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Cincy winefest medal-winners should sound familiar to you …
The Cincinnati International Wine Festival has announced its 2008 medal winners, and the list is worth perusing.
The first thing that leaps out: Our friends at Veleta winery, whose wines I wrote about just a few weeks back, impressed the judges mightily. The Veleta 2007 Tempranillo Rose captured a gold medal, and the Veleta 2005 Nolados won silver. (The rose has not yet hit the shelves, but is on its way, the Veleta folks say …)
And two wines I sampled “at the source” just last week while I was in California — I’m still organizing my notes and catching up with work duties before I deliver a full report — won bronzes: the Michael-David 2004 6th Sense Syrah, and the Michael-David 2005 Petite Petit, an improbable blend of Petite Sirah and Petit Verdot. Both are great wines from an up-and-coming winery — and emerging wine region. And while normally, bronze medals at such a competition might not be such a big deal, the relative dearth of golds and silvers suggests that at this particular judging, a bronze might just mean a bit more. Another bronze was won by Ohio winery Vinoklet for its NV Traminette Master Reserve from the Ohio River Valley.
Anybody tried any of the other medal-winners?
Congrats to the winning wineries, and cheers!.
Mark Fisher
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By Richard
April 14, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this
Mark, Thanks for mentioning the Traminette from Vinoklet Winery our Winemaster Kreso is proud of his creation which was created in the Ohio River Valley as he says “born in the soil of Colerain with the Soul of Cincinnati”.By Nola Palomar
April 12, 2008 4:18 AM | Link to this
Mark, thanks for the congratulations for both a Gold and a Silver Medals at the Cincinnati International Wine Festival. The Veleta Tempranillo Rose’ 2007 should be on the shelves within a week’s time, as the container is passing US Customs currently and Veleta Nolados 2005 is already available. We are certainly honored to be the only winery outside of the west coast USA to have captured the taste buds of the esteemed judges at the CIWF and bestowed upon us this tribute of excellence. Many thanks as well to readers who have over the past few years shared our passion for enjoying delicious wines; we look forward to continuing our quest to produce excellent quality wines at a drinkable price. Nola Palomar Veleta Wines Bodega Dominio Buenavista VT Contraviesa / Alpujarra, Granada Spain Crta. de Almeria s/n 18480 Ugijar (Granada) SpainBy jim
April 10, 2008 11:16 PM | Link to this
You can’t ship wine to Ohio. How did the wines get there?By Jim T
April 10, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this
I drank a bottle of the 2006 Martin Codax Albarino this weekend with some mussels, fennel and tomatoes over pasta. Great match. Have also had the 2004 Pine Ridge cabernet and a couple bottles of the 2004 Franciscan cabernet.By Eddie Gazeta
April 10, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
Thanks for stopping by Borra Vineyards. I’m looking forward to reading your full report on the the Lodi Appellation wines. Hope the weather is treating you well. EddieBy redbean
April 10, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this
Mark, in the Jay’s banner commercial above your story would you please correct the way the guy at the table is holding his wine glass, thanks.