Lehigh Valley wineries bring home medals and awards in January

Our wineries have been busy winning awards already this year, and we're only one month into 2014! We'd like to congratulate Vynecrest, Pinnacle Ridge and Franklin Hill on their recent honors. Thank you all for making our region and our wine trail proud!

12th Pennsylvania Wine Excellence Awards 
Pennsylvania Wine Society 

Top 10 Scoring Wines:

Vynecrest Lemberger 2012 - Top scoring wine/winner
Pinnacle Ridge Veritas 2010

Honorable Mention:

Franklin Hill 2012 Chambourcin


2014 PA Farm Show Wine Competition

Vynecrest 2012 Lemberger - Double Gold
Vynecrest 2012 Chambourcin - Gold
Vynecrest 2012 Dry Riesling - Bronze
Vynecrest 2013 Cherry DiVyne - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Riesling - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Vynecrest Red - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Pinot Grigio - Bronze
Vynecrest 2012 Traminette - Bronze

Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Vidal Blanc - Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Cayuga - Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Chambourcin Rose -Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Traminette - Silver
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Merlot - Bronze
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Cabernet Franc - Bronze
Pinnacle Ridge 2012 Chambourcin - Bronze

Franklin Hill 2012 Kiss - Silver
Franklin Hill 2012 Fainting Goat - Bronze
Franklin Hill 2012 Fiesta - Bronze

Appellation America delivers accolades to Lehigh Valley wineries

We are pleased to announce that our wineries have received the following accolades from Appellation America in a recent Best of Appellation evaluation:

• Amore Vineyards - GOLD for 2008 Chambourcin
• Big Creek Winery - GOLD for 2010 Seyval, 2010 Seyval Reserve, 2011 Marechal Foch, and 2011 Regent, and DOUBLE GOLD for 2011 Nouveau Marquette
• Blue Mountain Winery - GOLD for 2011 Riesling and for 2007 Pinot Noir/Beaujolais
• Franklin Hill Vineyards - GOLD for 2010 Vidal Blanc and DOUBLE GOLD for 2010 Chambourcin
• Galen Glen Winery - GOLD for 2010 Chambourcin, 2010 Zweigelt, and 2010 Riesling, and DOUBLE GOLD for 2010 Gewurztraminer, 2010 Gruner Veltliner and 2010 Vidal Blanc
• Pinnacle Ridge - GOLD for 2009 Chambourcin, 2010 Pinot Noir, 2010 Chardonnay, 2010 Cabernet Franc, and 2010 Traminette 
• Vynecrest Winery - GOLD for 2010 Chambourcin and 2010 Lemberger, and DOUBLE GOLD for 2010 Cabernet Franc

The Appellation America Best-of-Appellation Evaluation Program is an on-going process of identifying the wines in each appellation which best express the character of the appellation and the quality of wine craftsmanship in the region. 

The Award winning wines from this evaluation, along with the tasting notes for each, appear on the respective Best of Appellation Wine List, where they will be featured as wines defining the quality and character of the Lehigh Valley American Viticultural Area as long as the product stays current on the winery’s in-stock list. 

Taste these and other ward-winning wines during a weekend trip to the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail and during our March Madness event.