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BEST OF THE BEST 6 7 Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Valley Tapestry Reserve 2009 ($60.99) BEST OF COUNTY AWARDS NAPA: Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Valley Tapestry Reserve 2009 ($60.99) 8 9 SONOMA (three-way tie): Sivas-Sonoma Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2012 ($22) Kokomo Dry Creek Valley Grenache Rosé, Pauline's Vineyard, 2012 ($22) Trombetta Family Wines Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Gap's Crown Vineyard, 2011 ($58) MENDOCINO: Navarro Vineyards Anderson Valley Late Harvest Gewürztraminer 2012 ($58) 10 LAKE: Shed Horn Cellars Lake County Non Typical Red Wine 2010 ($25) MARIN: DeLoach Vineyards Marin County Pinot Noir 2010 ($18) SOLANO: GrapeHeart Vineyards "The Beat" Red Blend 2010 ($69) 11 12 1. Mick Schroeter (left) of Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards chats between rounds with writer Dan Berger. Photo: Duncan Garrett 2. A colorful flight of wines awaits its judging panel. Photo: Wilfred Wong 3. Winemaker Paul Dolan of Paul Dolan Wines and writer Virginie Boone concentrate on a round of reds. Photo: Duncan Garrett 4. The Tapestry Bordeaux-style blend from Beaulieu Vineyards rises above the rest. 5. Daryl Groom, chief judge and winemaker/ owner of Groom Wines, shares some of the judging panels' saucier wine descriptions. Photo: Duncan Garrett 6. Tondi Bolkan of Francis Ford Coppola Winery evaluates an entry's aroma. Photo: Duncan Garrett 7. Judges (left to right) Dan Kosta of Kosta Browne Winery, Matt Parish of Naked Wines, Kris Margerum of Auberge du Soleil w w w. v w m media.com and Sara Fowler of Peju Province Winery battle it out on Sonoma-Cutrer's croquet court before dinner. 8. Wine competition volunteer Mary Olsgaard (left), V&WM wine competitions assistant Jil Child (center) and volunteer Corey Lester share a glass of wine at Sonoma-Cutrer before dinner. Photo: Duncan Garrett 9. Ellen Landis (left), certified sommelier/ BEST OF CLASS AWARDS BEST SPARKLING: Breathless Wines North Coast Brut NV ($25) BEST WHITE: Sivas-Sonoma Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2012 ($22) certified specialist of wine, and Sara Fowler of Peju Province evaluate a flight of whites. Photo: Duncan Garrett BEST ROSE: Kokomo Dry Creek Valley Grenache Rosé, Pauline's Vineyard, 2012 ($22) 10. Judges raise their glasses to the dinner BEST RED: Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Valley Tapestry Reserve 2009 ($60.99) prepared by Dustin Valette of Healdsburg's Dry Creek Kitchen. Photo: Duncan Garrett 11. Wilfred Wong of BevMo (left) and Kris Margerum of Auberge du Soleil take notes while judging. Photo: Duncan Garrett BEST DESSERT: Navarro Vineyards Anderson Valley Late Harvest Gewürztraminer 2012 ($58) 12. Nearly 1,000 wines were entered in the competition. Photo: Duncan Garrett J u l y - A u g 2 0 13 | V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T 111