Cucamonga Valley Vintners Cooperative - The "CoOp"
CoOp Amateur Winemaking Awards
11 years of winemaking passed before CoOp founder George Walker finally built up the nerve to enter his wines into public amateur winemaking competitions, the first being in 2005. It has been gratifying for him to have received at least one award inevery competition he has entered to date.
Since the inception of the CVVC in 2006, and now three harvests and 15 vintages to their credit, the members of the CoOp have enjoyed winning 11 awards for 9 of their wines.
Here are the results from 2006 through 2008:
2007 Grape Harvest Festival Amateur WineMakers' Competition
Gold - 2006 Old Vines Grenache Noir, Cucamonga
Bronze - 2006 Viognier, Northern San Diego County
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2007 Cellarmasters L.A. 34th Annual Wine Competion
Honorable Mention - 2006 Old Vines Grenache Noir, Cucamonga
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2008 Orange County (CA) Fair Annual Amateur Wine Competiton
Silver - 2007 Pinot Gris, Northern San Diego County
Bronze - 2007 Old Vines Grenache Noir, Cucamonga
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2008 California State Fair Annual Amateur Wine Competition
Bronze - 2007 Pinot Gris, Northern San Diego County
Honorable Mention - 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, Northern San Diego County
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*2008 CellarMasters' L.A. 35th Annual Home Winemaking Competition
Silver - 2008 Old Vines Syrah, Cucamonga
Silver - 2008 White Merlot, Northern San Diego County
Bronze - 2008 Petite Sirah, Rocky Top CoOp Vineyard
Honorable Mention - 2008 Blend (Cab, Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah), Chino Hills
*A remarkable achievement as these wines were only 8 weeks out of fermentation!
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2009 - 10 soon to be posted!
