Yorkville Cellars: Over a seven year period the most awarded Californian winery using certified organic grapes.
|
|
7 yr. total |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Yorkville Cellars, Mendocino |
253 |
35 |
34 |
25 |
36 |
28 |
40 |
55 |
| Bonterra by Brown-Forman Corp |
227 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
40 |
45 |
Benziger Family, Sonoma
|
139 |
31
|
20
|
34
|
18
|
15 |
14 |
7 |
| Everett Ridge, Sonoma |
61 |
12
|
9
|
15
|
17
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Frey, Mendocino |
47 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
| Heller Estate, Carmel Valley |
38 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Sunstone Vineyards, Santa Ynez |
35 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Sobon Estate, Amador
|
33 |
7
|
3
|
5
|
10
|
0 |
4 |
4 |
Sunset Cellars, Lake County
|
28 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Lolonis, Mendocino |
35 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
| Madonna Estate, Napa |
24 |
0
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
3 |
8 |
0 |
| Shenandoah Vineyards, Amador |
25 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
| Hidden Cellars, Mendocino |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mont St. John, Napa |
16 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Topolos at Russian River, Sonoma |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Silver Mountain, Santa Cruz |
22
|
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
| Barra of Mendocino |
13 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Moon Mountain, Sonoma
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
| Quivera, Sonoma |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
| Casa Barranca, Ojai |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
| Del Bondio, Napa |
6
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Jeriko Estate, Mendocino |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Davis Bynum, Sonoma |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sanford, Santa Barbara |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Durney, Monterey |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Organic Wine Works, Santa Cruz |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| LaRocca Vynd, Sierra Foothills |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fitzpatrick, El Dorado |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Robert Sinskey, Napa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Masut, Mendocino |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Briceland, Humboldt |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ceago Vinegarden, Lake |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chance Creek, Mendocino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cotturi, Sonoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Frog's Leap, Napa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| LeVin, Mendocino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| McFadden Vineyards, Mendocino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nevada City Wine Guild, Nev Co |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Napa Wine Company, Napa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Neyers, Napa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Octopus Mountain, Mendocino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Old World Winery, Sonoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orleans Hill, Sacramento |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Patiana Vineyards, Mendocino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Porter Creek, Sonoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preston, Sonoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tablas Creek, Paso Robles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Volker Eisele, Napa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wild Hog, Sonoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sources: California Wine Winners: The Best of the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007 Judgings. Published by Varietal Fair, Graton, California. These books report all the medals awarded to California wines in the large, established, most recognized wine competitions. Each year they start in February and end in the summer.
The following 9 major competitions are included in the analysis.
Major Wine Competition |
Nb. Wines |
Nb.Wineries |
California State Fair |
2,926 |
596 |
|
Los Angeles County Fair |
3,793 |
982 |
New World International |
2,400 |
450 |
Orange County Fair |
3,189 |
450 |
Pacific Rim International |
1,900 |
400 |
Riverside International |
2,059 |
500 |
San Diego Competition |
2,800 |
600 |
San Francisco International |
4,000 |
1,000 |
West Coast Wine Competition |
1,700 |
400 |
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