Congratulations to the many Calaveras wineries who took home medals in the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! Nearly 1,000 wineries from the United States, Canada and Mexico submitted more than 5,500 wines for the 2025 competition.
Our winery members took home one Sweepstakes, one Best of Class, three Double Golds, six Golds, twenty silvers and six bronzes! The highest honor is the Sweepstakes, awarded in categories such as Best Sparkling, White, Rosé, Red, Specialty, and Packaging. Sweepstakes winners are determined by a vote from all judges participating in the competition. To be considered for the Sweepstakes, wines must first achieve the Best of Class designation, which signifies the top wine within a specific division. Additionally, wines can earn a Double Gold distinction if they receive a unanimous Gold rating from a judging panel consisting of either three or five members.
Frog's Tooth Winery
2024 Grenache Blanc - Gold
2022 Alicante Bouschet - Gold
Gossamer Cellars
2020 Graciano - Double Gold
2019 Rascal - Double Gold
Milliaire Winery
2022 Syrah - Gold
Val du Vino
2023 Roussanne - Gold
2022 Barbera - Red Sweepstakes
Vina Moda
2021 Phoenix - Gold
2022 Grenache - Double Gold
2022 Malbec - Gold
2020 Primitivo - Best of Class
Black Sheep Winery
2022 Cabernet Franc - Silver
2022 Merlot - Silver
2022 Calaveras County Zinfandel - Silver
2022 Sierra Foothill Zinfandel - Silver
Frog's Tooth Winery
2023 Carignane - Silver
Gossamer Cellars
2020 Alvarelhao - Bronze
2020 Nebbiolo - Silver
2019 Tannat - Silver
Jazz Cellars
2022 Barbera - Bronze
2022 Mourvedre - Silver
2022 BackBeat - Silver
2023 Sauvignon Blanc - Silver
Milliaire Winery
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver
2022 Pinot Noir - Bronze
2022 Clockspring Zinfandel - Silver
2022 Ghirardelli Zinfandel - Bronze
2022 Old Vine Zinfandel - Bronze
Val du Vino
2022 GSM - Silver
2022 Three Cousins - Silver
2023 Viognier - Silver
2023 White Dragon - Silver
2022 Zinfandel - Silver
Vina Moda
2022 Vinas - Silver
2022 Cinsaut - Silver
2021 Barbera - Silver
2022 Tannat - Bronze
About the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition:
The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is currently the largest wine competition in North America. All bonded wineries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico are eligible to enter the wine competition. No entries from wines grown or produced outside of North America are eligible to enter. Professional wine judges are sourced throughout the major wine regions in North America to offer diversity of expertise to each judging panel. A major advantage to wineries entering the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is the vast recognition and outreach of the award-winning wines including the published wine award special section of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
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