New Jersey Winery News: Garden State Wine Growers Association (GSWGA) wineries once again shined in a blind taste test against wines from throughout the world bringing home 45 medals in the prestigious Finger Lakes International Wine Competition including a Best of Show for Plagido’s Winery of Hammonton for its Cabernet Franc.
Plagido’s Winery also took home a Double Gold for its 2016 Coeur d’Est red blend and three silver medals. Sharrott Winery of Hammonton earned a pair of gold medals for their NV Pinot Grigio and 2016 Wicked Port wine, four silver and seven bronze medals.
Other winners included DiMatteo Vineyards, Hammonton with six silver and three bronze medals; Fox Hollow Vineyards, Holmdel with two silver and six bronze medals; Old York Cellars, Ringoes with a silver and two bronze medals; Villari Vineyards, Deptford earned three silver and one bronze medal, and Sky Acres Winery, Somerset brought home a pair of bronze medals.
The Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (FLIWC) is one of the largest charitable wine competitions in the United States. Masters of wine, master sommeliers, wine educators, wine journalists, wine makers, and other top internationally certified wine judges from around the world converge each year in Rochester, New York to evaluate and award thousands of internationally crafted wine and spirits, all accomplished in two days of blind judging.
View the complete list of FLIWC medalists.
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