Award Winning Wines
The People have voted! Congratulations to the following wineries for their recent accolades at our People's Choice Blind Tasting Awards held on October 28, 2018.
Red Wine Category
1st Place: Doffo Winery 2016 Zinfandel for the 2nd year in a row!
2nd Place: Fazeli Cellars 2015 Shiraz
3rd Place: Wiens Family Cellars 2016 Refugio Cabernet Sauvignon
White Wine Category
1st Place: South Coast Winery 2017 Sauvignon Blanc
2nd Place: Avensole Winery Melody Twins White Blend
3rd Place: Maurice Car'rie Winery 2017 Sauvignon Blanc
Plan your visit soon and experience these and other award-winning wines
produced in the Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country!
produced in the Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country!
Competitions
California State Fair 2015 | |||
| 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve | Oak Mountain Winery | Best of Region, Gold 94 points |
| 2012 | Pinotage | Oak Mountain Winery | Best of Class; Region, Silver 90 points |
| 2012 | Tempranillo | Temecula Hills Winery | Best of Class; Region, Silver 90 points |
| 2014 | Fume Blanc | Oak Mountain Winery | Bronze 87 points |
Connoisseaur's Guide to California Wine | |||
| 2012 | Syrah - Vineyard Selection Fitzpatrick Vineyard | Leoness Cellars | 90 points |
| 2011 | Syrah - Signature Selection | Leoness Cellars | 89 points |
| 2011 | Syrah - Vineyard Selection Vista Del Monte Vineyard | Leoness Cellars | 91 points |
Inland Empire Magazine's Invitational Wine Challenge 2015 | |||
| 2011 | Zinfandel Winemaker's Reserve | Bel Vino, LLC | Gold |
| 2014 | Estate Pinot Grigio | Cougar Vineyard and Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Estate Sangiovese | Cougar Vineyard and Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Medley, Meritage | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Petite Syrah | Thornton Winery | Gold |
| 2005 | Prima (Dessert Port) | Bel Vino, LLC | Silver |
| nv | Brut Reserve | Thornton Winery | Silver |
| 2012 | White Merlot | Bel Vino, LLC | Bronze |
Los Angeles International 2015 | |||
| 2013 | Chardonnay | Thornton Winery | Best of Class; Gold 97 points |
New World International 2015 | |||
| 2014 | SS Muscat Canelli | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2012 | SS Cabernet Sauvignon | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2012 | SS Mourvedre | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2011 | WR Syrah | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2010 | SS Sangiovese | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
OC Fair 2015 | |||
| 2014 | SS Rose of Cabernet Sauvignon | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | SS Sauvignon Blanc | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | WR Roussanne | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2014 | SS Muscat Canelli | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2013 | SS Zinfandel | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2013 | WR Late Harvest Cabernet | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2011 | SS Chardonnay | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2011 | WR Chardonnay | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2010 | SS Grenache | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2010 | SS Sangiovese | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
Pacific Rim 2015 | |||
| 2011 | WR Syrah | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | SS Zinfandel | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
Riverside International 2015 | |||
| nv | Brut Rose | Thornton Winery | Platinum |
| 2013 | Barbera | Thornton Winery | Gold; Sweepstakes |
Rose Competition 2015 | |||
| 2013 | SS Rose of Cabernet Sauvignon | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
San Diego International 2015 | |||
| 2012 | Vivace, Estate Sangiovese | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2011 | Lydian, Cabernet Franc | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Estate Syrah | Thornton Winery | Gold 90 points |
| nv | Blanc de Noirs | Thornton Winery | Gold 90 points |
| nv | Sweet Angels Waltz | Thornton Winery | Gold 93 points |
| 2013 | Grenache Blanc | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | Chardonnay | Thornton Winery | Silver 88 points |
| 2013 | Vermentino | Thornton Winery | Silver 87 points |
| 2012 | Cabernet Franc | Thornton Winery | Silver 88 points |
| 2012 | Nebbiolo | Thornton Winery | Silver 87 points |
| 2012 | Petite Syrah | Thornton Winery | Silver 87 points |
| 2011 | Tempranillo | Thornton Winery | Silver 89 points |
San Francisco Chronicle 2015/2016 | |||
| 2013 | WR Late Harvest Cabernet | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Gold |
| 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Vivace, Estate Sangiovese | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2011 | Lydian, Cabernet Franc | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2013 | SS Zinfandel | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | WR Late Harvest Chardonnay | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2011 | WR Profonde | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | Zinfandel | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Silver |
| 2012 | Nocturne, Estate Syrah | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Silver |
| 2011 | Fusion, Zinfandel | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | SS Sauvignon Blanc | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2012 | SS Mourvedre | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
| 2013 | Meritage | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Bronze |
| 2012 | Chardonnay | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Bronze |
| 2012 | Medley, Meritage | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Bronze |
San Francisco International 2015 | |||
| 2011 | WR Cabernet Sauvignon | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2011 | WR Profonde | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | WR Roussanne | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
Tasters' Guild 2015 | |||
| 2013 | WR Roussanne | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Gold |
| 2011 | WR Cabernet Sauvignon | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Gold |
| 2014 | SS Muscat Canelli | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2013 | SS Zinfandel | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2012 | SS Cabernet Sauvignon | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2011 | WR Profonde | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2011 | WR Syrah | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
| 2012 | SS Mourvedre | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Bronze |
Toast of the Coast 2015 | |||
| 2012 | SS Cabernet Sauvignon | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Silver |
Wine Enthusiast | |||
| 2012 | Syrah - Cellar Selection | Leoness Cellars | 91 points |
| 2012 | Syrah - Vineyard Selection Alessandro Vineyard | Leoness Cellars | 91 points |
| 2012 | Syrah - Vineyard Selection Fitzpatrick Vineyard | Leoness Cellars | 92 points |
| 2012 | Syrah - Vineyard Selection Vista Del Monte Vineyard | Leoness Cellars | 89 points |
| 2011 | Cabernet Franc Merlot - Cellar Selection | Leoness Cellars | 89 points |
| 2011 | Grand Melange - Signature Selection | Leoness Cellars | 91 points |
| 2011 | Meritage - Cellar Selection | Leoness Cellars | 93 points |
| 2011 | Syrah - Signature Selection | Leoness Cellars | 90 points |
| 2011 | Syrah - Vineyard Selection Fitzpatrick Vineyard | Leoness Cellars | 92 points |
| 2011 | Syrah - Vineyard Selection Vista Del Monte Vineyard | Leoness Cellars | 91 points |
Winemaker's Challenge 2015 | |||
| nv | Brut Rose | Thornton Winery | Platinum 94 points |
| 2014 | SS Muscat Canelli | Callaway Vineyard and Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Cresendo, Petite Sirah | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Fusion, Zinfandel | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Mosso, Montepulciano | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Nocturne, Estate Syrah | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Siancio, Malbec | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| 2012 | Tempo, Tempranillo | Lorimar Vineyards & Winery | Gold |
| nv | Blanc de Noirs | Thornton Winery | Gold 89 points |
| nv | Sweet Angels Waltz | Thornton Winery | Gold 90 points |
| 2012 | Nebbiolo | Thornton Winery | Silver 87 points |
| 2011 | Tempranillo | Thornton Winery | Silver 89 points |
