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2020 Wine Competition

2020 NDGWA Wine Competition

People’s Choice Competition 

Let the people decide! As we have done in the past, the wine tasting of all of our wine competition entries will be evaluated by the 2020 NDGWA conference attendees. The people have choosen their favorites among this blind tasting within the categories.

AWARD WINNERS

51 entries

Red Grape Wines

Hobbyist

1st place – Red Blend – Kai Martinez, Nordic Oak
2nd place – 2017 St. Croix – Steve Sagaser
3rd place – Bison Blood – Andrej Svyantek

Commercial

1st place – Mignty Bison – Dakota Vines Vineyard & Winery
2nd place – Warm Front – Tongue River Winery
3rd place – Frontenac – Red Trail Vineyard

BEST OF CATEGORY – RED BLEND – Kai Martinez

White Grape Wines

Hobbyist

1st place – Pink Panther – Andrej Svyantek
2nd place  – La Crescent Wrench – Andrej Svyantek
3rd place – Blink Blank Blanc – Andrej Svyantek

Commercial

1st place -Prairie Sky (La Crescent) – Dakota Vines Vineyard & Winery
2nd place – TIE: Flickertail (Brianna) – Dakota Vines Vineyard & Winery
2nd place – TIE: Prairie Breeze – 4e Winery
3rd place – White Butte Blanc – Tongue River Winery

BEST OF CATEGORY – TIE: Pink Panthter – Andrej Svyantek and Prairie Sky – Dakota Vines Vineyard & Winery

Non-Grape/Fruit Wines

Hobbyist

1st place – Aronia – Mark and Nancy Lunde
2nd place – Raspberry – Larry Walsh, Township Road Farm
3nd place – Honeyberry/Haskap – Mark and Nancy Lunde

Commercial

1st place – Haskap – Tongue River Winery
2nd place – Dark Current – 4e Winery
3rd place – Plum – Rookery Rock Winery

BEST OF CATEGORY – TIE: Haskap – Tongue River Winery and Aronai – Mark and Nancy Lunde

Mead

Hobbyist

Tied for 1st and Second place
2019 Mead – Jason Middlestead
2019 Apricot – Jason Middlestead

Commercial

1st place – Apple Pie Mead – Sawyer Crossing
2nd place – Summer Mead – Sawyer Crossing
3rd place – Wildflower Mead – Sawyer Crossing

BEST OF CATEGORY – 2019 Mead and Apricot Mead – Jason Middlestead

Sweet/Dessert

no entries

Cider

Hobbyist

1st place – S-RHU – Brian Schimelfenig and Aaron Opdahl
2nd place – Honey Pom – Brian Schimelfenig and Aaron Opdahl
3rd place – H – Brian Schimelfenig and Aaron Opdahl

Commercial

No Entries

BEST OF CATEGORY – S-RHU – Brian Schimelfenig and Aaron Opdahl

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