape Sweet Wine:

Bashakill Winery 2007 Osprey (Vignoles)—Silver Medal, Best in Class

Bashakill Winery 2007 Whitetail (Cayuga)—Bronze Medal

Bashakill Winery 2006 Osprey (Vignoles)—Bronze Medal

Fruit Wine:

Brookview Station 2007 Pomona (Apple/Pear) – Gold Medal, Best in Category, Best in Class

Adair Vineyards 2007 Peche –Gold Medal, Best in Category

Dessert Wines:

Clinton Vineyards NV Cassis – Gold Medal, Best in Category, Best in Class, Best Dessert Wine Warwick Valley Winery NV Pear Liquior –Gold Medal, Best in Category

Warwick Valley Winery NV Black Currant—Silver Medal

Palaia Winery NV Mead—Bronze Medal

Port:

Brotherhood Winery NV Ruby Port—Gold Medal, Best in Class

Hudson Chatham Winery Paperbirch Raspberry Port—Silver Medal

For more information on the Hudson Valley Wine & Grape Association visit www.hvwga.com

Video of the competition can be seen here.