High Plains wines impress CA judges

The 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) received 6,960 entries from 35 states this year. 67 judges from a variety of fields including trade, education, media, retail, and hospitality, traveled in the second week of January to the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in Sonoma County to determine the best wines in the USA.

Following are the Texas High Plains Vineyards and wineries who won medals.

Bar Z Winery 2014 Martin Vineyards Mourvedre Bronze
Bar Z Winery 2016 Bayer Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Gold
Becker Vineyards 2015 Texas High Plains Cheveaux Noir Bronze
Becker Vineyards 2015 Wilmeth Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Bronze
Becker Vineyards 2015 Wilmeth Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Double Gold
Bending Branch Winery 2014 Newsom Vineyards Tempranillo Silver
Bending Branch Winery 2014 Reddy Vineyard Mourvedre Silver
Brennan Vineyards 2016 Lily, Reddy Vineyards Roussanne Bronze
Duchman Family Winery 2014 Oswald Vineyard Aglianico Gold
Duchman Family Winery 2016 Bingham Family Vineyard Trebbiano Silver
Duchman Family Winery Bingham Family Vineyard Vermentino Gold
Flat Creek Estate 2016 Texas High Plains Viognier Gold
Haak Vineyards and Winery 2015 Texas High Plains Malbec Silver
Haak Vineyards and Winery 2016 Texas High Plains Rose Bronze
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards 2015 Texas High Plains Texican Silver
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards 2015 Texas High Plains Cabernet Sauvignon Silver
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards 2014 Texas High Plains Riserva Sangiovese Bronze
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards 2015 Texas High Plains Sangiovese Double Gold
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards 2017 Diamante Doble Vineyards Rosato Bronze
Lost Draw Cellars 2015 High Plains Tempranillo Silver
Lost Draw Cellars 2015 High Plains Malbec Bronze
Lost Draw Cellars 2015 High Plains Mourvedre Silver
Lost Draw Cellars 2016 High Plains Picpoul Blanc Gold
Lost Draw Cellars 2016 High Plains Marsanne Bronze
Lost Draw Cellars 2016 High Plains Reserve Rousssanne Bronze
Lost Oak Winery 2016 High Plains Tempranillo Bronze
Lost Oak Winery 2016 Diamante Doble Vineyard Muscat Silver
Lost Oak Winery 2015 High Plains Frizzane Gewurztraminer Gold
Messina Hof Winery 2017 High Plains Sophia Marie Rose Dolcetto Gold
Messina Hof Winery 2016 Lepard Vineyard Chenin Blanc Bronze
Messina Hof 2016 High Plains Father and Son Cuvee Riesling Gold
Messina Hof 2017 High Plains Dry Cuvee, Unoaked Sauvignon Blanc Double Gold
OG Cellars 2016 High Plains Compliment Bronze
OG Cellars 2015 High PLains Tempranillo Silver
Perissos Vineyards and Winery 2015 Oswald Vineyards Montepulciano Silver
Perissos Vineyards and Winery 2015 Diamante Doble Vineyards Dolcetto Double Gold
Perissos Vineyards and Winery 2015 Oswald Vineyards Roussanne Bronze
Ron Yates 2016 High Plains Mourvedre Rose Bronze
Ron Yates 2016 Bingham Family Vineyards Albarino Bronze
Ron Yates 2016 Bingham Family Vineyards Viognier Bronze
Ron Yates 2016 Martin Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc