La Pradera Vineyards, which is a Terry County vineyard, and is owned by Barbara Paddack & Timmons Families, earned high honors at the TEXSOM International Wine Awards. This vineyard is located on the Old Lamesa Road.
The 2021 TEXSOM International Wine Awards garnered nearly 2,400 entries representing 29 countries and 16 U.S. States, with a significant number of entries from the middle of the country.
Entries were blind-tasted and judged by 44 renowned tastemakers from across the country. Of the entries judged, the judges awarded 1,814 medals: 51 Judges’ Selection medals (3% of entries judged), 89 Platinum medals (5% of entries judged), 189 Gold medals (8% of entries judged), 731 Silver medals (32% of entries judged), and 805 Bronze medals (35% of entries judged).
Beverages demonstrating quality and unique character that are exceptional even amongst their medal-winning peers may be nominated by judging panels for Judges’ Selection categories. A total of 89 entries received a Judges’ Selection nomination, which are elevated to Platinum medal. The Judges’ Selection nominees were submitted to head-to-head judging within expansive categories and 51 were awarded a Judges’ Selection medal as the highest award of the competition. Suggested retail pricing of medal-winning entries ranged from US $2.50 to over US $300.00. Vintages spanned decades, with the oldest being 2001.
The Judges’ Selection, Gold Medal, and other select winning entries will also be highlighted as Featured Award-Winners on the TEXSOM International Wine Awards website and other promotional pieces throughout the year.
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:
- Spicewood Vineyards 2017 Battle of Toro – Texas Hill Country – Texas Red
- William Chris Vineyards 2020 Roussanne – La Pradera Vineyards – Texas White (Terry County Vineyard)
Other area vineyards contributing grapes to award winning wines were: (This may not be the complete list. Where the vineyard was listed, we posted. If it only said Texas High Plains, we did not list a vineyard.)
4R Ranch Vineyards and Winery
Becker Vineyards (Farmhouse Vineyards, Wilmeth Vineyards, Canada Family Vineyards)
Bending Branch Winery (Newsom Vineyards)
Bent Oak Winery
Burklee Hill Vineyards
Cheramie Wine
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
English Newsom Cellars (Steve and Cindy Newsom Vineyards)
Fiesta Winery
Gambini Family Estate
Kuhlman Cellars
Llano Estacado Winery (One Way Vineyard, Kubacak Vineyard)
Longhorn Cellars (Newsom Vineyards)
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards
Lost Draw Cellars (La Pradera)
Lost Oak Winery (Diamante Doble Dos Vineyards, Krick Hill Vineyards)
McPherson Cellars (Farmhouse Vineyards, Whitehouse Parker Block)
Messina Hof Winery
Pedernales Cellars
RLV Rancho Loma Vineyards (Reddy Vineyards)
Ron Yates (Friesen Vineyards, Newsom Vineyards, Buena Suerte Vineyards)
Signor Vineyards
Spicewood Vineyards
Texas Heritage Vineyard (Narra Vineyards, Family Vineyards)
The Grower Project (Letkeman Family Vineyard, Black Water Draw Vineyards)
Wedding Oak Winery (Lost Draw Vineyards, Phillips Vineyards, Cerro Santo Vineyards)
Westcave Cellars Winery (Cerro Santo Vineyards, Thomas Acres, Hendricks Family Vineyard)
William Chris Vineyards (La Pradera Vineyards)
(Again, other vineyards may have contributed grapes for these awards. These are the only vineyards we had listed.)
