2023 American Fine Wine Competition – Texas Results

American Fine Wine Competition’s (AFWC’s) The Invitational took place at FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management on January 14-16, 2023.

Over 550 wines from 125 wineries were evaluated and judged by a 28-member judging panel of wine industry educators, restaurateurs, retailers, journalists, and sommeliers from across the country.

Co-founder and President Shari Gherman said, “At AFWC, we look for the very best wines the country has to offer. The wines must be vetted before being personally invited. Our elite acquisition team spends a great deal of time each year tasting thousands of wines from across the U.S. identifying wines they deem to be the best in the country.”

The big Texas winery winner this year for The Invitational was Becker Vineyards that was awarded Best of Show Red and Best of Class in the Other Red Single Varietal category for the 2019 Barbera, Tallent Vineyards, Texas, with a score of 96.

These are the Texas winery results for The Invitational:

Winery	Vintage	Label	AVA	Score	Award	Category	Sugg Retail
Becker Vineyards	2019	Barbera, Tallent Vineyard	Texas	96	Best of Show	Other Red Single Varietals	$50
Becker Vineyards	2021	Viognier Reserve	Texas High Plains	90	Gold	Viognier	$35
Becker Vineyards	2019	Chardonnay Reserve	Texas Hill Country	89	Silver	Chardonnay	$30

AFWC’s THE Rosé Competition took place on May 12th, 2023, at the Fort Lauderdale Women’s Club in South Florida.

Over 160 wines were evaluated and judged by a 16-member judging panel of wine industry educators, journalists, and sommeliers.

These are the Texas winery results for THE Rosé Competition:

Winery	Vintage	Label	AVA	Award	Category	Sugg Retail
Silver Spur	2022	Aglianico Rosé	Comanche County	Double Gold	Dry Rosé	$28
Becker Vineyards	2021	Provencal	Texas	Silver	Dry Rosé	$25
Becker Vineyards	2021	Jolier	Texas	Silver	Dry Rosé	$25
Peters Prairie Vineyard	2020	Syrah Rosé	Texas Hill Country	Silver	Dry Rosé	$30

All the results can be found at www.americanfinewinecompetition.org