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january-february 2016 / the tasting panel / 125 Hardys NV Whistlers Blake Tawny Port, South East Australia Hardys Tintara 2013 Red Blend McLaren Vale, Australia Hardys Tintara 2013 Sangiovese, McLaren Vale, Australia Hardys Tintara 2014 Shiraz, McLaren Vale, Australia Heitz Wine Cellars 2014 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, USA Heitz Wine Cellars NV Ink Grade Port, Napa, USA Hook or Crook 2013 Red Blend, Napa Valley, USA Hooker RFC 2012 Old Boys Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA House Wine NV Red, Chile Indigenous World 2012 Simo, British Columbia, Canada Indigenous World 2014 Gewürztraminer, British Columbia, Canada Jaume Serra NV Cristalino Brut, Cava, Spain Júlio B. Bastos 2007 Alicante Bouschet, Alentejo, Portugal Júlio Bastos 2009 Dona Maria Vinho Tinto, Alentejo, Portugal Kalaris 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA KRSMA Estates 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Hampi Hill, India KRSMA Estates 2013 Sangiovese, Hampi Hill, India Marqués de Alella 2013 Pansa Blanca, Alella,Spain Matua 2013 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand Ménage à Trois 2012 Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina Ménage à Trois 2012 Zinfandel, California, USA Ménage à Trois 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast, USA Ménage à Trois 2013 Chardonnay, California, USA Ménage à Trois 2013 Merlot, Mendoza, Argentina Ménage à Trois 2013 Pinot Noir, California, USA Ménage à Trois 2013 White Blend, California, USA Montevina 2013 Independence Point Cabernet Sauvignon, California, USA Mr. Riggs 2014 Ein Riese Rielsing, Adelaide Hills, Australia Muscardini Cellars 2010 Tesoro Sangiovese Blend, Sonoma, USA Muscardini Cellars 2012 Rancho Salina Red Blend, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma, USA Navarro Vineyards 2014 Estate Gewürztraminer, Anderson Valley, USA Oak Ridge Winery 2014 OZV Rosé, California, USA Panthea 2012 Estate Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley, USA Panthea 2012 Pinot Noir, Klindt Vineyard, Anderson Valley, USA Pata Negra 2009 Rioja Reserva,Spain Pata Negra 2011 Ribera del Duero Crianza,Spain Pata Negra 2013 Roble, Toro,Spain Pata Negra 2013 Verdejo, Rueda,Spain Petroni Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma Valley, USA Petroni Vineyards 2013 Pinot Noir, California, USA Philip Shaw Wines 2013 No. 17, Orange, NSW, Australia Philip Shaw Wines 2013 Shiraz, No. 89, Orange, NSW, Australia Ray's Creek 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, USA Rockburn 2013 Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand Royal Flight 2013 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, USA Sea Bird 2012 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA Sea Monster 2013 Chardonnay, Los Alamos Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, USA Sileni Estates Winery 2014 The Straits Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand Silk Oak Winery 2013 Chardonnay, Lodi, USA Stateland Cellars 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, USA Stateland Cellars 2012 Reserve Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley, USA Stateland Cellars 2012 Reserve Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, USA Stephen Vincent 2013 Pinot Noir, Sonoma County, USA Sutter Home NV Bubbly Brut, California, USA Sutter Home NV Bubbly Pink Moscato, California, USA Sutter Home NV Cabernet Sauvignon, California, USA Sutter Home NV Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina Sutter Home NV Riesling/Moscato, California, USA Taylors 2014 Reserve Parcel Shiraz, Clare Valley, Australia Taylors St. Andrews 2014 Chardonnay, Clare Valley, Australia Tenuta San Vincenti 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, Italy Tenuta San Vincenti 2012 Chianti Classico DOCG, Italy Tertini Wines 2014 PCC Pinot Noir, Southern Highlands, Australia Tess NV Red Wine Blend, Napa Valley, USA Thorn-Clarke Wines 2013 Shotfire Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia Three Thieves 2013 Pinot Noir, California, USA Three Thieves 2014 Pinot Grigio, California, USA Tiki 2013 Alpine Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand Tiki Estate 2014 Chardonnay, MOAI Reserve, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Tiki 2014 Pinot Gris, MOAI Reserve, Marlborough, New Zealand Tiki Estate 2013 Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand Tiki Estate 2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand Trinity Oaks 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, California, USA Trinity Oaks 2013 Merlot, California, USA Trinity Oaks 2013 Pinot Noir, California, USA Ty Ku NV Cucumber Saké, Nara, Japan V. Sattui 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Vittorio's Vineyard, Napa Valley, USA V. Sattui 2013 Ancient Vine Zinfandel, Crow Ridge Vineyard, Russian River Valley, USA V. Sattui 2013 Ancient Vine Zinfandel, Quaglia Vineyard, Napa Valley, USA V. Sattui 2013 Malbec, Napa Valley, USA V. Sattui 2013 Old Vine Zinfandel, Pilgrim Vineyard, Lodi, USA V. Sattui 2013 Pinot Noir, Los Carneros, Napa Valley, USA V. Sattui 2013 Zinfandel, Black Sears Vineyard, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, USA V. Sattui 2013 Zinfandel, Ramazzotti Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, USA V. Sattui 2014 Dry Riesling, California, USA V. Sattui 2014 Dry Rosato, North Coast, USA V. Sattui 2014 Moscato, California, USA V. Sattui 2014 Off-Dry Riesling, Napa Valley, USA V. Sattui 2014 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, USA Villa La Pagliaia 2009 Brunello di Montalcino, Montalcino, Italy Wave Series 2014 Left Wave Sauvignon Blanc, Leyda Valley,Chile Worthy 2012 Sophia's Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA Zonte's Footstep 2014 Lake Doctor Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, Australia Zonte's Footstep 2015 Excalibur Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills, Australia SPIRITS DIVISION DOUBLE GOLD MEDALS 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon, USA 360 Vodka, USA Brooklyn Gin, USA Bundaberg Blenders Edition 2015 Rum, Australia Chic Choc Spiced Rum, Canada Crop Organic Artisanal Vodka, USA — Best Vodka Dewar's, 12 Year Old, Scotch Whisky, The Ancestor, Scotland Dry Fly Distilling Cask Strength Wheat Whiskey, USA Facundo Exquisito Rum, Bahamas — Best Extra-Aged Rum/Best Rum/Best Aged White in Show Galera Vieja Añejo Tequila, Mexico — Best Tequila Galera Vieja Reposado Tequila, Mexico Hillrock Double Cask Rye Whiskey, USA Jim Beam, Bourbon Whiskey Distiller's Masterpiece, USA Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon, USA — Best Small Batch Bourbon/Best Bourbon Knob Creek Rye Whiskey, USA — Best American Rye Whiskey/Best American Whiskey Kvint 10 Year Old Brandy, Moldova Kvint 8 Year Old Brandy, Moldova — Best Brandy in Show Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength, Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland — Best Whisky in Show Master's Selection Gin, Spain — Best Gin/Best Un-Aged White in Show Ron Tremols 1960, El Toro Reserva Aniversario Rum, Dominican Republic Soltado, Spicy Añejo Tequila, Mexico Ungava Gin, Canada GOLD MEDALS 1792 Sweet Wheat Kentucky Straight Bourbon, USA Aberfeldy 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Scotland Bacardi Gran Reserva Ocho, Bahamas Balcones "1" Texas Single Malt Whisky Classic Edition, USA Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky, USA Balcones Texas Blue Corn Bourbon Special Release, USA Balcones True Blue 100 Corn Whiskey, USA Bundaberg Small Batch Rum, Australia Caballero, Liqueur, Spain Catoctin Creek, Roundstone Rye Whisky, USA Clyde Mays Alabama-Style Whiskey, USA Colonel E.H. 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