2012 Oregon Wine Awards - Award Winners

April 24, 2012

On March 24th, 2012, the Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon played host to the fourth annual Oregon Wine Awards, which featured eight of the state's most experienced and respected wine professionals evaluating wines from all of Oregon's Viticultural Areas in a single-blind format (meaning grape variety or wine style is known, but not the price nor producer) and awarded the top wines with Double-Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze Grand Awards of Excellence.

Double Gold is Best of the Best
Gold is Best in Category
Silver is 2nd Best in Category
Bronze is 3rd Best in category

Wines are listed alphabetically by highest award of recognition.

Award-Winning "Whites" [Jump to Reds]

Sparkling Wines

All price categories
Silver 2011 Cuckoo's Nest Cellars Fizze, Early Muscat, Oregon
Bronze 2010 Silvan Ridge Winery Early Muscat Semi-Sparkling, Oregon

White Rhone Styles

All price categories
Double Gold 2010 J. Scott Cellars Roussanne, Oregon/WA
Silver 2010 Artisanal Wine Cellars Viognier, Rogue Valley
Bronze 2010 Seven of Hearts Viognier & Roussanne, Columbia Valley Oregon
Bronze 2009 Silvan Ridge Winery Viognier Reserve, Rogue Valley
Bronze 2011 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Viognier Reserve, Umpqua Valley

White Varietals and Blends

All price categories
Gold 2010 Noble Estate Vineyard Muscat, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley
Silver 2011 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Grüner Veltliner Reserve, Umpqua Valley
Bronze 2010 Ardiri Winery & Vineyard Gold White Blend, Chehalem Mountains
Bronze 2011 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Grüner Veltliner, Umpqua Valley

Riesling

All price categories
Bronze 2010 Elk Cove Vineyards Riesling, Willamette Valley
Bronze 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Riesling, Umpqua Valley

Rosés

All price categories
Gold 2011 Spindrift Cellars Pinot Noir Rosé, Willamette Valley
Gold 2011 Lumos Wine Company Pinot Noir Rosé "Chiquita," Willamette Valley
Bronze NV Del Rio Vineyards / Rock Point Rosé Jolee, Rogue Valley

Chardonnay

$20 and under
Gold 2010 Del Rio Vineyards / Rock Point Chardonnay, Rogue Valley
Silver 2010 A to Z Wineworks Oregon Chardonnay, Oregon
Silver 2009 Chehalem INOX Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
Silver 2008 Lange Winery Chardonnay, Freedom Hill
Silver 2009 Walnut City WineWorks Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
Bronze 2008 Ribera Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
Bronze 2010 Spangler Vineyards Unoaked Chardonnay, South Oregon

$20.01 and over
Gold 2010 Alloro Vineyard Estate Chardonnay, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2009 Winderlea Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
Gold 2010 Pudding River Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Cathedral Ridge Winery Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
Silver 2009 Domaine Drouhin Arthur Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
Silver 2008 Valley View Chardonnay, Applegate
Bronze 2010 Methven Family Vineyards Chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills

Pinot Gris

All price categories
Double Gold 2010 Benton-Lane Winery Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley
Gold 2010 A to Z Wineworks Oregon Pinot Gris, Oregon
Gold 2010 King Estate Acrobat Pinot Gris, Oregon
Gold 2010 King Estate Signature Pinot Gris, Oregon
Gold 2011 Lumos Wine Company Rudlofo Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Adelsheim Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Cuckoo's Nest Cellars Pinot Gris Oregon
Silver 2010 Del Rio Vineyards / Rock Point Pinot Gris, Rogue Valley
Silver 2010 Duck Pond Cellars Pinot Gris, St. Jory
Silver 2011 Lumos Wine Co. Temperance Hill Vineyard "Julia" Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Sokol Blosser Winery Pinot Gris Willamette Valley
Silver 2011 Spindrift Cellars Pinot Gris Willamette Valley
Bronze 2011 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Pinot Gris, Umpqua Valley
Bronze 2010 Stangeland Pinot Gris, Eola-Amity
Bronze 2009 Sweet Cheeks Winery Vintage Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley
Bronze 2010 Walnut City WineWorks Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley

Award-Winning "Reds" [Jump to Whites]

Merlot

All price categories
Silver 2009 Watermill Winery Merlot, Walla Walla Valley
Silver 2007 Zerba Cellars Merlot, Walla Walla Valley
Bronze 2007 Melrose Vineyards Merlot, Umpqua Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon

All price categories
Silver 2008 Cathedral Ridge Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Silver 2008 Spangler Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, South Oregon
Silver 2006 Valley View Cabernet Sauvignon, Applegate
Silver 2007 Zerba Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley

Pinot Noir

$20.00 & Under
Double Gold 2009 Amity Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Double Gold 2010 Coelho Atracao Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Double Gold 2009 Gresser Vineyard Pinot Noir Select, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2010 Eola Hills Winery Pinot Noir, Oregon
Gold 2008 Gresser Vineyard Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2010 Primarius Pinot Noir, Oregon
Gold 2009 Red Door Pinot Noir, Oregon
Gold 2010 Spindrift Cellars Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 A to Z Wineworks Pinot Noir, Oregon
Silver 2010 Carlton Cellars Seven Devils, Willamette Valley
Silver 2009 Duck Pond Cellars Pinot Noir, Duck Pond Estate
Bronze 201 0 Del Rio Vineyards Rock Point Pinot Noir, Oregon
Bronze 2009 Eugene Wine Cellars b2 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

$20.01-35.00
Double Gold 2009 Chehalem Three Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Double Gold 2009 Gresser Vineyard Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
Double Gold 2009 K&M Wines Alchemy Cuvee, Willamette Valley
Double Gold 2010 King Estate Signature Pinot Noir, Oregon
Double Gold 2009 Misty Oaks Vineyard Stuckagain Heights Pinot Noir, Estate Umpqua
Double Gold 2009 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Anam Cara Cellars Nicholas Estate, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2009 Ardiri Winery Vineyard Select Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2010 Benton-Lane Winery Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Bethel Heights Estate Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
Gold 2009 Brooks Wines Janus Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2008 Eola Hills Winery Pinot Noir Reserve, Eola-Amity Hills
Gold 2009 Erath Winery Estate Selection Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Et Fille Wines Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Girardet Barrel Select Pinot Noir, Umpqua Valley
Gold 2009 Hyland Estates Pinot Noir, Hyland Estates, McMinnville
Gold 2009 K&M Wines Alchemy Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2009 Kathken Pinot Noir Clarke's Cuvee Eola-Amity
Gold 2009 Lange Winery Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2010 Luminous Hills Grown Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton
Gold 2010 Luminous Hills Grown Pinot Noir LUX, Yamhill-Carlton
Gold 2009 Lumos Wine Company Five Blocks Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2008 Methven Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate, Eola-Amity Hills
Gold 2009 Pheasant Valley Pinot Noir Est. Org Columbia Gorge
Gold 2009 Pudding River Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2010 Rex Hill Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2008 Ribera Vineyards Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Gold 2010 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Lia's Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2010 Stangeland Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Stangeland Pinot Noir Estate Eola-Amity
Gold 2010 Sweet Earth Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Tyee Wine Cellars Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Tyee Wine Cellars Barrel Select Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Adelsheim Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Alloro Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
Silver 2010 Argyle Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Silver 2009 Artisanal Wine Cellars Pinot Noir, Adams Vineyard
Silver 2009 Artisanal Wine Cellars Pinot Noir, Duke's Vineyard
Silver 2009 Brigadoon Wine Co. Pinot Noir "Taproot," Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Carlton Cellars Cape Lookout, Yamhill-Carlton
Silver 2009 Del Rio Vineyards / Rock Point Pinot Noir, Rogue Valley
Silver 2010 J. Scott Cellars Pinot Noir, Oregon
Silver 2009 Misty Oaks Vineyard Barrel Select Pinot Noir, Estate Umpqua
Silver 2008 Panther Creek Cellars Verde Vineyards, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Pinot Noir, Umpqua Valley
Silver 2009 Ribera Vineyards Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Silver 2008 Ribera Vineyards Pinot Noir, Stormy Morning Vineyard
Silver 2010 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Armstrong Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge
Silver 2008 Sweet Cheeks Winery Vintage Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Silver 2009 The Four Graces Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Bronze 2009 Panther Creek Cellars Winemaker's Cuvée, Willamette Valley
Bronze 2009 Seufert Winery Horseleap Vineyard, Willamette Valley

$35.01 & Up
Double Gold 2009 Archery Summit Red Hills Estate, Dundee Hills
Double Gold 2010 Carlton Cellars Roads End, Willamette Valley
Double Gold 2009 Carlton Hill Wine Co. Estate Reserve, Yamhill-Carlton
Double Gold 2010 Carlton Hill Wine Co. Estate, Yamhill-Carlton
Double Gold 2008 Domaine Drouhin Laurene Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Double Gold 2009 Erath Winery Leland Pinot Noir, Leland Vineyard
Double Gold 2009 Iota Cellars Pelos Sandberg Vineyard Pinot Noir , Eola-Amity Hills
Double Gold 2008 Panther Creek Cellars Reserve , Willamette Valley
Double Gold 2009 Sokol Blosser Winery Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Double Gold 2009 The Four Graces Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Double Gold 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Tualatin Estate, Willamette Valley
Gold 2010 Alloro Vineyard Riservata Estate Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains
Gold 2009 Archery Summit Renegade Ridge, Dundee Hills
Gold 2009 Archery Summit Archery Summit Estate, Dundee Hills
Gold 2009 Dukes Family Vineyards Alyssa Pinot Noir, Dukes/Eola-Amity Hills
Gold 2010 Elk Cove Vineyards Mount Richmond Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Gold 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve, Umpqua Valley
Gold 2009 Sokol Blosser Winery Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Gold 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Bernau Block, Willamette Valley
Gold 2009 Utopia Wines Estate Pinot Noir Utopia Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge
Silver 2009 Archery Summit Premier Cuvée, Willamette Valley
Silver 2009 Archery Summit Looney Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge
Silver 2009 Brooks Wines Pinot Noir Temperance Hill, Eola-Amity Hills
Silver 2008 Brooks Wines Rastaban Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills
Silver 2009 Dukes Family Vineyards Charlotte Pinot Noir, Dukes/Eola-Amity Hills
Silver 2008 Et Fille Wines Deux Vert Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton
Silver 2009 Et Fille Wines Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton
Silver 2008 Methven Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve, Willamette Valley
Silver 2008 Panther Creek Cellars Freedom Hill, Freedom Hill
Silver 2008 Rex Hill Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Silver 2006 Seufert Winery Reserve, Willamette Valley
Silver 2010 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Special Reserve, Willamette Valley
Silver 2009Sokol Blosser Winery Big Tree Block Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Silver 2009 Sokol Blosser Winery Orchard Block Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Silver 2009 Sokol Blosser Winery Peach Tree Block Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Silver 2009 Stangeland Winemaker's Reserve, Estate Eola-Amity
Silver 2009 Utopia Wines Estate Reserve "Paradise," Ribbon Ridge
Silver 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Elton, Willamette Valley
Silver 2009 Winderlea Vineyard Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Bronze 2009 Sokol Blosser Winery Goosepen Block Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Bronze 2009Willamette Valley Vineyards Hannah, Willamette Valley
Bronze 2009 Willamette Valley Vineyards Signature Cuvée, Willamette Valley

Red Bordeaux Styles

All price categories
GOLD 2008 Misty Oaks Vineyard Gobblers Knob Red Blend, Umpqua Valley
SILVER 2009 Del Rio Vineyards / Rock Point Claret, Rogue Valley
SILVER 2009 LaBrassuer Vineyard Ember, Rogue Valley
BRONZE 2009 Cliff Creek Cellars Red, Red Wine, South Oregon

Red Proprietary Blends

All price categories
Bronze NV Del Rio Vineyards Rock Point Red, Oregon
Bronze 2008 Kathken Cab-Merlot-Pinot-Syrah, Eola/ Rogue

Red Varietals

All price categories
Double Gold 2010 J. Scott Cellars Petite Sirah, Rogue Valley
Gold 2008 Valley View Tempranillo, Applegate
Silver 2009 Artisanal Wine Cellars Tempranillo Ellis Vineyard
Silver 2009 Spangler Vineyards Cabernet Franc South Oregon
Silver 2009 Watermill Winery Cabernet Franc, Walla Walla Valley
Silver 2009 Quady North Cabernet Franc, Applegate
Silver 2010 J. Scott Cellars Grenache, Rogue Valley
Silver 2009 Pheasant Valley Primitivo, Columbia Valley
Silver 2008 Watermill Winery Tempranillo, Columbia Valley
Silver 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Tempranillo Reserve, Umpqua Valley
Silver 2009 Zerba Cellars Zinfandel, Walla Walla Valley
Bronze 2009 LaBrassuer Vineyard Cabernet Franc, Rogue Valley
Bronze 2010 Seven of Hearts Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley Oregon
Bronze 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Tempranillo, Umpqua Valley
Bronze 2009 Pheasant Valley Tempranillo, Columbia Valley

Syrah

All price categories
Double Gold 2008 Quady North Flagship, Applegate
Double Gold 2008 Quady North Steelhead Run Syrah, Applegate
Double Gold 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Syrah, Umpqua Valley
Double Gold 2010 Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards Syrah Reserve, Umpqua Valley
Double Gold 2008 Silvan Ridge Winery Syrah Reserve, Rogue Valley
Gold 2009 Quady North Mae's Vineyard Syrah, Applegate
Gold 2009 Spangler Vineyards Syrah, Serenade Vineyard
Silver 2007 Cathedral Ridge Winery Syrah Reserve, Columbia Valley
Silver 2009 Pudding River Syrah, Walla Walla Valley
Silver 2009 Quady North Serenade Vineyard Syrah, Applegate
Silver 2007 Zerba Cellars Syrah, Walla Walla Valley
Bronze 2008 Kathken Syrah, Oregon