2023 NC Wine Competition Results

The NC Wine Competition is the premier wine, cider, and mead competition in North Carolina. Every year our producers, using at least 75% NC-grown fruit and honey, compete for recognition and show off the amazing quality produced.

2023

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THE NC WINE CUP WINNERS

2022 Seyval Blanc - Swan Creek AVA

Cypress Bend

2021 "The Plank" - Noble Muscadine

Cypress Bend

NV Appalachian Ridge "Sugarloaf Mountain" - Traditional Cider

“BEST OF” Winners

Jolo Winery

Best Vinifera/Hybrid White

JOLO Winery & Vineyards

“Golden Hallows Reserve”
White Blend
2021

Jolo Winery

Best Vinifera/Hybrid Rosé

JOLO Winery & Vineyards

“JOLO Pink”
Rosé Blend
2022

Cypress Bend

Best Vinifera/Hybrid Red

Childress Vineyards

“Reserve Series”
Cabernet Franc
2019

Cypress Bend

Best Vinifera/Hybrid Dessert

Childress Vineyards

NV “Sun-Kissed Sangria”
Vidal Blanc Blend

Jolo Winery

Best Muscadine White

Hinnant Family Vineyards

“Carolina Wildflower”
Carlos
NV

Best Muscadine Rosé

Hinnant Family Vineyards

“Electric Pelican”
Noble Muscadine Blend
NV

Best Muscadine Red

Hinnant Family Vineyards

“Gimme Some Sugar”
Noble Muscadine Blend
NV

Best Muscadine Dessert

Hinnant Family Vineyards

“Tropicbliss”
Carlos Blend
NV

Jolo Winery

Best Sparkling Wine

Childress Vineyards

“Victory Kiss” Rosé
Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc Blend
NV

Cypress Bend

Best Cider

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards

“Heritage Ridge Black Bear”
Blackberry Cider
NV

Best Mead

Williamson Mead and Brewing

“Gelos” Metheglin Mead
Vanilla
NV

Cypress Bend

Best Fruit Wine

Perry’s Berry’s Vineyard & Winery

Dry Blueberry
2022

Double Gold Medals

Biltmore Estate Wine
“Barrel Select” Chardonnay
2021

Brandon Hills Vineyard
“Raptor Red” Red Blend
2017

Childress Vineyards
Riesling
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” Cabernet Franc
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” Cabernet Franc
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Sangria” Vidal Blanc Blend
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
“Gimme Some Sugar” Noble Blend
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
“Tropicbliss” Carlos Blend
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
“Berrybliss” Carlos Blend
NV

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Golden Hallows Reserve” Chardonnay Blend
2021

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“JOLO Pink” Rosé Blend
2022

Roaring River Vineyards
“Rock and Roar” Chambourcin/Norton
2019

Round Peak Vineyards
“Indulgence” Bourbon Barrel-Aged Fortified Red
2014

Sanctuary Vineyards
“The Plank” Noble Muscadine
2021

Shadow Springs Vineyard
Seyval Blanc
2022

Shadow Springs Vineyard
“Tangled Oak” White Blend
2022

Shadow Springs Vineyard
“Reserve” Petit Verdot
2019

Shelton Vineyards
Malbec
2021

 

Gold Medals

Childress Vineyards
“Cellar Select” Traminette
2021

Childress Vineyards
Albarino
2021

Childress Vineyards
“Signature Series” Cabernet Franc
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Jewel” Dry Sparkling White
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Victory Kiss” Sparkling Rose
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Victory Cuvee” Sparkling White
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Starbound” Rabbit-Eye Blueberry Fortified
NV

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Estate Reserve Merlot
2010

Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
“Full Circle” Vidal Blanc
2022

Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
Cabernet Franc
2020

Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
“Appalachian Bubbles” Sparkling Traminette/Vidal Blanc
2021

Hinnant Family Vineyard & Winery
“Carolina Wildflower”  Carlos
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyard & Winery
“Electric Pelican” Noble Rose Blend
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyard & Winery
Blackberry Wine
NV

Honeygirl Meadery
“Strawbanero” Strawberry Habanero
Metheglin (Spiced) Mead
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Crimson Creek” Chambourcin
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
Sweet Vermouth Zinfandel
NV

Perry’s Berry’s Vineyard & Winery
Estate Organic Dry Blueberry Wine
2022

Point Lookout Vineyards
Petit Verdot
2019

Raffaldini Vineyards & Winery
“La Dolce Vita” Sweet Sparkling
2021

RayLen Vineyards & Winery
“Reserve” Petit Verdot
2021

Sanctuary Vineyards
“Pearl” Albarino
2021

Sanctuary Vineyards
“Whalehead” White Blend
2022

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Laurel Hill” Vidal Blanc
NV

Shadow Springs Vineyard
Cabernet Franc
2019

Shadow Springs Vineyard
“Cellar Select” Red Blend
2021

Shelton Vineyards
“259” Tannat
2019

Shelton Vineyards
“259” Tannat
2020

Williamson Mead and Brewing
“Gelos” Vanilla
Metheglin (Spiced) Mead

Windsor Run Cellars
“Resolve” Red Blend
NV

Windsor Run Cellars
“Midnight Run” Grand Reserve
Fortified Red
2012

Silver Medals

Biltmore Estate Wine
Reserve Chardonnay
2021

Biltmore Estate Wine
“Heritage Vines” Chardonnay
2021

Biltmore Estate Wine
Reserve Rose Blend
2021

Biltmore Estate Wine
“Blanc de Blancs” Reserve Sparkling White
2019

Botanist & Barrel, DeFi Wines
Vidal Blanc Sparkling White
2022

Botanist & Barrel
“Grapes Have Feelings” Muscadine Cider
NV

Brandon Hills Vineyard
Riesling
2022

Brandon Hills Vineyard
“Raptor Red” Red Blend
2019

Brandon Hills Vineyard
“Raptor Red Reserve” Red Blend
2019

Brandon Hills Vineyard
“Cranberry Delight” Cranberry Wine
NV

Cauble Creek Vineyard
“Otho Lin” Semi-Dry Noble Rose Muscadine
2021

Cauble Creek Vineyard
“Carolyn Grace” Semi-Sweet Rose Blend
2021

Cauble Creek Vineyard
“Worthy” Sweet Noble Dessert
2021

Cauble Creek Vineyard
“Rosetta” Sweet Muscadine Dessert
2021

Childress Vineyards
“Signature” Chardonnay
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Cellar Select” Sauvignon Blanc
2022

Childress Vineyards
“Cellar Select” Viognier
2022

Childress Vineyards
“Cellar Select” White Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Classic” Rose Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” Cabernet Sauvignon
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” Cabernet Sauvignon
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” Merlot
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” Merlot Blend
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Signature” Merlot Blend
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Devil’s Tribute” Petit Verdot Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” Sangiovese
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” Montepulciano
2021

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” Montepulciano
2021

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” Sangiovese
2019

Childress Vineyards
Black Spanish
2021

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select Pinnacle Meritage” Red Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Richard’s Red” Red Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Five-Star Signature Meritage” Red Blend
2015

Childress Vineyards
“Barrel Select” Three Red Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Classic Red” Red Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Sangria” Red
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Jewel” Dry Sparkling Rose
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Sweet Victory” Sparkling White
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Under the Moon” Traminette Sparkling
2021

Childress Vineyards
“Jewel” Soft Sparkling White
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Finish Line” Fortified Red
2019

Childress Vineyards
“Radiance” Muscat Dessert
NV

Childress Vineyards
White Muscadine Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
Rose Muscadine Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
Noble Muscadine
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Burst” Sparkling Muscadine
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Peach” Vidal Blanc
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Blackberry” Vidal Blanc
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Sun-Kissed Strawberry” Vidal Blanc
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Livy Estate” Carlos
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Catherine” Carlos
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“A Sweetheart Stream” Carlos
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Christina’s” Magnolia
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“To-Morrow” Muscadine White Blend
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Isabel” Magnolia
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Roseneath” Rose Muscadine Blend
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Sundown” Red Muscadine Blend
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“In A Canoe” Red Muscadine Blend
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Autumn” Red Muscadine Blend
NV

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“Campbell” Red Muscadine Blend
NV

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Pinot Grigio
2021

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Rose Blend
2021

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Cabernet Franc
2011

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Cabernet Franc
2007

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Cabernet Franc
2010

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Merlot
2011

Daveste Vineyards
Rkatsiteli
2022

Daveste Vineyards
Pinot Grigio
2021

Daveste Vineyards
Edelweiss
2022

FireClay Cellars
Chambourcin
2019

FireClay Cellars
“FireSide” Red Blend
2020

Golden Road Vineyards
Traminette
2022

Golden Road Vineyards
“Blue Ridge Tango” Red Blend
2020

Golden Road Vineyards
“Midnight” Red Blend
NV

Golden  Road Vineyards
“Emergency Blow” Sparkling Traminette
2022

Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
Rose Blend
2022

Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
“Hair of the Dog” Red Blend
2022

Gregory Farms and Vineyard
Blueberry Wine
2021

Hanover Park Vineyard
“Three Francs” Cabernet Franc Blend
2016

Hanover Park Vineyard
“Cab 3.2.1” Cabernet Sauvignon
2016

Hanover Park Vineyard
Mourvedre
2018

Hanover Park Vineyard
“Port Hanover” Chambourcin Fortified Red
NV

Haze Gray Vineyards
Traminette
2022

Haze Gray Vineyards
“Boot Camp Red” Red Blend
2019

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
Carlos
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
“Moondance Magnolia” Magnolia Blend
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
“Southern Pink” Rose Muscadine Blend
NV

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
“Holiday Classic” Red Muscadine Blend
NV

Honeygirl Meadery
“Barrel-Aged Wildflower” Wildflower Honey
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Golden Hallows” White Blend
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
Barrel-Aged Cabernet Sauvignon
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Pilot Shadow” Red Blend
2021

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Cuvee Selection” Red Blend
2021

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Jolotage Reserve” Red Blend
NV

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Jolotage” Red Blend
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Carolus XII” Red Blend
2021

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Twinkles” Sparkling Rose
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Beach Bubbles” Sparkling Traminette
2021

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Muddy Paws” Fortified Red
NV

Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery
Petit Manseng
2022

Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery
Viognier
2022

Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery
“Rosa Dia” Grenache Rose
2022

Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery
“Reserve” Malbec
2017

Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery
Petit Verdot
2017

Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery
“Steel and Stone” Red Blend
2013

Junius Lindsay Vineyard
“Reserve” Syrah
2019

Laurel Gray Vineyards
“Loralea” White Blend
2022

Laurel Gray Vineyards
Cabernet Franc
2019

Laurel Gray Vineyards
“Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon
2019

Laurel Gray Vineyards
“Estate Reserve” Petit Verdot
2019

Laurel Gray Vineyards
“Scarlet Mountain” Red Blend
2019

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Old Cumberland” Carlos Muscadine
NV

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Taylor Divine” Carlos Blend
NV

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Harmony Hall” Magnolia Muscadine
NV

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Bladen Blush” Rose Muscadine Blend
NV

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Sir Walter Raleigh” Noble Muscadine
NV

Lu Mil Vineyard
“Cape Own” Noble Muscadine
NV

Marked Tree Vineyard
Gruner Veltliner
2022

Marked Tree Vineyard
“Reserve” Vidal Blanc
2022

Marked Tree Vineyard
Chardonel
2022

Marked Tree Vineyard
“Chloe” Rose Blend
2022

Marked Tree Vineyard
“Watershed” Lemberger Blend
NV

Marked Tree Vineyard
“Skyward Branch” Red Blend
2021

Mountain Brook Vineyards
“The Belle” White Blend
2022

Mountain Brook Vineyards
Merlot Rose
2022

Mountain Brook Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
2020

Mountain Brook Vineyards
Merlot
2020

Mountain Brook Vineyards
“20-20 BDX” Red Blend
2020

Perry’s Berry’s Vineyard & Winery
Blueberry Apple Cider
2022

Perry’s Berry’s Vineyard & Winery
Estate Organic Sweet Blueberry Wine
2022

Point Lookout Vineyards
Stainless Steel Chardonnay
2022

Point Lookout Vineyards
Riesling
2021

Point Lookout Vineyards
“Sabrina” Rose Blend
2020

Point Lookout Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
2020

Point Lookout Vineyards
Merlot
2020

Point Lookout Vineyards
“Cliffield” Red Blend
2019

Point Lookout Vineyards
“Pavilion” Red Blend
2019

Point Lookout Vineyards
“Bliss” Red Blend
2019

Point Lookout Vineyards
“Shade Tree Rose” Red Blend
2022

RayLen Vineyards & Winery
Barrel-Aged Chardonnay
2022

RayLen Vineyards & Winery
Dry Riesling
2022

RayLen Vineyards & Winery
Rose Cabernet Franc
2022

RayLen Vineyards & Winery
“Reserve” Merlot
2021

Roaring River Vineyards
Traminette
2019

Roaring River Vineyards
Barrel-Aged Cabernet Sauvignon
2019

Round Peak Vineyards
“Skull Camp Inspiration” Vidal Blanc
2022

Round Peak Vineyards
Vidal Blanc
2022

Round Peak Vineyards
“Bubblelicious” Vidal Blanc Sparkling
2022

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
Vidal Blanc
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Roseraie” Rose Blend
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Chestnut Gap” Red Blend
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Queen” Red Blend
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Bald Top Mountain” Traditional Cider
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Wallace” Normandy Keeved Cider
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Bearwallow” Traditional Cider
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Sugarloaf Mountain” Traditional Cider
NV

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Black Bear” Specialty Cider Blackberry
NV

Sanctuary Vineyards
“Jarvisburg Blanc” Chardonnay
2022

Sanctuary Vineyards
“Wildflowers” Rose Blend
2022

Sanctuary Vineyards
“Handcrafted” Tempranillo
2021

Sanctuary Vineyards
“Dark Sails” Red Blend
2021

Sanders Ridge Winery
“Trillium” White Blend
NV

Sanders Ridge Winery
“Sweet Trillium” White Blend
NV

Sanders Ridge Winery
Dry Carlos
NV

Sanders Ridge Winery
Carlos
NV

Sawyer Springs Vineyard
“Lemuel” Riesling
2022

Sawyer Springs Vineyard
“Whittington” Malvasia Blanc
2022

Sawyer Springs Vineyard
“LaChae” Merlot
2022

Sawyer Springs Vineyard
Zinfandel
2022

Shadow Springs Vineyard
Petit Manseng Blend
2022

Shadow Springs Vineyard
“Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon
2019

Shadow Springs Vineyard
Chambourcin
2019

Shadow Springs Vineyard
“Meritage” Red Blend
2019

Shelton Vineyards
Cabernet Franc Blend
2019

Shelton Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
2021

Shelton Vineyards
“Family Reserve Claret” Red Blend
2019

Shelton Vineyards
Sparkling Riesling
2021

Shelton Vineyards
“Port” Fortified Red
2018

Souther Williams Vineyard
Gruner Veltliner
2022

Souther Williams Vineyard
Vidal Blanc
2022

Starrlight Mead
“Gallberry Blossom” Traditional Mead
NV

Starrlight Mead
“Honeyed Cloer” Melomel Mead (with Noble)
NV

Starrlight Mead
“Honeyed Lavender” Metheglin Mead (with Lavender)
NV

Surry Cellars
“Reserve” Petit Manseng
2022

Wandering Sun Mead
Off-Dry Traditional Mead
NV

Wandering Sun Mead
Semi-Sweet Traditional Mead
NV

Williamson Mead and Brewing
“Skald” Melomel Mead (with Peach)
NV

Williamson Mead and Brewing
“IceWall Dragon” Traditional Cider
NV

Williamson Mead and Brewing
“Valiant Dragon” Traditional Cider
2023

Windsor Run Cellars
Albarino
2022

Windsor Run Cellars
“Yadkin Five” White Blend
2022

Windsor Run Cellars
“Ridgetop Rose” Rose Blend
2022

Bronze Medals

Barn Door Ciderworks
“Crooked Cassie” Traditional Cider
NV

Botanist & Barrel
“Forager’s Delight” Traditional Cider
2022

Botanist & Barrel
“Painted Pear” Perry Cider
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Reserve Series” Sauvignon Blanc
2020

Childress Vineyards
“Cellar Select” Dry Riesling
2022

Childress Vineyards
“Classic” White Blend
NV

Childress Vineyards
“Signature Series” Cabernet Sauvignon
2019

Curran Alexander Vineyards
“Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon
2007

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
2010

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
2011

Curran Alexander Vineyards
Merlot
2009

Curran Alexander Vineyards
“Meritage” Red Blends
2008

Cypress Bend Vineyards
“McNeill” Carlos Muscadine
NV

Daveste Vineyards
Traminette
2022

Daveste Vineyards
Dry Chambourcin
2022

Gregory Farms and Vineyard
Blueberry Wine
NV

Hanover Park Vineyard
Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
2022

Haze Gray Vineyards
Chambourcin
2020

Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery
Noble Muscadine
NV

Honeygirl Meadery
Avocado Blossom Traditional Mead
2022

JOLO Winery & Vineyards
“Devil’s Hill” Red Blend
2022

Marked Tree Vineyard
“OTTIS” Pinot Gris Orange Wine
2022

Mountain Brook Vineyards
“Wooden Steel” Chardonnay
2022

Perry’s Berry’s Vineyard and Winery
Scuppernong Bronze
2022

Perry’s Berry’s Vineyard and Winery
Ison Rose Muscadine
2022

Perry’s Berry’s Vineyard and Winery
Perry Cider (Pear)
2022

Point Lookout Vineyards
Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
2019

Point Lookout Vineyards
Sauvignon Blanc
2021

Round Peak Vineyards
Chardonnay
2022

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards
“Nouveau Jour” Merlot
NV

Sanctuary Vineyards
Traminette
2022

Sanctuary Vineyards
“Handcrafted” Cabernet Sauvignon
2019

Sanders Ridge Winery
“Classic ’57” Chambourcin
NV

Shelton Vineyards
Sauvignon Blanc
2021

Shelton Vineyards
“259” Dry Rose Merlot
2021

Stony Knoll Vineyards
Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
2022

Surry Cellars
“Surry Labs Chambo” Chambourcin
2022

Surry Cellars
“Surry Labs” Regent Pet-Nat
2022

Wandering Sun Mead
Dry Traditional Mead
NV