2007 Wine Awards

2007 NC State Fair Wine Competition
North Carolina State Fairgrounds
Competition: October 3-4, 2007
The Winery at Iron gate Farm received awards for the following categories and wines:
SILVER
Wine: Iron Gate Vineyards, 2006 Flue Fire
BRONZE
2007 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
Regency Country Club at Dominion Valley, VA
Competition: July 21st and 22nd, 2007
2007 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition.
The 3rd Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition was held July 21st and 22nd, 2007 at the Regency Country Club at Dominion Valley. 450 wine entries from 102 wineries in 13 states were entered in this year’s competition. Twenty judges, representing all facets of the wine industry, performed blind tastings to select Best of Show, Best of Category, Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners. The Best of Show was a 2005 Cabernet Franc from Fox Meadow Winery in Linden, Virginia. In total, there were 26 Best of Category, 32 Gold Medal, 104 Silver Medal, and 161 Bronze Medal winners.
The awards ceremony will be held on Capitol Hill under the auspices of the Congressional Wine Caucus.
The Winery at Iron gate Farm received a
SILVER
2006 Chardonnay
BRONZE
2006 Pack House Red
2006 Chambourcin
2006 Sauvignon Blanc
2007 Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition
Winston Salem, NC
Competition: Sept. 23, 2007
The Winery at Iron Gate Farm received two (2) Awards for the following categories and wines:
BRONZE
Category: Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented
Wine: Iron Gate Vineyards, 2006 Chardonnay – Bronze Medal
Category: Sweet-Other
Wine: Iron Gate Vineyards, 2006 Flue Fire – Bronze Medal
2007 Indy International Wine Competition
Blue Ribbon Pavilion – Indiana State Fairgrounds
Competition: May 24 & 25, 2007
Wines from around the world poured into the Indiana State Fairgrounds Blue Ribbon Pavilion for the sixteenth annual Indy International Wine Competition, May 24 – 25.
The largest wine competition in the US, the Indy International brought in over 3,800 wines from 17 countries. The Indy is also the second largest amateur competition in the country and holds the distinction of largest fruit wine competition.
BRONZE
Category: Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine: Iron Gate Vineyards, 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
Rochester, New York
Competition: April, 2007
2007 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
The 7th Annual Finger Lake International Wine Competition is the fastest growing wine competition in North America.
The Winery at Iron gate Farm received:
SILVER
2005 “Flue Fire” Sweet White
BRONZE
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Chambourcin
2005 Pack House Red
2005 Dixie Dawn
2007 The Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
Dallas,Texas
Competition: April, 2007
2007 The Dallas Morning News Wine Competition.
The largest commercial wine competition outside California, 4th largest in the US.
BRONZE
The Winery at Iron gate Farm received a BRONZE Medal Award for their 2004 Chambourcin.
2007 Grand Harvest Awards Wine Competition
Santa Rosa, California
Competition: March, 2007
The 2007 Grand Harvest Wine Awards sponsored by Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine is truly one of a kind! It is the only wine-judging event in North America that is based on terroir – a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation, and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions, grapes and wine making savoir-faire, which contribute to give its specific personality to the wine.
BRONZE
The Winery at Iron gate Farm received a BRONZE Medal Award for their 2005 Chardonnay.