Written by Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association
2020 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Results – Livermore Valley
This year, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition had 65 professional judges review over 6,700 submitted wines. As an AVA, the Livermore Valley brought home over 193 awards. Pick up these award winners now before they sell out!
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3 Steves Winery
2016 Cabernet Franc, Sachau Vineyard $45.00 – Silver
2016 Cabernet Franc, Cienega Valley $45.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Chardonnay $28.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Merlot, Thatcher Bay Vineyard $40.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Melissa’s Blend $35.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Vintners Collective $42.00 Silver
2016 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel $39.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – $45.00 Bronze
Bent Creek Wines
2017 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $32.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Cabernet Franc $32.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $35.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Red on Red $29.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Zinfandel Port $25.00 – Bronze
2015 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah Port $25.00 – Bronze
2015 Livermore Valley Zinfandel Port $25.00 – Bronze
2015 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah Port $25.00 – Bronze
Caddis Wine
2017 Livermore Valley Syrah $42.00 – Gold
2017 Sonoma Valley Double Dog Zinfandel $45.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Merlot $42.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Better Together $44.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $48.00 – Bronze
2018 Sonoma Valley Chardonnay $30.00 – Bronze
Charles R Vineyards
2017 Livermore Valley Vino de Amor Dessert Wine 50% Souzou; 50% Touriga $29.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Sangiovese $26.00 – Bronze
Cuda Ridge Wines
2017 Livermore Valley Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon $39.00 – Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $40.00 – Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Petit Verdot $55.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Petit Verdot $39.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Cabernet Franc $40.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Malbec $36.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Melange d’ Amis $55.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Syrah $35.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Merlot $35.00 – Bronze
Dante Robere Vineyards
2017 Livermore Valley Estate Reserve Syrah $39.00 – Best of Class
2016 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $42.00 – Double Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Element 116 $39.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Tempranillo $38.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Mourvedre $36.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Purgatorio $38.00 – Silver
2017 Tracy Hills Barbera $34.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Dante’s Inferno $42.00 – Silver
2017 San Francisco Bay Zinfandel $39.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Estate Syrah $39.00 – Bronze
2017 Livermore Valley Grenache $32.00 – Bronze
2016 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $44.00 – Bronze
Darcie Kent Vineyards
2016 Livermore Valley Stone Patch Cabernet Franc $55.00 – Double Gold
2018 Livermore Valley Pistachio Lane Chardonnay $35.00 – Double Gold
2018 Arroyo Seco Sustainably Farmed Sauvignon Blanc $30.00 – Gold
NV Livermore Valley Alpine White Blend #3 $30.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley DeMayo Chardonnay $40.00 – Gold
2018 Livermore Valley Victories Rose $30.00 – Gold
2016 San Francisco Bay Madden Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon $40.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon $55.00 – Silver
2018 Monterey Rava Blackjack Vineyard Gruner Veltliner $30.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Old Vines Merlot $45.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Madden Big Petite Petite Sirah $50.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Firepit Red $40.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Field Blend Zinfandel $45.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley NOIR Pinot Noir $35.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Firepit Red $40.00 – Bronze
2016 Monterey Rava Blackjack Vineyard Sparkling Gruner Veltliner $40.00 – Bronze
Eagle Ridge Vineyard
2018 Livermore Valley Chardonnay $26.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Pinot Grigio $21.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $36.00 – Bronze
Ehrenberg Cellars
2013 Lodi Thomas Coyne Late Harvest Zinfandel $50.00 – Gold
NV San Joaquin County Brut – Schmidt $25.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Schmidt Wines Cabernet Sauvignon $50.00 – Bronze
2016 Livermore Valley Sutherland Vineyards Zinfandel $30.00 – Bronze
Fenestra Winery
2015 Livermore Valley Infrared $30.00 – Gold
2015 Livermore Valley Conjugation $32.00 – Gold
2015 Livermore Valley Syrah $30.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Chardonnay $28.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Petit Verdot $32.00 – Bronze
2015 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $28.00 – Bronze
2017 Livermore Valley Vintners Collective $42.00 – Bronze
Garré Vineyard & Winery
2016 Livermore Valley Profound Secret $34.00 – Double Gold
2018 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir $60.00 – Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Tres Rouges $28.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Sangiovese $34.00 – Bronze
John Evan Cellars
2016 Livermore Valley El Capitan Clark Vineyard Petite Sirah $48.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Vintners Collection $42.00 – Gold
2016 Livermore Valley The Talking Bull Petite Sirah $120.00 – Bronze
Las Positas Vineyards
2019 Livermore Valley Albarino $35.00 – Best of Class
2016 Livermore Valley Tempranillo $48.00 – Best of Class
2019 Livermore Valley Verdelho $35.00 – Best of Class
2016 Livermore Valley Coccineous $48.00 – Best of Class
2018 Livermore Valley Rose $25.00 – Double Gold
2015 Livermore Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $72.00 – Double Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Meritage $72.00 – Double Gold
2014 Livermore Valley Meritage $72.00 – Gold
2018 Livermore Valley Albarino $30.00 – Gold
2015 Livermore Valley Meritage $72.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Coccineous $48.00 – Gold
2015 Livermore Valley Obscurus $38.00 – Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Patrinus $55.00 – Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Syrah $55.00 – Gold
2015 Livermore Valley Barbera $48.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Barbera $42.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Reserve Barbera $55.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Barbera $48.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $52.00 – Silver
2014 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $52.00 – Silver
2014 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $72.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $72.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Chardonnay $32.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Tempranillo $48.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Chardonnay $38.00 – Silver
NV Livermore Valley Conspiratus III $48.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Reserve Obscurus $55.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Petit Verdot $55.00 – Bronze
NV Livermore Valley Casimira $38.00 – Bronze
2017 Livermore Valley Vintners Collection $42.00 – Bronze
2017 Livermore Valley Roussanne $52.00 – Bronze
2017 Livermore Valley Sangiovese $48.00 – Bronze
2018 Livermore Valley Verdelho $30.00 – Bronze
Leisure Street Winery
2013 Livermore Valley Harris Tesla Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon $40.00 – Silver
2017 Napa Valley Chardonnay $25.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley One Oak Merlot $30.00 – Silver
2014 Livermore Valley Left Bank $40.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Dante Robere Vineyard Syrah $35.00 – Bronze
2016 Sierra Foothills Zincenzio Zinfandel $30.00 – Bronze
Longevity Wines
2016 Livermore Valley Vintner Select Phil-osophy $44.00 – Gold
2015 Adelaida District Vintner Select Barbera $38.00 – Silver
2017 Lodi Blanc de Blanc $42.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Vintner Select Cabernet Sauvignon $38.00 – Silver
McGrail Vineyards & Winery
2016 Livermore Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $48.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Slainte Red Blend $39.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $48.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Lucky 8 Vineyard Malbec $39.00 – Silver
Nella Terra Cellars
2016 Livermore Valley Pinot Noir $26.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Pinot Noir $29.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Sauvignon Blanc $25.00 – Bronze
Page Mill Winery
2017 Livermore Valley GPS $38.00 – Double Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Vintner’s Collective $44.00 – Double Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Cabernet Franc $32.00 – Gold
2016 Livermore Valley Marcellar Cabernet Sauvignon $45.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Vintner’s Select Cabernet Sauvignon $48.00 – Gold
2018 Livermore Valley Chandler Vineyard Chardonnay $28.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Vintner’s Select Chardonnay $36.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $50.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $36.00 – Silver
2018 San Francisco Bay Pinot Noir $45.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $50.00 – Bronze
2017 San Francisco Bay Mission Peak Wine $42.00 – Bronze
Retzlaff Vineyards & Estate Winery
2016 Livermore Valley CCOF Cabernet Sauvignon $40.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Estate Merlot $38.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Old Vine Sauvignon Blanc $42.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley CCOF Sauvignon Blanc $30.00 – Silver
2014 Livermore Valley CCOF Red Blend $40.00 – Bronze
2017 Livermore Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon $42.00 – Bronze
2018 Livermore Valley CCOF Chardonnay $30.00 – Bronze
Rios-Lovell Estate Winery
2015 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $32.00 – Gold
2014 Livermore Valley Estate Jiangs Golden Mountain Red Table Wine Blend $28.00 – Silver
2015 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $38.00 – Silver
NV California Brett’s Reserve Port $38.00 – Bronze
2016 Livermore Valley Reserve Viognier Port $26.00 – Bronze
Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery
2016 Livermore Valley Nebbiolo $40.00 – Gold
2015 Livermore Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $48.00 – Silver
Wente Vineyards
2018 Arroyo Seco Riva Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay $22.00 – Double Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Estate Wetmore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon $30.00 – Gold
2018 Livermore Valley Morning Fog Chardonnay $18.00 – Gold
2018 Livermore Valley Louis Mel Sauvignon Blanc $18.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Southern Hills Cabernet Sauvignon $20.00 – Silver
2018 Livermore Valley Small Lot Eric’s Chardonnay $30.00 – Bronze
Wood Family Vineyards
2017 Livermore Valley Malbec $32.00 – Best of Class
2017 Livermore Valley El Loco Rojo $42.00 – Double Gold
2018 Livermore Valley Para Mas Amigas Chardonnay $30.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Big Wood Zin Zinfandel $36.00 – Double Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Petit Verdot $32.00 – Gold
2017 Livermore Valley Cabernet Franc $34.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley GSM $32.00 – Silver
2017 Adelaida District One Oak Vineyard Merlot $28.00 – Silver
2016 Livermore Valley Petite Sirah $30.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley The Captain $44.00 – Silver
2017 Livermore Valley Vintners Collective $42.00 Silver