2016 Award Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2016 Texas International Wine Competition!

Best of Class Categories

Texas Red

Silver Dollar Winery – Peacemaker Merlot (Double Gold)

Texas White

Texas Star Winery – Roussanne (Gold)

Brand	Label	Award	Vintage	Appellation	Estate/Vineyard	Entry Type
Silver Dollar Winery	Peacemaker Merlot Reserve	Double Gold	NV	Texas High Plains AVA	Bingham Family Vineyards	C
Texas Star Winery	Roussanne	Gold	NV	Texas		C
Georgetown Winery	Blueberry	Double Gold	NV	Texas		C
Westcave Cellars Winery	Tannat	Double Gold	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate	C
O’Farrell Country Vineyards	Smokehouse Red Semi-Sweet	Double Gold	NV	Texas		C
Kiepersol Estates	Texas Syrah	Double Gold	2013	Texas	Estate Grown, Bottled, Produced	C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah	Double Gold	2014	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cabernet Blanc	Double Gold	2015	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Red 55 Winery	Red 55 (Cabernet Sauvignon)	Double Gold	2013		Washington	C
The Vine Yard	Zion	Double Gold	2015	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Yard	A
Grape Creek Vineyards	Merlot	Double Gold	2014	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Ben Ish Winery	Ben’s Select Dry Red Table Wine	Gold	NV	California		C
Whistling Duck Winery	Tempranillo	Gold	2015	Texas		C
Lost Oak Winery	Vintage Lane Dawson	Gold	NV	Texas	Merlot 2015 from Diamonte Doble Vineyards, Tokio, TX; Cabernet Sauvignon from Sprayberry Vineyards, Midland, TX; Petit Verdat from Brady Vineyards, Paso Robles, CA	C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Moscato	Gold	NV	Texas High Plains	Diamonte Doble Vineyards	C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cabernet Trois	Gold	2014	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Rosie the Riviter	Gold	NV	Texas High Plains	Diamonte Doble Vineyards	C
Bernhardt Winery	Blanco Dulce	Gold	NV	Altus		C
Lost in the Andes	Malbec Reserva	Gold	2011	Mendoza		C
Red Road Winery and Vineyard	Signature Red	Gold	2014	Texas		C
Texas Hills Vineyard	Orange Moscato	Gold	2012	Texas High Plains		C
Becker Vineyards	Tempranillo Reserve	Gold	2014			C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Texican	Gold	2015	Texas High Plains	Twin T Vineyards/Diamonte Doble	C
Lost Oak Winery	Cabernet Franc	Gold	2015	Texas	Burning Daylight Vineyard, Randon, TX	C
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery	Norton	Gold	2013	Texas		C
Texas Hills Vineyard	Chardonnay	Gold	2014	Texas Hill Country	Texas Hills Vineyard	C
Bernhardt Winery	Port Reserve	Gold	NV	American		C
Possum’s Run	Elderberry	Gold	2016	USA	N/A	A
Agajanian Vineyards & Wine Company	Marmalade Moscato	Gold	NV			C
Texas Star Winery	Cranberry	Gold	NV	American		C
Sprayberry Winery	Merlot	Silver	2014	Midland, TX		C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cuvee Blanc	Silver	2015	Texas	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Lost Oak Winery	Dry Rose Wine	Silver	2015	Texas	Blanc du Bois from Carrabba Farms, Crockett; Muscat Canelli from Krick Hill Vineyards, Levelland; Merlot from Bingham Family Vineyard, Meadow	C
Duchman Family Winery	Vermentino	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Bingham Family Vineyards	C
Silver Dollar Winery	I’m Peached	Silver	NV	Texas	Paris Vineyard	C
Kiepersol Estates	Texas Cabernet Sauvignon	Silver	2011	Texas	Estate Grown, Bottled, Produced	C
Sugar Ridge Winery	Niagara	Silver	2016	Niagara		C
Spicewood Vineyards	Texas Hill Country Sauvignon Blanc	Silver	2015	Texas Hill Country	Estate	C
Trilogy Cellars	Gewurztraminer	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains		C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Serendipity	Silver	2014	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Duchman Family Winery	Montepulciano	Silver	2013	Texas High Plains	Oswald Vineyard	C
Trilogy Cellars	Relentless	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Other	C
Texas SouthWind Vineyard and Winery	Blackberry Fruit Wine	Silver	NV			C
Spicewood Vineyards	Texas Hill Country Tempranillo	Silver	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate	C
Texas Legato	Malbec	Silver	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate	C
Dancing Bee Winery	Honey Wine made with Blackberry	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Bernhardt Winery	Pinnelli	Silver	2015	American		C
Red 55 Winery	Kerosene (Pinot Grigio)	Silver	2014		No Vineyard Designation	C
Dancing Bee Winery	The Beerded One	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Duchman Family Winery	Aglianico	Silver	2012	Texas High Plains	Oswald Vineyard	C
McReynolds Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon	Silver	2012	Texas	Rising Star Vineyard	C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Riesling	Silver	2015	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Dancing Bee Winery	Texas Two-Step	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Dancing Bee Winery	Merry Texmas	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Bernhardt Winery	Schrock	Silver	NV	Altus		C
Westcave Cellars Winery	Spectrum	Silver	2014	100% Texas	100% Texas	C
Duchman Family Winery	Viognier	Silver	2015	High Plains	Bingham Family Vineyards	C
Westcave Cellars Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon	Silver	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate	C
Red Road Winery and Vineyard	Las	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Duchman Family Winery	Progression	Silver	NV	Texas High Plains		C
Texas SouthWind Vineyard and Winery	Cranberry Fruit Wine	Silver	NV			C
Red Road Winery and Vineyard	Dearg	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Westcave Cellars Winery	Cabernet Franc	Silver	2014	Texas Hill Country	Bella Vista Ranch	C
Barnes Cellars	Montepulciano	Silver	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate Grown/Cross Mountain Vineyard	A
Bending Branch Winery	Branch TX Red	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Silver Dollar Winery	Jefferson Chardonnay	Silver	NV	Washington Ancient Lakes AVA		C
Ben Ish Winery	Ben’s Select Zinfandel	Silver	2016	Lodi, California	Giorgi Vineyards	C
Spicewood Vineyards	Cabernet Claret	Silver	2015	Texas		C
Joseph Braman Winery	Sweet Red	Silver	NV	Texas High Plains		C
Whistling Duck Winery	The Long Road Home	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Pillar Bluff Vineyards	Cabernet Franc	Silver	2012	Texas		C
Pillar Bluff Vineyards	Petite Sirah	Silver	2015	Texas Hill Country		C
Kiepersol Estates	Texas Merlot	Silver	2012	Texas	Estate Grown, Bottled, Produced	C
Thirsty Mule Winery	Wine Maker’s Select	Silver	NV	Texas		C
O’Farrell Country Vineyards	Magnolia	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Perrine Winery	Black Ruby	Silver	NV	N/A		C
Bending Branch Winery	Tannat	Silver	2012	Alta Mesa	Silvaspoons Vineyards	C
Bernhardt Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon	Silver	NV	American		C
White Fox Vineyards	Texas Red	Silver	NV	East Texas	White Fox Vineyards	C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Port	Silver	NV	Texas	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Lost Oak Winery	Sweet Grass	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Diamonte Doble Vineyards, Tokio, TX	C
Bending Branch Winery	Branch TX White	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Muscat Canelli	Silver	2015	Texas	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Texas Legato	Petit Sirah	Silver	2015	Texas Hill Country		C
The Vine Yard	Capitol Reef	Silver	2014	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Yard	A
Grape Creek Vineyards	Rendezvous – Rhone Blend	Silver	2014	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Texas Star Winery	Prickly Pear	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Viognier	Silver	2015	Texas	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Texas Hills Vineyard	Toro de Tejas	Silver	2011	Texas High Plains	Newsom Vineyard	C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Pinot Grigio	Silver	2015	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Rancho Ponte Vineyard	Merlot	Silver	2015	Texas/New Mexico		C
Texas Hills Vineyard	Port Rubino	Silver	2011	Texas Hill Country		C
Lost Oak Winery	Viognier	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Bingham Family Vineyard, Meadow, TX	C
The Vine Yard	Canyonlands	Silver	2015	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Yard	A
The Vine Yard	Bryce Canyon	Silver	2015	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Yard	A
Barnes Cellars	Sangiovese	Silver	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate Grown/Cross Mountain Vineyard	A
Bernhardt Winery	Merlot	Silver	NV	American		C
Trilogy Cellars	Reserve Malbec	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Other	C
The Vine Yard	Vagabond	Silver	2015	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Yard	A
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Blanco Grande	Silver	2015	Texas	Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	C
Bernhardt Winery	Vin du Soleil	Silver	NV	American		C
Bernhardt Winery	Crimson	Silver	NV	American		C
Michael Athanas (Amateur)	Vidal Icewine	Silver	2014	Hudson Valley NY	HVL	A
Georgetown Winery	Blacksmith Reserve	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Texas Star Winery	Chardonnay	Silver	NV	American		C
Rancho Ponte Vineyard	Dolcetto	Silver	2015	Texas/New Mexico		C
Red 55 Winery	White Liar (Unoaked Chardonnay)	Silver	2014			C
Georgetown Winery	Peach	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Duchman Family Winery	Trebbiano	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Bingham Family Vineyards	C
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery	All Y’all	Silver	NV			C
Silver Dollar Winery	Liberty Cabernet	Silver	NV	Texas High Plains AVA	Bringham Family Vineyards	C
Georgetown Winery	Chambourcin	Silver	NV			C
Joseph Braman Winery	Riesling	Silver	NV	Texas High Plains		C
Thirsty Mule Winery	Sassy Mule	Silver	NV			C
White Fox Vineyards	Texas White	Silver	NV	East Texas	White Fox Vineyards	C
Joseph Braman Winery	Merlot	Silver	2010	Napa Valley		C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Blanc du Bois	Silver	NV	Texas	Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	C
Pillar Bluff Vineyards	Au Poire	Silver	NV	N/A		C
Lost Oak Winery	Shiraz	Silver	2015	Texas	Shiraz from Post Oak Vineyard at Lost Oak Winery; Merlot from Bingham Family Vineyard, Meadow	C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Viognier	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Diamonte Doble Vineyards	C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Rosato	Silver	2014	Texas High Plains	Diamonte Doble Vineyards	C
Sugar Ridge Winery	Mercy Red	Silver	2015	Chambourcin		C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Petite Sirah	Silver	2014	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Bernhardt Winery	Pinot Grigio	Silver	2015	American		C
Becker Vineyards	Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Canada Family	Silver	2014			C
Ben Ish Winery	Ben’s Select Merlot	Silver	2016	Lodi, California		C
Texas Hills Vineyard	Kick Butt Cab	Silver	2013	Texas Hill Country	Texas Hills Vineyard	C
Texas Star Winery	Wild Mustang	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Texas Star Winery	Vermentino	Silver	NV	Texas		C
Farmhouse Vineyard	West Texas Housewife	Silver	NV	High Plains AVA	Farmhouse Vineyard	A
Grape Creek Vineyards	Mosaic – Bourdeaux style red	Silver	2014	American	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Valley Mills Vineyards	Viognier	Silver	2015	Texas		C
Grape Creek Vineyards	Bellissimo – Tuscan style red	Silver	2014	Texas	Grape Creek Vineyards	C
Spicewood Vineyards	Texas High Plains Tempranillo	Silver	2014	Texas High Plains		C
Texas Legato	Fight Night	Silver	NV	East Texas	Echo Springs	C
Texas Legato	Tempranillo	Silver	2014	Texas		C
Bending Branch Winery	Old Vine Petite Sirah	Silver	2013	Paso Robles	Shell Creek	C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Cabernet Sauvignon	Silver	2013	Texas High Plains	Twin T Vineyards	C
Becker Vineyards	Raven	Silver	2013			C
Trilogy Cellars	Reserve Merlot	Silver	2015	Texas High Plains	Amanacer Vineyards	C
Texas SouthWind Vineyard and Winery	Estate Black Spanish	Silver	2014	Texas	Texas SouthWind Vineyard and Winery	C
Canadian River Winery	Chocolate Drop	Bronze	NV			C
Whistling Duck Winery	Pura Vida	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
Whistling Duck Winery	Friday Night Whites	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Besitos de Chocolate	Bronze	NV	Texas	Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	C
Red 55 Winery	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Sweet White)	Bronze	NV		Chenin Blanc from California; Orange Muscat from Texas	C
Texas Legato	GCP Mirtillo	Bronze	NV	East Texas	Echo Springs	C
Westcave Cellars Winery	Vermentino	Bronze	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate	C
Lost Oak Winery	Blanc du Bois Reserve	Bronze	2015	Texas	Village Creek Vineyard @ Lost Oak Winery, Burleson	C
Whistling Duck Winery	Chocolate Duck	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	All My X’s	Bronze	NV	Texas High Plains	Diamonte Doble Vineyards	C
Westcave Cellars Winery	Viognier	Bronze	2014	Texas Hill Country	Estate	C
O’Farrell Country Vineyards	Sassy Sisters	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery	Bless Her Heart	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
McReynolds Winery	Merlot	Bronze	2012	Texas	Rising Star Vineyard	C
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery	Blanc DuBois Off Dry	Bronze	2012	Texas		C
Rancho Ponte Vineyard	Montepulciano	Bronze	2015	Texas/New Mexico		C
Thirsty Mule Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon	Bronze	NV			C
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Vermentino	Bronze	2015	Texas High Plains	Lost Draw Vineyards	C
Wines of Datson Cervantes	Perseverance	Bronze	2015	Texas Hill Country	Certenberg Vineyards	C
Sprayberry Winery	Malbec	Bronze	2015	Midland, TX		C
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery	Dark Portejas	Bronze	2011	Texas		C
Red Road Winery and Vineyard	Fion	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery	Light Portejas	Bronze	2011	Texas		C
Sprayberry Winery	Tempranillo	Bronze	2015	Midland, TX		C
Thirsty Mule Winery	Blush	Bronze	NV			C
Georgetown Winery	Sangria	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
Becker Vineyards	Viognier	Bronze	2014			C
The Vine Yard	Sucellus	Bronze	2015	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at the Vine Yard	A
Texas Hills Vineyard	Cinque Vino Rosso	Silver	2013	Texas Hill Country	Texas Hills Vineyard	C
Trilogy Cellars	Pinot Grigio	Bronze	2015	Texas High Plains	Amanacer Vineyards	C
The Vine Yard	Cousin Nose	Bronze	2015	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Vault	A
Red Road Winery and Vineyard	Honey I’m Home	Bronze	2014	Texas		C
Barnes Cellars	Lenoir Port	Bronze	2014	Rio Medina	Jagge Vineyard	A
Bending Branch Winery	High Plains Rose	Bronze	2015	Texas High Plains		C
Bernhardt Winery	Aggie Blush	Bronze	NV	American		C
The Vine Yard	Vagabond	Bronze	2016	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Yard	A
Wines of Datson Cervantes	Something Red	Bronze	2008	Texas Hill Country	Certenberg Vineyards	C
Sugar Ridge Winery	Gertz	Bronze	2015	Gerturztraminer		C
Valley Mills Vineyards	Mammoth Red	Bronze	NV	Texas		C
Trilogy Cellars	Intersection	Bronze	2015	Texas High Plains	Other	C
The Vine Yard	Arches	Bronze	2015	Leeds, UT	Estate Grown at The Vine Yard	A
Michele Wines	Soliére	Bronze	2015	Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence (AOP)		A
Texas Legato	Family Reunion	Bronze	2014	Texas		C
Joseph Braman Winery	Sparkles Pecan	Bronze	NV	Demming New Mexico		C
Ben Ish Winery	Ben’s Select Cabernet Sauvignon	Bronze	2016	Lodi, California		C