August 27, 2018 @ 10:47 am
Big Rick Hardly Strictly Wine Blog
“Mendocino is on a definite roll. Last year, a panel I was on gave eight double-gold medals in a flight of 10 petite sirahs. At this year’s judging, a week ago in Ukiah, pinot noirs stole the show: seven wines of the 19 entered got gold medals.
This year’s top five sweepstakes wines were all exemplary. The top sparkling wine was one of the state’s finest bubblies, Roederer Estate’s nonvintage Brut from Anderson Valley.
The best rosé was 2017 Pennyroyal Farm’s Rosé of Pinot Noir. Best white was 2017 Navarro Vineyards Gewurztraminer, “Deep End.”
The best red was 2016 Navarro Pinot Noir, and the best dessert wine was 2013 Greenwood Ridge Late Harvest Riesling.”