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Best Package Design: 2020 International Canned Wine Competition 🍷
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
In the only event of its kind on the planet, more than two hundred canned wines competed against each other at the second annual International Canned Wine Competition in Boonville, California. Wines were submitted by producers from around the globe including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, and Spain as well as from many parts of the U.S.A.
Complete results and photographs are available at: www.cannedwinecompetition.com
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Best Package Design: 2020 International Canned Wine Competition 🍷
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
In the only event of its kind on the planet, more than two hundred canned wines competed against each other at the second annual International Canned Wine Competition in Boonville, California. Wines were submitted by producers from around the globe including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, and Spain as well as from many parts of the U.S.A.
Complete results and photographs are available at: www.cannedwinecompetition.com
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Gold Medal Winners: 2020 International Canned Wine Competition 🍷
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
In the only event of its kind in the world, more than two hundred canned wines competed for Gold Medals at the second annual International Canned Wine Competition in Boonville, California. Wines were submitted by producers from around the globe including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, and Spain as well as from many parts of the U.S.A.
Complete results and photographs are available at: www.cannedwinecompetition.com
Read more
Gold Medal Winners: 2020 International Canned Wine Competition 🍷
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
In the only event of its kind in the world, more than two hundred canned wines competed for Gold Medals at the second annual International Canned Wine Competition in Boonville, California. Wines were submitted by producers from around the globe including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, and Spain as well as from many parts of the U.S.A.
Complete results and photographs are available at: www.cannedwinecompetition.com
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Best of Show Wines: 2020 International Canned Wine Competition 🍷
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
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Complete results and photographs are available at www.cannedwinecompetition.com
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Best of Show Wines: 2020 International Canned Wine Competition 🍷
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
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Complete results and photographs are available at www.cannedwinecompetition.com
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2020 International Canned Wine Competition Results
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 14, 2020
Contact: Allan Green
info@cannedwinecompetition.com
707-338-1800
Second Annual International Canned Wine Competition Gives Gold to Aluminum
(BOONVILLE, Calif) – In the only event of its kind in the world, over two hundred canned wines flexed their aluminum muscles at the second annual International Canned Wine Competition held July 21-23 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California. Seventy producers from around the globe sent in a total of 226 entries. Wines were submitted from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, and Spain as well as from many parts of the U.S.A. While California and Oregon producers took their share of honors, many of the 96 gold medals went to wines from less prominent regions.
Erosion Wine Co. from Napa took home five gold medals and a package design award for their exquisite jewel-like can designs. The Uncommon sent four wines from England; all four won gold medals and the series won package design recognition for their charming illustrations. There were outstanding wines from many producers from all parts of the world; the complete list of awards follows.
Complete results and photographs are available at www.cannedwinecompetition.com.
Judges came from academia, marketing and the wine trade. Judge Mark Bowery noted that he has “been judging wine professionally for 36 years, but this was my first foray into the canned category. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, across the board. I was especially impressed by the varietal accuracy and deep satisfaction delivered by the Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc submissions.”
Handley Cellars’ winemaker Randy Schock said, “It was amazing to see the improvement in quality across the board compared to the first International Canned Wine Competition last year. Not just with the products oriented to the pop “spritzer” market, which were fun and refreshing, but the wines that expressed traditional bottled varietal expressions exceeded my expectations.”
Because of the Covid 19 virus, the organizers of the competition scheduled the judging over three days, with three judges on each daily panel socially distanced in a large exhibition hall. Judges had individual sets of glassware and bussed their own samples after each flight.
Plans are already in the works for the third annual International Canned Wine Competition, to be held July 20-22, 2021. Competition director Allan Green promises it will be “aluminating!”
2020 Gold Medal Winners
Archer McRae Beverages Ltd.
Joiy Wine Savvy Society Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
Joiy Wine Wine Spritzer with Pineapple, Marlborough
Joiy Wine 2019 Pinot Gris, Marlborough
Joiy Wine 2018 The Gryphon Pinot Noir, Central Otago
Archer Roose
Archer Roose Bubbly, Veneto
Archer Roose 2019 Malbec, Mendoza
Archer Roose 2018 Rosé, Côtes du Luberon
Backpack Wine
Backpack Wine Bubbly Rosé, Columbia Valley
Barnard Griffin Winery
C'est Le Vin Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
Batch & Co.
Bondi Spritz Rosé, Coonawarra, Australia
Besa mi Vino
2019 All Day Rosé, Paso Robles
Bev
Sauvignon Blanc, Central Coast
California Rosé, Central Coast
Boutinot USA, Inc.
Te Merio 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
Bridge Lane Wine
Bubbles, New York State
Canned Wine Company Ltd.
2019 Grüner, Burgenland
2019 Grenache Rosé, France
2016 Old Vine Garnacha, Aragon
The Copper Crew
2019 Chenin Blanc, Western Cape
Crafters Union
Rosé, California
Pinot Grigio, California
DistillRuptive Ltd.
Arya Wines 2020 Tinto, Sierra Gaúcha, Brazil
Arya Wines 2020 Prosecco Brut, Sierra Gaúcha, Brazil
Arya Wines 2020 Branco, Sierra Gaúcha, Brazil
Erosion Wine Co.
The Floor Is Lava!, Napa Valley
How Big?, Napa Valley
You're So Pretty!, Napa Valley
Secret Handshakes, Napa Valley
Afraid of Clowns, Napa Valley
Fourth Wave Wine
Take it to the Grave 2018 Shiraz, Langhorne Creek
Goose Ridge Winery
Cascadian Outfitters White Sparkling Wine, Columbia Valley
Half Full Wines
Ocean Dry White Wine, Muscadet Protégée
Hall Wines
BACA Wines 2019 Ring Around the Rosé, California
HUN Wines Ltd.
2019 Rosé, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Ironstone Vineyards
Obsession Wines 2018 Symphony, California
Obsession Wines 2017 Red Blend, California
Karl Lawrence Cellars
2019 Allison Avenue Rosé, Calistoga, Napa Valley
Kiepersol
Fizzy Vit, Texas
Kiss of Wine
Feisty Red Wine, Piemonte
Zesty Riesling, Rheingau
Leelanau Cellars
Summer Sunset Rosé Bubbly, American
Great Lakes Red Bubbly, American
Mad Wine
Mad Bubbles Semi-sweet, Hungary
Maison Le Star
Rosé, Pays d'Oc IGP
Maker Wine Company
2019 Viognier, Mendocino
Mancan Wine LLC.
Graham & Fisk's Wine-in-a-Can Rosé Wine with Bubbles, Central Coast
Graham & Fisk's Wine-in-a-Can Red Wine, Central Coast
Mancan Wine Fizz Wine, Central Coast
McBride Sisters Collection
She Can Wines 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand,
She Can Wines Island Citrus Spritzer, California
Nomadica
2018 Sparkling Rosé, Edition V North Coast Collection, Monterey
Off-Piste Wines
Pinot Pinot Pinot Grigio Fizz, Hungary
O'Neill Vintners & Distillers
Buttercup Chardonnay, California
Creamery Chardonnay, California
Odell Brewing Company/OBC Wine Project
Rosé with Bubbles, Oregon
Red Blend, Washington
Point of the Bluff Vineyards
Hanger 17 Curtiss White, Finger Lakes
Precept Wine
Browne Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Day Drinking Watermelon Rosé Wine Spritzer, American
House Wine Paloma Wine Cocktail, American
Pampelonne La Peche, France
Ste. Chapelle Wild Huckleberry Spritz, American
Priest Ranch Wines
2019 Rosé, Napa Valley
Quady North
2019 Rosé GSM, Rogue Valley
Revolution Wines
Revel Red ,California
The Rosé Spritz
Pineapple Rosé Spritz, Napa County
Sans Wine Co.
2019 Carignan (Carbonic), Mendocino
2019 Rosé Bubbles, Mendocino
2018 Riesling, Rutherford, Napa Valley
Schmidt Family Vineyards
Lucky Day Chardonnay, Applegate Valley
Sheep Black Wine US Inc.
Stel+mar Premium Red, Lodi
Sofi Spritz
Lemon & Elderflower, New South Wales
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
14 Hands Bubbles, Columbia Valley
14 Hands Pinot Grigio, Washington State
14 Hands Unicorn Rosé Bubbly, Columbia Valley
14 Hands Hot to Trot Red Blend, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle Bubbly White Wine, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle Rosé Wine, Columbia Valley
Merf Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Stolen Figs LLC.
Ah-So Wines Red, Navarra DO
Stoller Family Estate
Canned Oregon Pinot Noir, Oregon
Treasure Wine Estates – Australia
T’Gallant Spritzed Prosecco, SE Australia
T’Gallant Spritzed Moscato, SE Australia
Trinchero Family Estates
Del Mar Watermelon Wine Seltzer, California
Tuck Beckstoffer Estate
Hogwash Sparkling Rosé, California
The Uncommon
2019 Bubbly White, England
2019 Bubbly Rosé Wine, England
2019 English Rosé Wine Spritzer, England
2019 English White Wine Spritzer, England
Via Pacifica Selections
#WineMode 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Aconcagua
#WineMode 2018 Rosé, Aconcagua
Wise Villa Winery
2018 Pinot Noir ,Sierra Foothills
2018 Chardonnay, Sierra Foothills
Wrath
AL 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Monterey
ZX Ventures
Babe Wine Rosé, Adelaida District
Babe Wine Red, Adelaida District
2020 gold medal winners
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2020 International Canned Wine Competition Results
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 14, 2020
Contact: Allan Green
info@cannedwinecompetition.com
707-338-1800
Second Annual International Canned Wine Competition Gives Gold to Aluminum
(BOONVILLE, Calif) – In the only event of its kind in the world, over two hundred canned wines flexed their aluminum muscles at the second annual International Canned Wine Competition held July 21-23 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California. Seventy producers from around the globe sent in a total of 226 entries. Wines were submitted from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, and Spain as well as from many parts of the U.S.A. While California and Oregon producers took their share of honors, many of the 96 gold medals went to wines from less prominent regions.
Erosion Wine Co. from Napa took home five gold medals and a package design award for their exquisite jewel-like can designs. The Uncommon sent four wines from England; all four won gold medals and the series won package design recognition for their charming illustrations. There were outstanding wines from many producers from all parts of the world; the complete list of awards follows.
Complete results and photographs are available at www.cannedwinecompetition.com.
Judges came from academia, marketing and the wine trade. Judge Mark Bowery noted that he has “been judging wine professionally for 36 years, but this was my first foray into the canned category. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, across the board. I was especially impressed by the varietal accuracy and deep satisfaction delivered by the Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc submissions.”
Handley Cellars’ winemaker Randy Schock said, “It was amazing to see the improvement in quality across the board compared to the first International Canned Wine Competition last year. Not just with the products oriented to the pop “spritzer” market, which were fun and refreshing, but the wines that expressed traditional bottled varietal expressions exceeded my expectations.”
Because of the Covid 19 virus, the organizers of the competition scheduled the judging over three days, with three judges on each daily panel socially distanced in a large exhibition hall. Judges had individual sets of glassware and bussed their own samples after each flight.
Plans are already in the works for the third annual International Canned Wine Competition, to be held July 20-22, 2021. Competition director Allan Green promises it will be “aluminating!”
2020 Gold Medal Winners
Archer McRae Beverages Ltd.
Joiy Wine Savvy Society Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
Joiy Wine Wine Spritzer with Pineapple, Marlborough
Joiy Wine 2019 Pinot Gris, Marlborough
Joiy Wine 2018 The Gryphon Pinot Noir, Central Otago
Archer Roose
Archer Roose Bubbly, Veneto
Archer Roose 2019 Malbec, Mendoza
Archer Roose 2018 Rosé, Côtes du Luberon
Backpack Wine
Backpack Wine Bubbly Rosé, Columbia Valley
Barnard Griffin Winery
C'est Le Vin Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
Batch & Co.
Bondi Spritz Rosé, Coonawarra, Australia
Besa mi Vino
2019 All Day Rosé, Paso Robles
Bev
Sauvignon Blanc, Central Coast
California Rosé, Central Coast
Boutinot USA, Inc.
Te Merio 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
Bridge Lane Wine
Bubbles, New York State
Canned Wine Company Ltd.
2019 Grüner, Burgenland
2019 Grenache Rosé, France
2016 Old Vine Garnacha, Aragon
The Copper Crew
2019 Chenin Blanc, Western Cape
Crafters Union
Rosé, California
Pinot Grigio, California
DistillRuptive Ltd.
Arya Wines 2020 Tinto, Sierra Gaúcha, Brazil
Arya Wines 2020 Prosecco Brut, Sierra Gaúcha, Brazil
Arya Wines 2020 Branco, Sierra Gaúcha, Brazil
Erosion Wine Co.
The Floor Is Lava!, Napa Valley
How Big?, Napa Valley
You're So Pretty!, Napa Valley
Secret Handshakes, Napa Valley
Afraid of Clowns, Napa Valley
Fourth Wave Wine
Take it to the Grave 2018 Shiraz, Langhorne Creek
Goose Ridge Winery
Cascadian Outfitters White Sparkling Wine, Columbia Valley
Half Full Wines
Ocean Dry White Wine, Muscadet Protégée
Hall Wines
BACA Wines 2019 Ring Around the Rosé, California
HUN Wines Ltd.
2019 Rosé, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Ironstone Vineyards
Obsession Wines 2018 Symphony, California
Obsession Wines 2017 Red Blend, California
Karl Lawrence Cellars
2019 Allison Avenue Rosé, Calistoga, Napa Valley
Kiepersol
Fizzy Vit, Texas
Kiss of Wine
Feisty Red Wine, Piemonte
Zesty Riesling, Rheingau
Leelanau Cellars
Summer Sunset Rosé Bubbly, American
Great Lakes Red Bubbly, American
Mad Wine
Mad Bubbles Semi-sweet, Hungary
Maison Le Star
Rosé, Pays d'Oc IGP
Maker Wine Company
2019 Viognier, Mendocino
Mancan Wine LLC.
Graham & Fisk's Wine-in-a-Can Rosé Wine with Bubbles, Central Coast
Graham & Fisk's Wine-in-a-Can Red Wine, Central Coast
Mancan Wine Fizz Wine, Central Coast
McBride Sisters Collection
She Can Wines 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand,
She Can Wines Island Citrus Spritzer, California
Nomadica
2018 Sparkling Rosé, Edition V North Coast Collection, Monterey
Off-Piste Wines
Pinot Pinot Pinot Grigio Fizz, Hungary
O'Neill Vintners & Distillers
Buttercup Chardonnay, California
Creamery Chardonnay, California
Odell Brewing Company/OBC Wine Project
Rosé with Bubbles, Oregon
Red Blend, Washington
Point of the Bluff Vineyards
Hanger 17 Curtiss White, Finger Lakes
Precept Wine
Browne Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Day Drinking Watermelon Rosé Wine Spritzer, American
House Wine Paloma Wine Cocktail, American
Pampelonne La Peche, France
Ste. Chapelle Wild Huckleberry Spritz, American
Priest Ranch Wines
2019 Rosé, Napa Valley
Quady North
2019 Rosé GSM, Rogue Valley
Revolution Wines
Revel Red ,California
The Rosé Spritz
Pineapple Rosé Spritz, Napa County
Sans Wine Co.
2019 Carignan (Carbonic), Mendocino
2019 Rosé Bubbles, Mendocino
2018 Riesling, Rutherford, Napa Valley
Schmidt Family Vineyards
Lucky Day Chardonnay, Applegate Valley
Sheep Black Wine US Inc.
Stel+mar Premium Red, Lodi
Sofi Spritz
Lemon & Elderflower, New South Wales
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
14 Hands Bubbles, Columbia Valley
14 Hands Pinot Grigio, Washington State
14 Hands Unicorn Rosé Bubbly, Columbia Valley
14 Hands Hot to Trot Red Blend, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle Bubbly White Wine, Columbia Valley
Chateau Ste. Michelle Rosé Wine, Columbia Valley
Merf Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Stolen Figs LLC.
Ah-So Wines Red, Navarra DO
Stoller Family Estate
Canned Oregon Pinot Noir, Oregon
Treasure Wine Estates – Australia
T’Gallant Spritzed Prosecco, SE Australia
T’Gallant Spritzed Moscato, SE Australia
Trinchero Family Estates
Del Mar Watermelon Wine Seltzer, California
Tuck Beckstoffer Estate
Hogwash Sparkling Rosé, California
The Uncommon
2019 Bubbly White, England
2019 Bubbly Rosé Wine, England
2019 English Rosé Wine Spritzer, England
2019 English White Wine Spritzer, England
Via Pacifica Selections
#WineMode 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Aconcagua
#WineMode 2018 Rosé, Aconcagua
Wise Villa Winery
2018 Pinot Noir ,Sierra Foothills
2018 Chardonnay, Sierra Foothills
Wrath
AL 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Monterey
ZX Ventures
Babe Wine Rosé, Adelaida District
Babe Wine Red, Adelaida District
2020 gold medal winners
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Got Canned Wine?
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
Calling all lovers and makers of canned wine. Yes, canned wine. It's delicious.
The 2019 International Canned Wine Competition is coming to the USA. The competition will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California.
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Got Canned Wine?
Posted by Kelsey Bye on
Calling all lovers and makers of canned wine. Yes, canned wine. It's delicious.
The 2019 International Canned Wine Competition is coming to the USA. The competition will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California.