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Striking Gold: Calaveras Wineries Shine Bright at the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Congratulations to the many Calaveras wineries who took home medals in the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! Nearly 1,000 wineries submitted more than 5,500 wines for the 2024 competition.


Our winery members took home three Best of Classes, three Double Golds, twelve Golds, thirty-two silvers and nine bronzes!


Black Sheep Winery - Best of Class - 2019 Amador County Zinfandel

Black Sheep Winery - Double Gold - 2019 Calaveras County Zinfandel

Black Sheep Winery - Gold - 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon

Black Sheep Winery - Gold - 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon


Ironstone Vineyards/Obsession Wines - Double Gold - 2022 Symphony

Ironstone Vineyards - Gold - 2021 Petite Sirah

Ironstone Vineyards - Gold - 2022 Pinot Noir


Jazz Cellars - Gold - 2021 Malbec

Jazz Cellars - Gold - 2021 Mourvedre


Milliaire Winery - Best of Class - 2020 Touriga Nacional

Milliaire Winery - Best of Class - 2020 Rous Zinfandel

Milliaire Winery - Gold - 2020 Malbec

Milliaire Winery - Gold - 2021 Dogtown Merlot


Vina Moda - Double Gold - 2021 Tannat

Vina Moda - Gold - 2021 Phoenix

Vina Moda - Gold - 2020 Barbera

Vina Moda - Gold - 2021 Malbec

Vina Moda - Gold - 2021 Petite Sirah


Find the complete list of results HERE. Explore our Tasting Room Directory HERE.


Black Sheep Winery

2020 Dusty Lane - Silver

2019 Cabernet Franc - Silver

2018 Cabernet Franc - Silver

2021 Merlot - Silver

2020 Touriga - Silver

2020 Amador Zinfandel - Silver

2021 Amador Zinfandel - Silver

2020 Calaveras Zinfandel - Silver

2019 Dusty Lane - Bronze

2020 Shiraz - Bronze

2019 Shiraz - Bronze


Ironstone Vineyards

2021 Reserve Cabernet Franc - Silver

2021 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver

2022 Chardonnay - Silver

2021 Merlot - Silver


Milliaire Winery

2020 Barbera - Silver

2021 Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver

2020 Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver

2021 Triumph Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver

2021 Malbec - Silver

2020 Eagle's Nest Petite Sirah - Silver

2020 Pinot Noir - Silver

2020 Robert's Cuvee Late Harvest Zinfandel - Silver

2019 Robert's Cuvee Late Harvest Zinfandel - Silver

2021 Syrah - Silver

2020 Clockspring Zinfandel - Silver

2020 Ghirardelli Zinfandel - Silver

2020 Alley Cat Alicante Bouschet - Bronze

2020 Triumph Cabernet Sauvignon - Bronze

2021 Clockspring Zinfandel - Bronze

2020 Old Vine Zinfandel - Bronze

2019 Ghirardelli Zinfandel - Bronze

2019 Old Vine Zinfandel - Bronze


Val du Vino Winery

2021 GSM - Silver

2021 Three Cousins - Silver

2021 Red Dragon - Silver

2021 Tempranillo - Silver

2021 Shake Ridge Zinfandel - Silver


Vina Moda

2022 Malbec Rose - Silver

2021 Syrah - Silver

2021 Tempranillo - Silver


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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