2011 Oregon Wine Awards - Award Winners

May 4, 2011

On March 19th and 20th, 2011, the Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon played host to the third annual Oregon Wine Awards featuring a prominent panel of respected wine professionals, buyers, writers and sommeliers who tasted and evaluated hundreds of Oregon wines in a single-blind format (meaning grape variety or wine style is known, but not the price nor producer) and awarded the top wines with Double-Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze Grand Awards of Excellence.

Double Gold is Best of the Best
Gold is Best in Category
Silver is 2nd Best in Category
Bronze is 3rd Best in category

Wines are listed alphabetically by highest award of recognition.

Award-Winning "Whites" [Jump to Reds]

Dessert Styles

All price categories
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Capitello Wines Riesling Late Harvest, Oregon
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Capitello Wines "Dolcino" Gewürztraminer, Oregon
SILVER 2009 Seven of Hearts Coupe's Cuvée Pinot Noir Dessert Wine, Willamette
SILVER 2008 Elk Cove Vineyards Ultima, Willamette Valley

Sparkling Wines & Rosé

All price categories
GOLD 2009 Silvan Ridge Winery Early Muscat Semi-Sparkling, Oregon
SILVER 2010 Cuckoo's Nest Cellars Fizzé Early Muscat, Oregon
BRONZE 2009 Stangeland Tempranillo Rose, Eola-Amity Hills
BRONZE 2010 Willamette Valley Vineyards Tualatin Estate Muscat, Willamette

Chardonnay & White Bordeaux Styles

All price categories
GOLD 2008 K&M Alchemy Vineyard Chardonnay, Willamette
SILVER 2010 Capitello Wines Walnut Ridge Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Willamette
SILVER 2009 Cathedral Ridge Winery Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
SILVER 2009 Don Carlo Vineyard Estate Chardonnay, Walla Walla
BRONZE 2008 Garnier Vineyards Garnier Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Gorge
BRONZE 2009 Troon Vineyard Chardonnay, Applegate
BRONZE 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate Chardonnay, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette

Pinot Gris

All price categories
DOUBLE GOLD 2010 Lumos Wine Company Rudolfo Pinot Gris, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Soléna Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2010 Lumos Wine Company Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Gris, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Cuckoo's Nest Cellars Pinot Gris, Oregon
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Sweet Cheeks Winery Vintage Pinot Gris, Willamette
GOLD 2009 Del Rio Vineyards Pinot Gris, Rogue
SILVER 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Gris Willamette
SILVER 2009 Pebblestone Cellars Ellis Vineyards Pinot Gris, Rogue
SILVER 2009 Pudding River Wine Pinot Gris, Willamette
SILVER 2008 Eugene Wine Cellars B2 Pinot Gris, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 Melrose Pinot Gris, Umpqua
BRONZE 2009 Emerson Vineyards Pinot Gris, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 Duck Pond Cellars Pinot Gris, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 King Estate Signature Pinot Gris, Oregon

Riesling

All price categories
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Brooks Ara Riesling, Willamette
GOLD 2009 A to Z Wineworks A to Z Riesling, Oregon
SILVER 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Riesling, Willamette
SILVER 2009 Anam Cara Cellars Nicholas Estate Riesling, Chehalem Mountains
SILVER 2009 Elk Cove Vineyards Riesling, Willamette

White Rhone Styles & Viognier

All price categories
GOLD 2009 Artisanal Wine Cellars Dovetail White (Viognier/Roussanne), Oregon
GOLD 2009 Silvan Ridge Winery Viognier, Rogue
GOLD 2009 Cuckoo's Nest Cellars Aromatique, Oregon
BRONZE 2008 Pudding River Wine Viognier, Willamette
BRONZE 2008 Valley View Winery Anna Maria Viognier, Applegate
SILVER 2009 FHLV LLC Fly High Vineyard "Windstock White" Viognier, Applegate

White Varietals

All price categories
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Left Coast Cellars Pinot Blanc - Left Bank, Willamette
GOLD 2009 Witness Tree Pinot Blanc, Willamette
GOLD 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Grüner Veltliner, Umpqua
SILVER 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Grüner Veltliner Reserve, Umpqua
SILVER 2010 Lumos Wine Company Gewürztraminer - Temperance Hill Vineyard, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Blanc, Willamette
BRONZE 2008 Misty Oaks Pinot Blanc - Constitution Ridge, Umpqua

Award-Winning "Reds" [Jump to Whites]

Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot

All price categories
DOUBLE GOLD 2007 Cliff Creek Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Southern Oregon
DOUBLE GOLD 2006 Spangler Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Southern Oregon
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Don Carlo Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Don Carlo Vineyard Merlot, Walla Walla
GOLD 2007 Zerba Bowlus Hills Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla
GOLD 2008 Watermill Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla
GOLD 2008 Cathedral Ridge Winery Merlot, Columbia Valley
SILVER 2007 Spangler Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Southern Oregon
BRONZE 2008 Griffin Creek Merlot, Rogue
BRONZE 2008 Del Rio Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Rogue
BRONZE 2007 Rizzo Winery Echo West Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley

Red Bordeaux Styles

All price categories
GOLD 2008 Griffin Creek Griffin Creek - Cabernet Franc, Rogue
GOLD 2007 Watermill Winery Estate Petit Verdot, Walla Walla
GOLD 2006 Trium Growers' Cuvée, Rogue
BRONZE 2008 Troon Vineyard Limited Reserve, Applegate

Pinot Noir

$20.00 & Under
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Carlton Cellars Seven Devils Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2009 Coeur de Terre Vineyard Oregon Pinot Noir McMinnville, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Sarver Elhunan Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
SILVER 2009 Duck Pond Cellars Pinot Noir, Willamette
SILVER 2008 Melrose Pinot Noir, Umpqua
SILVER 2009 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 A to Z Wineworks A to Z Pinot Noir, Oregon
BRONZE 2009 King Estate Acrobat Pinot Noir, Oregon

$35.00 - $20.01
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Amalie Robert Estate Vintage Debut Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Anam Cara Cellars Nicolas Estate Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Benton-Lane Winery Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Bergstrom Pinot Noir - Old Stones, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Brigadoon Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Capitello Wines Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Carlton Cellars Cape Lookout Pinot Noir, Yamhill Carlton
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Cathedral Ridge Winery Dampier Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Coeur de Terre Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Cristom Pinot Noir - Mt. Jefferson, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Et Fille Wines Nicholas Vineyard Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Johan Vineyards Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Lumos Wine Company Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Panther Creek Pinot Noir - Winemaker's Cuvée, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Pudding River Wine Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Pinot Noir, Umpqua
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Seufert Winery Vista Hills Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Seufert Winery Coleman Vineyard Pinot Noir, McMinnville
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Seufert Winery Vine Idyl Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Luminous Hills Estate Grown Pinot Noir LUX, Yamhill Carlton
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Sineann Pinot Noir, Oregon
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Stangeland Vermeer Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Tyee Wine Cellars Tyee Estate Pinot Noir, Select Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Westrey Pinot Noir - Abbey Ridge, Dundee Hills
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Brooks Janus Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Et Fille Wines 2008 Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 K&M Alchemy Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 REX HILL Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2009 Seufert Winery Johan Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2009 Soléna Estate Pinot Noir Grand Cuvée, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Stangeland Stand Sure Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Founders' Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Youngberg Hill Natasha Pinot Noir McMinnville, Willamette
SILVER 2009 Del Rio Vineyards Pinot Noir, Rogue
SILVER 2008 Left Coast Cellars Right Bank Pinot Noir, Willamette
SILVER 2009 Seufert Winery Zenith Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
SILVER 2009 Luminous Hills Estate Grown Pinot Noir ASTRA, Yamhill Carlton
SILVER 2008 The Pines "Able" Pinot Noir, Columbia Gorge
SILVER 2008 Vercingetorix Pinot Noir Reserve, Willamette
SILVER 2008 Vercingetorix Pinot Noir Estate Grown, Willamette
SILVER 2008 Westrey Pinot Noir, Willamette
BRONZE 2008 Artisanal Wine Cellars Adams Vineyard Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
BRONZE 2008 Cathedral Ridge Winery Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley
BRONZE 2009 Emerson Vineyards Avelina Pinot Noir, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 King Estate Signature Pinot Noir, Oregon
BRONZE 2007 Rizzo Winery Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
BRONZE 2009 Seufert Winery Bishop Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill Carlton
BRONZE 2009 Seven of Hearts Crawford Beck Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
BRONZE 2008 Stangeland Miller's Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 Sweet Cheeks Winery Vintage Pinot Noir, Willamette
BRONZE 2008 Tyee Wine Cellars Tyee Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette

$35.01 & Up
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Amalie Robert Estate Wadenswil Clone Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Amalie Robert Estate Dijon Clones Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Amalie Robert Estate Estate Selection Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Amalie Robert Estate Amalie's Cuvée Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Beaux Freres Pinot Noir - The Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Brooks Rastaban Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Carlton Cellars Roads End Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2007 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir - Yamhill Cuvée, Yamhill Carlton
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Dukes Family Vineyards Alyssa Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Erath Winery Prince Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Ghost Hill Cellars Bayliss-Bower Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Johan Vineyards Pinot Noir Nils Reserve, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Ken Wright Pinot Noir, Nysa Vineyard
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Ken Wright Pinot Noir, Freedom Hill Vineyard
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Panther Creek Pinot Noir - Temperance Hill Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
DOUBLE GOLD 2007 REX HILL William Hatcher Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2007 REX HILL Jacob Hart Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Utopia Vineyard Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Tualatin Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Signature Cuvée Pinot Noir, Willamette
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Fuller Pinot Noir Willamette
GOLD 2006 Artisanal Wine Cellars Adams Vineyard Pinot Noir Reserve, Chehalem Mountains
GOLD 2009 Benton-Lane Winery First Class Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Bergstrom Pinot Noir - Cumberland Reserve, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Capitello Wines Succession Cuvée Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Carlton Hill Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Yamhill Carlton
GOLD 2008 Erath Winery Leland Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Ghost Hill Cellars Bayliss-Bower Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Methven Family Vineyards Pinot Noir - Elk Cove Vineyard, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Pudding River Wine Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2009 Quailhurst Vineyard Estate Ferrogamo Reserve Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
GOLD 2007 REX HILL Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Stangeland Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Hannah Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette
GOLD 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Elton Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
SILVER 2008 Carlton Hill Estate Pinot Noir, Yamhill Carlton
SILVER 2009 Carlton Hill Estate Pinot Noir, Yamhill Carlton
SILVER 2008 Coeur de Terre Vineyard Tallulah's Run Pinot Noir, Willamette
SILVER 2008 Duck Pond Cellars Pinot Noir, Jory Cuvée, Willamette
SILVER 2008 Methven Family Vineyards Pinot Noir - House Block, Eola-Amity Hills
SILVER 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards O'Brien Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
BRONZE 2008 Coeur de Terre Vineyard Sarah Jane's Block Pinot Noir, Willamette
BRONZE 2008 Erath Winery Estate Selection Pinot Noir, Willamette
BRONZE 2009 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve, Umpqua
BRONZE 2009 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Special Reserve, Willamette
BRONZE 2008 Youngberg Hill Jordan Pinot Noir McMinnville, Willamette

Red Proprietary Blends

All price categories
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Griffin Creek – "Griffin," Rogue
DOUBLE GOLD N/V Pheasant Valley Winery River City Red, Columbia Gorge
SILVER 2008 Cuckoo's Nest Cellars Two Birds, Oregon
BRONZE 2009 Sweet Cheeks Winery Pinot Fusion, Oregon

Red Varietals

All price categories
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Troon Vineyard Zinfandel - Kubli Bench, Applegate
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Zerba Zinfandel, Walla Walla
GOLD Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards, Tempranillo Reserve, Umpqua
GOLD 2007 Valley View Winery Tempranillo - Anna Maria, Applegate
SILVER 2008 Cathedral Ridge Winery Zinfandel, Columbia Valley
SILVER 2005 EdenVale Tempranillo, Rogue
SILVER 2009 FHLV LLC Tempranillo - Fly High Vineyard "Barnstormer's Red," Applegate
SILVER 2009 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Tempranillo Umpqua
SILVER 2006 Valley View Winery Tempranillo - Anna Maria Applegate
BRONZE 2008 Misty Oaks Cabernet Franc - Jones Road, Umpqua
BRONZE 2008 Misty Oaks Malbec - Viper Trail, Umpqua
BRONZE 2007 Pebblestone Cellars Cabernet Franc - Ellis Vineyards, Rogue
BRONZE 2008 Spangler Vineyards Petit Verdot, Southern Oregon
BRONZE 2008 Stangeland Tempranillo, Eola-Amity Hills
BRONZE 2009 The Pines Zinfandel - Old Vine, Columbia Valley

Syrah

$35.01 & Up
DOUBLE GOLD 2007 Quady North Flagship Syrah, Applegate
GOLD 2008 Zerba GSM Blend, Walla Walla
GOLD 2009 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Syrah, Reserve Umpqua
BRONZE 2007 Flying Dutchman Syrah, Applegate
BRONZE 2008 Griffin Creek – Syrah, Rogue

$35.00 & Under
DOUBLE GOLD 2008 Quady North Syrah "4-2 A," Rogue
DOUBLE GOLD 2009 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Syrah, Umpqua
GOLD 2005 EdenVale Syrah, Rogue
SILVER 2006 Cliff Creek Cellars Syrah, Southern Oregon
SILVER 2007 Quady North Steelhead Run Syrah, Applegate
BRONZE 2008 Amalie Robert Estate Satisfaction Syrah, Willamette
BRONZE 2007 Cathedral Ridge Winery Syrah, Columbia Valley
BRONZE 2008 Del Rio Vineyards Syrah, Rogue
BRONZE 2006 Valley View Winery Anna Maria Syrah, Applegate
BRONZE 2007 Watermill Winery Praying Mantis Syrah, Walla Walla