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130 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 Best of Varietal/ Type BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC Kim Crawford Wines 2016 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand BEST RIESLING Dopff & Irion 2014 Riesling Grand Cru Schoenenbourg, Alsace AOC, France BEST GEWÜRZTRAMINER Navarro Vineyards 2016 Deep End Blend Gewürztraminer, Anderson Valley, USA BEST MOSCATO [ Yellow Tail ] NV Moscato, Yenda, Australia BEST VIOGNIER Serendipity Winery 2016 Viognier, Okanagan Valley, Canada BEST GRENACHE BLANC Epiphany 2015 Grenache Blanc, Santa Barbara County, USA BEST WHITE RHÔNE BLEND Eberle Winery 2016 White Rhône Blend, Paso Robles, USA BEST PINOT GRIGIO Villa Pozzi 2016 Pinot Grigio, Marsala, Italy BEST ITALIAN WHITE VARIETAL Azienda Agricola Durin 2015 Pigato Braie, Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC, Italy BEST ALBARIÑO Ingleside Vineyards 2016 Albariño, Virginia, USA BEST FURMINT Barta 2015 Furmint Old King Király, Oreg, Duto Mad, Tokaj, Hungary BEST MUSCADINE Spiriterra 2014 Muscadine Deliciously Sweet, Napa Valley Estate, Napa Valley, USA BEST NATIVE AMERICAN WHITE Goose Watch Winery 2016 Diamond, Finger Lakes, USA BEST SEYVAL BLANC Wollersheim Winery 2016 Prairie Fumé, American, USA BEST PÁLAVA Vican Rodinné Vinar ˇství 2016 Pálava, Výbeˇr z hroznu ° , Czech Republic BEST LATE HARVEST WHITE Mad Wine 2014 Late Harvest White, Tokaj, Hungary BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON V. Sattui Winery 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Morisoli Vineyard, Rutherford, USA BEST CABERNET SHIRAZ BLEND Wolf Blass Wines 2013 Grey Label Cabernet- Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, Australia BEST BORDEAUX BLEND Cellardoor Winery 2013 Iron Gate, American, USA BEST NON-BORDEAUX BLEND Cameron Hughes 2014 Red Blend Lot 575, Red Mountain, USA BEST MERLOT ENOTECA FIVE 2013 Merlot, Moon Vineyards, Los Carneros, Napa Valley, USA BEST MALBEC Barrister 2014 Malbec, Summit View Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, USA BEST CABERNET FRANC Walla Walla Vintners 2015 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, USA BEST ZINFANDEL Francis Ford Coppola Winery 2014 Director's Cut Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, USA BEST PRIMITIVO Primrose Wines 2015 Primitivo, Solano County Green Valley, USA BEST PETITE SIRAH Carol Shelton Wines 2013 Reserve Petite Sirah, Rockpile Vineyard, Rockpile, USA BEST SHIRAZ Taylors 2015 Shiraz Jaraman, Clare Valley/ McLaren Vale, Australia BEST GRENACHE Honoro Vera 2015 Garnacha, Calatayud DO, Spain BEST RHÔNE BLEND Condamine Bertrand 2015 Pézenas, Languedoc, France BEST PINOT NOIR Mt. Beautiful 2015 Pinot Noir, North Canterbury, New Zealand Best in Show Aards BEST IN SHOW RED • BEST RHÔNE VARIETAL • BEST MOURVÈDRE (MATARÓ) Jeff Runquist Wines 2015 Mataró R, Three Way Vineyard, Paso Robles, USA BEST IN SHOW WHITE • BEST OTHER WHITE VARIETAL Pearmund Cellars 2016 Petit Manseng South River Vinyard, Monticello, USA BEST IN SHOW SPARKLING • BEST BRUT Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards 2008 Royal Cuvée First Pressing, Late Disgorged, Carneros, USA BEST IN SHOW DESSERT WINE • BEST FORTIFIED WINE • BEST PORT Kopke 1967 Colheita Port, Porto DOC, Portugal