2022 NC State Fair Wine Competition Awards

At the North Carolina State Fair each year, wineries get to show off their offerings and compete for recognition.

2022

Best of Show

Cypress Bend

Strawberry/Cranberry 2021 - NC Wildflower Honey Mead

Gold

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery
“Estate” 2021 – Viognier – Yadkin Valley AVA

Childress Vineyards
2021 – Dry Riesling

Childress Vineyards
“American” NV – Riesling/Orange Muscat

Shadow Springs Vineyard
2021 – Seyval Blanc, Valvin Muscat – Swan Creek AVA

FireClay Cellars
2021 – Traminette/Chardonel – Haw River Valley AVA

FernCrest
“Appalachian Pink” 2021 – Catawba Rosé – Upper Hiwassee Highlands AVA

Childress Vineyards
“3” NV – Rosé Blend

Childress Vineyards
“Classic” NV – Rosé Blend

JOLO Winery and Vineyards
“Sweet Vermouth” NV – Zinfandel

Brandon Hills Vineyard
“Peach Delight” NV – Traminette with Peach

Honeygirl Meadery
“Spiced Apple Cyser” 2020 – NC Wildflower Honey Mead

Laurel Gray Vineyards
“Estate Reserve” 2017 – Cabernet Franc – Yadkin Valley/Swan Creek AVA

Childress Vineyards
“Signature Series” 2019 – Cabernet Sauvignon

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery
“Reserve” 2015 – Cabernet Sauvignon – Yadkin Valley AVA

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” 2015 – Merlot/Cabernet Franc

Shadow Springs Vineyard
“Cellar Select” 2019 – Petit Verdot – Swan Creek AVA

Shelton Vineyards
“Family Reserve Claret” 2019 – Red Blend – Yadkin Valley AVA

Shelton Vineyards
“259 Franklin” 2017 – Red Blend – Yadkin Valley AVA

JOLO Winery and Vineyards
“Carolus XII” 2021 – Red Blend

JOLO Winery and Vineyards
“Cuvée Selection” 2021 – Red Blend

JOLO Winery and Vineyards
“Jolotage Reserve” NV – Red Blend

Childress Vineyards
“Pinnacle Meritage” NV – Red Blend

Childress Vineyards
“3” NV – Red Blend

Round Peak Vineyard
2019 – Tannat – Yadkin Valley AVA

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Catherine” NV – Carlos

Locklear Vineyard & Winery
NV – Carlos

Lu Mil Vineyard “Taylor Divine”
NV – Carlos/Scuppernong

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“To-Morrow” NV – Carlos/Magnolia

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“A Sweetheart Stream” NV – Carlos

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“McNeill” NV – Carlos

Cauble Creek Vineyard
“Holiday White” 2019 – Carlos/Doreen

Cauble Creek Vineyard
“Mae Belle” 2020 – Doreen

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Isabel” NV – Magnolia

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Harmony Hall” NV – Magnolia

Hinnant Family Vineyards
“Moondance” NV – Magnolia/Chardonnay

Silver

Surry Cellars
“Pet Nat” 2021 – Sparkling Rosé – Regent – Yadkin Valley AVA

Shelton Vineyards
2021 – Sparkling Rosé – Merlot – Yadkin Valley AVA

Shadow Springs Vineyard
“Tangled Oak Barrel Aged” 2021 – Chardonel/Chardonnay – Swan Creek AVA

FireClay Cellars
2021 – Chardonel – Haw River Valley AVA

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery
“Estate” 2019 – Chardonnay – Yadkin Valley AVA

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery
“Barrel Select Estate” 2019 – Chardonnay – Yadkin Valley AVA

Childress Vineyards
“Signature Series” 2019 – Chardonnay

Childress Vineyards
“Angel’s Wrath” NV – Sauvignon Blanc in Whiskey Barrels

Childress Vineyards
“Cellar Select” 2021 – Traminette

Younts Wine Farm
NV – Traminette

Shelton Vineyards
“259” 2021 – Petit Manseng – Yadkin Valley AVA

Surry Cellars
“Reserve” 2021 – Petit Manseng – Yadkin Valley AVA

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” 2019 – Sangiovese

Shelton Vineyards
“259” 2018 – Tannat Blend – Yadkin Valley AVA

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery
“Estate” 2017 – Cabernet Franc – Yadkin Valley AVA

Laurel Gray Vineyards
“1773 Bourbon Barrel” 2018 – Cabernet Sauvignon – Yadkin Valley/Swan Creek AVA

Golden Road Vineyards
“Bumping Holler Bourbon Barrel” 2019 – Merlot – Yadkin Valley AVA

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” 2019 – Merlot

Laurel Gray Vineyards
“Estate Reserve” 2017 – Merlot – Yadkin Valley/Swan Creek AVA

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery
“Estate” 2015 – Merlot

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” 2015 – Malbec Blend

Golden Road Vineyards
2019 – Petit Verdot – Yadkin Valley AVA

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” 2017 – Petit Verdot

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery
“Estate” 2017 – Petit Verdot

Childress Vineyards
“Late Harvest” 2019 – Viognier Dessert Wine

Round Peak Vineyards
“Indulgence” 2006 – Cabernet Franc – Fortified Red Dessert Wine – Yadkin Valley AVA

Childress Vineyards
“Finish Line” 2019 – Cabernet Sauvignon – Fortified Red Dessert Wine

Windsor Run Cellars
“Midnight Run” NV – Fortified Red Dessert Wine – Yadkin Valley AVA

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Sundown” NV – Noble/Carlos

Hinnant Family Vineyards
NV – Carlos

Gregory Vineyards
“Mary Elizabeth” 2021 – Carlos

The Country Squire Winery
“Granddaddy’s Smokehouse White” 2020 – Carlos

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Old Cumberland” NV – Carlos

Sanders Ridge Vineyard and Winery
“Dry” NV – Carlos – Yadkin Valley AVA

Gregory Vineyards
“Betty Faye” 2021 – Carlos/Noble Blush

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Roseneath” NV – Carlos/Noble Rosé

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Campbell” NV – Carlos/Noble

Gregory Vineyards
“Buckhead Billy” 2021 – Noble

Gregory Vineyards
“Sly Fox” 2021 – Noble

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Cape Own” NV – Noble

The Country Squire Winery
“Granddaddy’s Smokehouse Red” 2021 – Muscadine

Gregory Vineyards
“Red Apple Shine” 2021 – Carlos Fortified Dessert Wine

Hinnant Family Vineyards
“Gimme Some Sugar” NV – Noble/Carlos Dessert Wine

Lu Mil Vineyard “Cotton Candy” NV – Carlos/Niagara Dessert Wine

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Peach” NV – Vidal Blanc with Peach Wine

Gregory Farms Vineyard
“Red White and Blueberry” 2021 – Blueberry Wine

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Blackberry” NV – Vidal Blanc/Blackberry Wine

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Strawberry” NV – Vidal Blanc/Strawberry Wine

Moon Dog Meadery
Coffee and Vanilla NV – Wildflower Honey Mead

Amateur

GOLD

Split House
“Ruby Slippers” 2022 – Strawberry

Plantan Vineyards
2017 – Cabernet Sauvignon

Split House
“Fuzzy Monkey” 2022 – Muscadine and Peach

SILVER

BOBCIN
2019 – Primitivo

BOBCIN
2017 – Petit Verdot

Grey Parrot
2021 – Scuppernong, White Grape Juice

Split House
“Good Witch” 2022 – Carlos 

Split House
“Auntie Em” 2022 – Carlos

BRONZE

BOBCIN
2017 – Cabernet Franc

House of Campbell
2021 – Fruit (Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry)

House of Campbell
2021 – Fruit (Banana)

BOBCIN
2015 – Niagara

BOBCIN
2013 – Cabernet Sauvignon

BOBCIN
2016 – Cabernet Sauvignon

BOBCIN
2017 – Cabernet Sauvignon

Marco’s
“Raining Wine” 2021 – Tomato

BOBCIN
2015 – Merlot

BOBCIN
2019 – Pinot Noir

BOBCIN
2016 – Petite Sirah

Plantan Vineyards
2019 – Primitivo

BOBCIN
2014 – Zinfandel