From Texas Wine Love. texaswinelover.com
The 2020 TEXSOM International Wine Awards received nearly 3,000 entries representing 25 countries and 19 U.S. States, with the most diverse selection of wines in the history of the competition.
Entries were blind-tasted and judged by over 60 internationally renowned judges, including 19 Master Sommeliers, 16 Masters of Wine, and other category experts. Of these entries, the judges awarded 2,065 medals including 327 Gold medals (12% of entries judged), 815 Silver medals (29%), and 927 Bronze medals (33%). Suggested retail pricing of medal-winning entries ranged from US $2.64 to over US $700.00. Vintages spanned decades, with the oldest being 1996.
Gold Medal and other select winning wines will also be highlighted as Featured Wines on the TEXSOM International Wine Awards website and other promotional pieces throughout the year, as well as with partner events throughout the country.
Please note that Platinum Medals are equivalent to Double Gold Medals in other competitions where all judges on the panel have given a Gold Medal.
The Texas wines chosen for Judges’ Selections were:
- Llano Estacado Winery, 2017 1836, White, Texas
- Lost Draw Cellars, 2017 Sangiovese, Texas
Texas High Plains Wine winners include:
Augusta Vin Winery – two silver
Becker Vineyards – four silver, five bronze
Bent Oak Winery – one silver, two bronze
Bolen Vineyards – one silver, one bronze
Burklee Hill Vineyards – three silver, one bronze
Cicada Cellars – three bronze
Duchman Family Winery – four bronze
English Newsom Cellars – four bronze
Haak Vineyards and Winery – one bronze
Kuhlman Cellars – three bronze
Llano Estacado Winery – Judges Selection Medal U.S. State -Texas Whitewinner, two gold, two silver, two bronze
Lost Draw – Judeges’ Selection Medal US State Texas Red winner, one silver two bronze
McPherson Cellars – two silver, two bronze
Messina Hof – Platinum Medal
Pedernales Cellars – one silver
Perissos Vineyard and Winery – one bronze
Rancho Loma Vineyards – two bronze
Reddy Vineyards – two bronze
Ron Yates – three bronze
Sandy Road Vineyards – two bronze
Signor Vineyards – one gold
Spicewood Vineyards – one silver, one bronze
Tara Vineyard and Winery – one silver
Texas Hills Vineyard – two bronze
Valley Mills Vineyards – one bronze
Watson vineyard – one silver, one bronze
William Chris Vineyards – one silver, two bronze
Zero 815 Winery – two bronze
