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{ SOMMjournal.com } 125 Best of Varietal/ Type BEST CHARDONNAY Greggarious Vineyard 2014 Chardonnay, Carneros, USA BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC Old Coach Road 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Nelson, New Zealand BEST PINOT BLANC Vinarství Pavlov 2015 Rulandské Bílé, Pozdní Sber, Moravia, Czech Republic BEST CHENIN BLANC Sauvion 2015 Vouvray, Loire Valley, France BEST RIESLING Vinice-Hnanice 2015 Ryzlink Rýnský, Hnanice, VOC Znojmo, Czech Republic BEST VIOGNIER J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines 2015 Gesture Viognier, Paso Robles, USA BEST PINOT GRIGIO Mission Hill Family Estate 2015 Pinot Grigio, Five Vineyards, Okanagan Valley, Canada BEST ALBARIÑO Tangent Winery 2014 SIP Certified Estate Albariño, Edna Valley, USA BEST TORRONTÉS Loscano 2015 Private Reserve Torrontés, Mendoza, Argentina BEST FURMINT Erzsébet Pince 2012 Furmint, Zafír Dűlű Historical Premier Cru Vineyard, Dry, Zafir, Tokaji, Hungary BEST WHITE BLEND Blue Rock 2015 Baby Blue Blanc, Sonoma Coast, USA BEST LATE HARVEST WHITE Seifried 2015 Winemakers Collection Sweet Agnes Late Harvest Riesling, Nelson, New Zealand BEST ICE WINE • BEST RIESLING ICE WINE Inniskillin 2014 Riesling Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Canada BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON Hall Wines 2013 Ellie's Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA BEST CABERNET/SHIRAZ BLEND Wolf Blass Wines 2013 Grey Label Cabernet Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, Australia BEST BORDEAUX BLEND Kiona Vineyards Winery 2013 Estate Reserve, Red Mountain, USA BEST NON-BORDEAUX BLEND Adored 2013 Red Wine Blend, California, USA BEST MERLOT J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines 2014 J. Lohr Estates Merlot, Los Osos, Paso Robles, USA BEST MALBEC Shadybrook Estate 2013 Malbec, Coombsville, USA BEST CABERNET FRANC Poplar Grove Winery 2013 Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley, Canada BEST CARMENÈRE Casa Silva 2014 Carmenère, Cuvée Colchagua, Colchagua Valley, Chile BEST ZINFANDEL Opaque 2014 Zinfandel, Paso Robles, USA BEST PETITE SIRAH Theopolis Vineyards 2013 Estate Petite Sirah, Yorkville Highlands, USA BEST SHIRAZ McLeans Farm 2014 Master Shiraz, Barossa, Australia BEST OTHER RHÔNE VARIETAL Ranchero Cellars 2013 Carignan, Self Ranch, Paso Robles, USA BEST RED RHÔNE BLEND Epiphany 2013 Revelation, Santa Barbara County, USA BEST CHIANTI Cantine Bonacchi 2012 Chianti Riserva DOCG, Italy BEST BARBERA Marchesi Vineyards 2014 Achille Barbera, Columbia Valley, USA BEST TEMPRANILLO Harney Lane Winery 2013 Tempranillo, Lodi, USA BEST OTHER RED VARIETAL Inkblot 2013 Tannat, Lodi, USA BEST ROSÉ Abacela Vineyards & Winery 2015 Grenache Rosé, Umpqua Valley, USA BEST BRUT Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate 2012 Entourage Sparkling Brut, Niagara Peninsula, Canada BEST PROSECCO Astoria NV Prosecco, Treviso DOC, Italy BEST SPARKLING ROSÉ Moët & Chandon NV Impérial Rosé, Champagne, France BEST SAKÉ Hiro 2015 Junmai Daiginjo Saké, Japan BEST VERMOUTH Quady Winery Vya Vermouth, Whisper Dry, California, USA Best of Show Awards BEST IN SHOW RED • BEST PINOT NOIR Cru 2014 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, USA BEST IN SHOW WHITE • BEST WHITE RHÔNE VARIETAL McPherson Cellars 2015 Piquepoul Blanc, Timmons Ranch, Texas, USA BEST IN SHOW SPARKLING • BEST BLANC DE NOIR Gloria Ferrer Winery NV Blanc de Noirs, Carneros, Sonoma BEST IN SHOW DESSERT • BEST PORT Kopke 1957 Colheita Port, Porto DOC, Portugal Best of Nation Awards ARGENTINA – Loscano AUSTRALIA – Wolf Blass Wines BULGARIA – Angelus Estate CANADA – Inniskillin Niagara CHILE – Casa Silva CZECH REPUBLIC – Vinice Hnanice FRANCE – Champagne Collet HUNGARY – Erzsébet Pince ITALY – Velenosi MEXICO – Enoteca Rocha Zazueta NEW ZEALAND – Oyster Bay Wines PORTUGAL – Kopke SPAIN – Bodegas Ontañón ˘ ˘