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AwardsRecent awards for Christopher Creek wines.

 

 

Recognition of our wines continues to grow. Here we list some of our recent awards.

 

Zinfandel

2009 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

  • Gold Medal–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Competition, April 2010

2008 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

This wine is sold out.

  • Chairman's Award – Unanimous Gold-
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, May 2010
  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, April 2009
  • Silver Medal–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2010
    • North of the Gate Wine Competition

2007 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, April 2009
  • Silver Medals–
    • Jerry Mead's New World Wine Competition, March 2009
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2009

2005 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

  • Silver Medals–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2007
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2007
    • North of the Gate, June 2007

2004 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

  • Silver Medals–
    • San Francisco Chronicle, January 2006
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2006

2003 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2005

2002 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

  • Chairman's Award (Best of Class)–
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, April 2004
  • Gold Medals–
    • Long Beach Grand Cru, August 2004
    • Grand Harvest Award, February 2004
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, March 2004
  • Silver Medals–
    • Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2004
    • San Francisco Wine Competition, January 2004
    • California State Fair, June 2004
  • 3˝ Stars, Press Democrat Tasting Room, February 9, 2005

2001 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

A few cases remaining of this highly rated wine.

  • Gold Medal–
    • San Francisco Chronicle, January 2003
  • Silver Medals–
    • Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2003
    • West Coast Wine Competition, April 2003
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2003
  • Top 100 Wines San Francisco Chronicle, December 7, 2003

2007 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

  • Gold Medal–
    • San Diego International Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal–
    • North of the Gate Wine Competition

2006 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, April 2009
  • Silver Medal–
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, March 2009

2005 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

  • Silver Medals–
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2008
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2008
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2008

2004 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

  • Silver Medals–
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2007
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2007
    • CA State Fair, June 2007
    • North of the Gate, June 2007

2003 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2006

2002 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

  • Gold Medals–
    • Double Gold (Unanimous decision of all judges), Tasters Guild International, May 2005
    • Jerry Mead's New World Wine Competition, February 2005
  • Silver Medal–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, March 2005

2001 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, March 2004
  • Silver Medals–
    • Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2004
    • California State Fair, June 2004

2000 Russian River Valley Zinfandel

This wine is sold out.

  • Silver Medals–
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, February 2003
    • Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2003
    • San Francisco Chronicle, January 2003
    • Los Angeles County Fair, May 2003
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2003

Petite Sirah

2009 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Petite Sirah

  • BEST OF CLASS–
    • New World International Wine Competition
    • Pacific rim Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal
    • Riverside International
  • Silver Medal
    • San Diego wine Competition
    • Tasters Guild

2008 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Petite Sirah

  • SWEEPSTAKES WINNER–
  • Best red wine out of 1000 wines entered in the competition!
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, May 2010
  • Gold Medal
    • North of the Gate Wine Competition

2007 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Petite Sirah

  • Chairman's' Award (Unanimous Gold)–
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, April 2009
  • Gold Medal–
    • New World Wine Competition
    • Tasters Guild International, April 2009
  • Silver Medal–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2010
  • Silver Medal–
    • California State Fair, June 2009

2006 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Petite Sirah

  • Best of Class Medals–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2008
    • Best of Class Sonoma Appellation—CA State Fair, June 2008
  • Double Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2008

2005 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Petite Sirah

  • Gold Medal–
    • California State Fair, June 2007
  • Silver Medals–
    • Orange County Fair Wine Competition, June 2007
    • Tasters Guild International Wine Competition, May 2007

2004 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Petite Sirah

  • Silver Medals–
    • Los Angeles County Fair, June 2006
    • Orange County Fair, June 2006

2008 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Petite Sirah

  • Gold Medal–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

2003 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Petite Sirah

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medals–
    • Grand Harvest Awards, March 2005
    • San Francisco Chronicle, February 2005
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, February 2005
  • Silver Medal–
    • San Francisco North of the Gate Wine Competition, April 2005

2002 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Petite Sirah

  • Gold Medals–
    • Best of Class–Gold Medal, Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, March 2004
  • Silver Medals–
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2004
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2004

2001 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Petite Sirah

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medals–
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2003
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2003
  • Silver Medals–
    • San Francisco Chronicle, January 2003
    • Long Beach Grand Cru, June 2003
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, February 2003

Syrah

2008 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah

  • Silver Medal–
    • San Francisco International Wine Competition

2006 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah

  • Gold Medal–
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, April 2009
  • Silver Medals–
    • Orange County Fair, June 2009
    • Tasters Guild International, April 2009
    • California State Fair, June 2009

2005 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah

  • Silver Medals–
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2007
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2008

2004 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah

  • Silver Medals–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2006
    • San Francisco Chronicle North of the Gate Wine Competition, May 2006

2003 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah

  • Silver Medal–
    • Orange County Fair, June 2005

2001 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2004
  • Silver Medals–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2004
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2004

2000 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Reserve Syrah

The wine is sold out.

  • Best of Class–
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, February 2003

2009 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

  • Silver Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International

2008 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

  • Gold Medal–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

2007 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

  • Gold Medal–
    • San Diego International Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal–
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, April 2009

2006 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2009
  • Silver Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2008

2005 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

  • Best of Class–
    • New World International Wine Competition (Jerry Mead), April 2007
  • Silver Medal–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2007
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2007

2004 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

  • Gold Medals–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2006
    • San Francisco Chronicle North of the Gate Wine Competition, May 2006

2003 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2005
  • Silver Medals–
    • North of the Gate Wine Competition, April 2005
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, April 2005
    • Grand Harvest Awards, March 2005
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, February 2005
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, February 2005
  • Exceptional Rating–
    • Dan Berger's Vintage Experience, February 2005

2002 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

The wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition (Top 5% of all wines entered), April 2004
  • Silver Medals–
    • Orange County Fair, June 2004
    • Long Beach Grand Cru, August 2004

2001 Russian River Valley Estate Bottled Syrah

  • Silver Medal–
    • Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2004

Cabernet

2008 Finlay's Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

  • Silver Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International

2007 Finlay's Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

  • Gold Medal–Best of Class
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2010
  • Gold Medal–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
    • Tasters Guild Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal–
    • North of the Bay Wine Competition

2006 Finlay's Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

  • Double Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, April 2009
  • Gold Medal–
    • Riverside International Wine Competition, May 2008

2005 Finlay's Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

  • Gold Medal–
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2009
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2008
  • Silver Medals–
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2008
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2008

2004 Finlay's Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

  • Gold Medal–
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2007
  • Silver Medals–
    • New World International Wine Competition, April 2007
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2007
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2007

2003 Finlay's Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

  • Gold Medals–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2006
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, February 2006

2002 Finlay's Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

  • Gold Medals–
    • Grand Harvest Awards, March 2005
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, February 2005
  • Silver Medal–
    • Tasters Guild, May 2005

2001 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

This wine is sold out.

  • Silver Medal–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2004

2000 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2003

Viognier

2009 Catie's Corner Russian River Valley Viognier

  • Double Gold Medal–
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal–
    • San Diego Wine Competition
    • Tasters Guild International
    • Pacific rim Wine Competition

2008 Catie's Corner Russian River Valley Viognier

  • Gold Medal–
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2010

2007 Catie's Corner Russian River Valley Viognier

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2009
    • Tasters Guild International, April 2009
  • Silver Medal—
    • Grand Harvest Awards, Sonoma, February 2009

2006 Catie's Corner Russian River Valley Viognier

  • Double Gold Medal—
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2008
  • Silver Medal—
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2008

2004 Catie's Corner Russian River Valley Viognier

This wine is sold out.
No competitions entered.

2003 Catie's Corner Russian River Valley Viognier

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medal–
    • Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, February 2005
  • Silver Medals–
    • North of the Gate Wine Competition, April 2005
    • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, March 2005

2002 Catie's Corner Russian River Valley Viognier

This wine is sold out.

  • Gold Medals–
    • Best of Class–Press Democrat North of the Gate Wine Competition, April 2004
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2003
  • Silver Medals–
    • Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2004
    • San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2004
    • Grand Harvest Awards, February 2004

Petite Sirah Port

2008 Petite Sirah Port

  • Gold Medal–
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair

2007 Petite Sirah Port

  • Silver Medal–
    • Sonoma County Harvest Fair, September 2009

2004 Petite Sirah Port

  • Gold Medal–
    • Tasters Guild International, May 2007