2017 Texas International Wine Competition – Texas Wineries

The second Texas International Wine Competition (TXIWC) was held in Austin from November 17-18. Following the success of last year’s first competition, this year’s competition brought in more entries and as a result, more medals were awarded.

The competition included both commercial and amateur wines. Over 450 wines were entered in the competition. Judging was done with both the traditional paper forms and for the first year, each judge’s score was entered electronically via a tablet.

These were the Best of Class categories:

• Texas Red: Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards – 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
• Texas White: Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards – Moscato

It is an amazing feat that Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards was able to accomplish. Out of the many entries from Texas, for the winery from East Texas to have the top two wines in the competition, shows that award-winning wines can indeed be made everywhere in Texas.

You can see all the results at the TXIWC website.

These were the Texas winners:

Entry Type Legend: C=Commercial, A=Amateur

Brand	Label	Vintage	Medal	Appellation	Entry Type	Class
3 P's in a Vine	Cabernet Franc	2014	Silver	Texas	C	Cabernet Franc
3 P's in a Vine	Chardonnay	2014	Bronze	Texas	C	Chardonnay
3 P's in a Vine	Tempranillo	2014	Bronze	Texas	C	Tempranillo
Barnes Cellars	Lenoir	2015	Bronze		A	Port
Bending Branch Winery	Charbono	2013	Double Gold	Sierra Foothills	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Bending Branch Winery	Old Vine Petite Sirah	2013	Double Gold	Paso Robles	C	Petite Sirah
Bending Branch Winery	Tempranillo	2014	Double Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Tempranillo
Bending Branch Winery	Texas Tannat	2014	Double Gold	Texas	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Bending Branch Winery	Souzao	NV	Gold	Sierra Foothills	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Bending Branch Winery	Mourvedre	2014	Silver	Texas HIgh Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Bending Branch Winery	Comfortage	2015	Bronze	Texas Hill Country	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Bent Oak Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon	2016	Gold	Calistoga	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Bent Oak Winery	Texas Viognier	2016	Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Viognier
Bent Oak Winery	Zinfandel	2016	Gold	Russian River	C	Zinfandel
Bent Oak Winery	Blanc du Bois	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Blanc du Bois
Bent Oak Winery	Pinot Noir	2016	Silver	Russian River	C	Pinot Noir
Bent Oak Winery	Sangiovese	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Sangiovese
Bent Oak Winery	Viognier	2016	Silver	Russian River	C	Viognier
Bent Oak Winery	Chardonnay	2016	Bronze	Chalk Hill	C	Chardonnay
Bent Oak Winery	Tempranillo	2016	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Tempranillo
Bernhardt Winery	Sarah	NV	Gold	American	C	Red Blend - Vinifera + Non-vinifera
Bernhardt Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon	NV	Silver	American	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Bernhardt Winery	Conquistador	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Other Red Varietal - Non-vinifera
Bernhardt Winery	Merlot	NV	Silver	American	C	Merlot
Bernhardt Winery	Pinot Grigio	2016	Bronze	Lodi	C	Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
Bingham Family Vineyards	Dirt Farmer	2014	Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Bingham Family Vineyards	Reserve Merlot	2014	Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Merlot
Bingham Family Vineyards	Cabernet Franc	2015	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Cabernet Franc
Bingham Family Vineyards	Fine 'n Dandy	2015	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Bingham Family Vineyards	Mourvedre	2015	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Bingham Family Vineyards	Reserve Moscato Giallo	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Muscat
Bingham Family Vineyards	Reserve Petit Verdot	2015	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Petit Verdot
Bingham Family Vineyards	Albari¤o	2016	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Bingham Family Vineyards	Roussanne	2016	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Bingham Family Vineyards	Tempranillo	2015	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Tempranillo
Caudalie Crest	Prairie Blossom	2016	Double Gold	Texas	C	Muscat
Caudalie Crest	Prairie Mist	2016	Bronze	Texas	C	Muscat
Caudalie Crest	Red Blaze	2016	Bronze	Texas	C	Tempranillo
Christoval Winery	Tempranillo	2015	Gold	Texas	C	Tempranillo
Christoval Winery	Viognier	2015	Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Viognier
Christoval Winery	Montepulciano	2014	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Christoval Winery	Roussanne	2015	Silver	Texas	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Dew Drop Farm	Mustang Grape	NV	Gold		A	Other Red Varietal - Non-vinifera
Dew Drop Farm	Peach	NV	Silver		A	Peach
Dew Drop Farm	Plum	NV	Bronze		A	Other Fruit Varieties
Dew Drop Farm	Strawberry	NV	Bronze		A	Strawberry
Eden Hill Vineyard	Midnight	2016	Double Gold	Texas High PLains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Eden Hill Vineyard	Marsanne	2016	Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Eden Hill Vineyard	Divine Red	2015	Silver	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Eden Hill Vineyard	Aglianico	2015	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Frascone Winery/Vineyard	Summer Solitice	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Flavored Mead
Georgetown Winery	Jubilee Reserve	NV	Double Gold	Texas	C	Port
Georgetown Winery	Peach Wine	NV	Double Gold	Texas	C	Peach
Georgetown Winery	Moscato	NV	Gold	Texas	C	White Sparkling
Georgetown Winery	Cranberry Holiday Edition	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Cranberry
Grape Creek Vineyards	Viognier	2016	Double Gold	American	C	Viognier
Grape Creek Vineyards	Bellissimo	2015	Double Gold	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Port	NV	Gold	Texas	C	Port
Grape Creek Vineyards	Serendipity	2015	Gold	American	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cabernet Blanc	2016	Silver	American	C	Sweet Rose (3.0+% RS)
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cabernet Sauvignon/ Syrah	2015	Silver	American	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cuvee Blanc	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Merlot	2015	Silver	Texas	C	Merlot
Grape Creek Vineyards	Muscat Canelli	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Muscat
Grape Creek Vineyards	Rendezvous	2015	Silver	American	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Riesling	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Riesling - Semi Sweet
Grape Creek Vineyards	Mosaic	2015	Silver	American	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Petite Sirah	2015	Silver	American	C	Petite Sirah
Grape Creek Vineyards	Cabernet Trois	2015	Bronze	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Grand Rouge	2016	Bronze	American	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Grape Creek Vineyards	Pinot Grigio	2016	Bronze	American	C	Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
Grape Creek Vineyards	Rose of Malbec	2016	Bronze	Texas	C	Dry Rose (0-0.99% RS)
Llano Estacado Winery, Inc.	Pinot Grigio	2016	Double Gold	Texas	C	Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
Llano Estacado Winery, Inc.	Tempranillo	2015	Double Gold	Texas	C	Tempranillo
Llano Estacado Winery, Inc.	"1836 RED"	2015	Silver	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Llano Estacado Winery, Inc.	THP Montepulciano	2014	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Cabernet Sauvignon	2015	Best of Class Texas Red	Texas High Plains	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Moscato	NV	Best of Class Texas White	Texas High Plains	C	Muscat Canelli
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Sangiovese Riserva	2014	Double Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Sangiovese
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Besitos de Chocolate	NV	Double Gold	Texas	C	Flavored Grape Wines
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Blanc du Bois	NV	Gold	Texas	C	Blanc du Bois
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Rosie the Riveter	NV	Gold	Texas	C	Sweet Rose (3.0+% RS)
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Sangiovese	2015	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Sangiovese
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Colibri	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Sweet Rose (3.0+% RS)
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Blanco Grande	2017	Bronze	Texas	C	Blanc du Bois
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Rosato	2017	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Dry Rose (0-0.99% RS)
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Texican	2016	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	All My X's	NV	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards	Texas Torte	2013	Bronze	Texas	C	Port
Lost Oak Winery	Orange Muscat	2016	Double Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Muscat
Lost Oak Winery	Frizzante Gewurztraminer	2015	Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Gewurztraminer
Lost Oak Winery	Merlot	2015	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Merlot
Lost Oak Winery	Tempranillo	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Tempranillo
Lost Oak Winery	Viognier	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Viognier
Lost Oak Winery	Montepulciano	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Lost Oak Winery	Sauvignon Blanc	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Sauvignon Blanc
Lost Oak Winery	Blanc du Bois	2016	Bronze	Texas	C	Blanc du Bois
Mendelbaum Cellars	Sea Of Galilee	2013	Gold	Upper Galilee- Israel	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Mendelbaum Cellars	Segundo Big Texas Blend	NV	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
O'Farrell Country Vineyards	Moonglow	NV	Double Gold	Texas	C	Muscadine
O'Farrell Country Vineyards	Vintage Country	NV	Double Gold	Arkansas	C	Muscadine
O'Farrell Country Vineyards	Blue Diva	NV	Bronze	Texas	C	Blueberry
Perrine Winery	Double Rouge	NV	Silver	n/a	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Perrine Winery	Peach Melange	NV	Bronze		C	Flavored Grape Wines
Perrine Winery	Zombie Walk Wine	NV	Bronze		C	Flavored Grape Wines
Red Caboose Winery and Vineyards	Lenoir	2012	Silver	Texas	C	Other Red Varietal - Non-vinifera
Red Caboose Winery and Vineyards	Lenoir Tempranillo	2012	Bronze	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera + Non-vinifera
Rivenburgh Wine	Tempranillo	2014	Gold	Texas High Plains	C	Tempranillo
Rivenburgh Wine	Mourvedre	2014	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Ron Yates	Viognier	2014	Double Gold	Texas Hill Country	C	Viognier
Ron Yates	Sangiovese Rose	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Dry Rose (0-0.99% RS)
Ron Yates	Sauvignon Blanc	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Sauvignon Blanc
Ron Yates	Temrpanillo	2014	Bronze	Texas High Plains	C	Tempranillo
Silver Dollar Winery	Ike's Red	2015	Gold	Ancient Lake AVA	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Silver Dollar Winery	Peace Maker Merlot Reserve	2014	Gold	Texas	C	Merlot
Silver Dollar Winery	White Gold Texas Portejas	NV	Gold	Texas	C	Port
Silver Dollar Winery	IM'Peached	NV	Silver	Ancient Lake AVA	C	Flavored Grape Wines
Silver Dollar Winery	Texan Redback Riesling	2016	Silver	Ancient Lake AVA	C	Riesling - Semi Dry
Silver Dollar Winery	Silver Eagle Chardonnay	NV	Bronze	American	C	Chardonnay
Silver Spur Winery	Chabolla	2013	Silver	Russian River Valley	C	Pinot Noir
Silver Spur Winery	Donaciano	2015	Silver	Alexander Valley	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver Spur Winery	JW	2015	Silver	Russian River	C	Zinfandel
Spicewood Vineyards	Sauvignon Blanc	2016	Silver	Texas Hill Country	C	Sauvignon Blanc
Spicewood Vineyards	Tempranillo	2015	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Tempranillo
Spicewood Vineyards	The Good Guy	2014	Silver	Texas Hill Country	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Spicewood Vineyards	Viognier	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Viognier
Sprayberry Winery	Merlot 2014	2014	Silver	Texas	C	Merlot
Sprayberry Winery	Spirit of Freedom	2013	Silver	Texas	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Sprayberry Winery	Majestic	2013	Bronze	Texas	C	Tempranillo
Sprayberry Winery	Merlot 2015	2015	Bronze	Texas	C	Merlot
Texas Legato	Family Reunion	2015	Gold	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Texas Legato	Petite Sirah	2015	Gold	Texas	C	Petite Sirah
Texas Legato	Pinot Grigio	2017	Gold	Texas	C	Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
Texas Legato	The Eyes of Texas	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Semi Dry Rose (1.0-2.99% RS)
Texas Legato	Malbec	2015	Silver	Texas	C	Malbec
Texas Legato	Sweet Surrender	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Red Blend - Non-vinifera
Texas Star Winery	Roussanne	NV	Double Gold	Texas	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Texas Star Winery	Cranberry	NV	Silver	American	C	Cranberry
Texas Star Winery	Wild Mustang	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Other Fruit Varieties
Texas Star Winery	Chardonnay	NV	Silver	Washington State	C	Chardonnay
Texas Star Winery	Sunset Red	NV	Silver	1/3 Texas 2/3 California	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Texas Star Winery	Prickly Pear Wine	NV	Bronze	Texas	C	Other Fruit Varieties
Texas Star Winery	Vermintino	NV	Bronze	Texas	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
The Infinite Monkey Theorem	The Infinite Monkey Theorem Merlot	2016	Double Gold	Texas	C	Merlot
Thirsty Mule Winery	Sparkling Peach	NV	Gold	Texas	C	White Sparkling
Thirsty Mule Winery	Sparkling Cranberry	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Red Sparkling
Thirsty Mule Winery	Sweet Blush	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Strawberry
Thirsty Mule Winery	Winemakers Select	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Tribal Hill Cellars	Tribal Hill	2015	Gold	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Valle della Pace Vineyards & Winery	Sangiovese	NV	Gold	American	C	Sangiovese
Valle della Pace Vineyards & Winery	Peaches	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Flavored Grape Wines
Valle della Pace Vineyards & Winery	RAM	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Shiraz/Syrah
Valle della Pace Vineyards & Winery	Pinot Grigio	NV	Bronze	American	C	Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
Valley Mills Vineyards	Cabernet Sauvignon	2014	Silver	Texas	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Valley Mills Vineyards	Tempranillo	2014	Silver	Texas	C	Tempranillo
Valley Mills Vineyards	Vermentino	2016	Silver	Texas High Plains	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Valley Mills Vineyards	Bedrock	2014	Bronze	USA	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Valley Mills Vineyards	Reserve Viognier	2015	Bronze	Texas	C	Viognier
West Sandy Creek Winery	2017 Blanc Du Bois Sweet	2017	Gold	gulf states region	C	Blanc du Bois
West Sandy Creek Winery	2017 Lenoir Blush	2017	Gold	gulf states region	C	Other Red Varietal - Non-vinifera
West Sandy Creek Winery	2017 Blanc Du Bois Dry	2017	Silver	gulf states region	C	Blanc du Bois
Westcave Cellars Winery	Estate Cabernet Sauvignon	2015	Gold	Texas Hill Country	C	Cabernet Sauvignon
Westcave Cellars Winery	Estate Tannat	2015	Gold	Texas Hill Country	C	Other Red Varietal - Vinifera
Westcave Cellars Winery	Estate Petite Sirah	2014	Silver	Texas Hill Country	C	Petite Sirah
Westcave Cellars Winery	Spectrum Red	NV	Silver	Texas	C	Red Blend - Vinifera
Westcave Cellars Winery	Merlot	2015	Silver		C	Merlot
Westcave Cellars Winery	Chenin Blanc	2016	Bronze	Texas	C	Chenin Blanc
Westcave Cellars Winery	Estate Malbec	2015	Bronze	Texas Hill Country	C	Malbec
Westcave Cellars Winery	Estate Viognier	2014	Bronze	Texas Hill Country	C	Viognier
Whistling Duck Vineyards & Winery	2016 Blanc du Bois	2016	Bronze	Texas	C	Blanc du Bois
White Fox Vineyards	Texas Red	2015	Double Gold	Texas	C	Muscadine (Noble)
White Fox Vineyards	Texas sweet White	2016	Gold	Texas	C	Muscadine
White Fox Vineyards	Texas Blueberry	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Blueberry
White Fox Vineyards	Texas dry White	2016	Silver	Texas	C	Muscadine
Wine Fusion Winery	Sweet Marie	2015	Double Gold	Lodi	C	Other White Varietal - Vinifera
Wine Fusion Winery	Peachy Keen	2015	Silver	High Plains	C	Muscat Canelli
Wine Fusion Winery	Sauvignon Blanc	2016	Silver	Lodi	C	Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Fusion Winery	Freaken Weeken	201555	Bronze	High Plains	C	Sweet Rose (3.0+% RS)
Wine Fusion Winery	Merlot	2013	Bronze	Lodi	C	Merlot
Wine Fusion Winery	Pinot Gris	2016	Bronze	Lodi	C	Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio