Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Icewine Style Port

This wine started out as a Port wine which is a fortified dessert wine. The fermentation became stuck and I thought I would have to discard it but I completed the process hoping it would be at least drinkable. To my surprise, it finished like an Ice Wine, very sweet and delicious. Sometimes when you think you have completely ruined something, it turns out ok, so much so that Debbie was browsing the Indiana State Fair 2007 wine competition results and said I won a bronze medal for the entry. It was also awarded a silver medal at the Home Wine and Beer Trade Association's amateur competition in April 2008, and a Best in Class at Cowie Wine Cellars & Vineyards International Amateur Wine Competition, Paris Arkansas, in April.

Vieux Chateaux du Roi


This is the picture that we used for the label for Vieux Chateaux du Roi. This wine is a medium bodied red wine. It finishes dry but I made it off dry semi-sweet. The term Vieux Chateaux du Roi means castle of the old king. This wine received a silver medal at the Home Wine and Beer Trade Association's amateur wine competition in April of 2008.

Medals

Medals

Gold Medals

  • Green Apple Riesling - 2006 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Strawberry White Merlot - Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Onion Wine - Gold Concordance, 2006 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • French Merlot - 2005 Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Old Vines Zinfandel - 2005 Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Tomato Wine - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • May Port - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Piesporter - 2002 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition

Silver Medals

  • Piesporter - 2006 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Celery Wine - 2006 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Old Vines Zinfandel - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Yamhill County Pinot Noir - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Tomato Wine - Cowie International Amateur Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Pinotage Cabernet - 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Blackberry Port - 2005 Cowie Wine Festival
  • Blackberry Port - 2005 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • White Zinfandel - 2005 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Competition
  • Peach Apricot Chardonnay - 2004 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Marilyn Merlot - 2004 Indiana State Fair
  • Pinotage Cabernet- 2004 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • White Zinfandel - 2004 Indiana State Fair
  • Burgundy - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Pinot Noir - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition

Bronze Medals

  • Ice Wine Style Port - 2007 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Wine - 2007 Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • French Merlot - 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Old Vines Zinfandel - 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Woodland Grapes - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Pinotage Cabernet - 2005 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Ice Wine Style- 2004 Indiana State Fair
  • Chardonnay - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition; 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition; 2003 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Piesporter - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Burgundy - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition; 2003 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Pinot Noir - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Competition
  • Rioja - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Sauvignon Blanc - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Shiraz - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Shiraz - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition