THE 2004 WORLD WINE MARKET
INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION

The winners of The 2004 World Wine Market International Wine Competition were announced at a gala reception and tasting at Rubicon in San Francisco on Wednesday evening, April 28, 2004. Affairs of the Vine assembled an outstanding team of 7 leading wine authorities from across the United States to serve as judges.

• Jill A. Ditmire, President, jad Productions, Wine Columnist, Indiana Star, and Host and Producer, "The Good Life" (PBS lifestyle television program)
• Ziggy Eschliman, Host, Wine Country Radio, Santa Rosa, California
• David Jones, Wine Writer, Educator and Consultant, Wineworks, San Francisco
• Ray Johnson, Wine Writer, Educator, Owner, TasteWine, Sebastopol, California
• Ellen Landis, Wine Director, Landis Shores Oceanfront Inn, Half Moon Bay, California
• Diane Teitelbaum, Wine Writer, Dallas Morning News, D Magazine, and San Francisco Chronicle
• Stephanie Witte, Wine Consultant and Educator, Heidelberg Distributing, Cincinnati, Ohio

The judges were sequestered at the Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California for three days of blind tasting and evaluating, from April 26 - 28, 2004.

And the winners are...
BEST OF SHOW
Rosenblum 2002 Feather Foot Man Shiraz Jingalu, McLaren Vale, South Australia, $22

BEST WHITE
Groote Post 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Coastal Region South Africa, $11

BEST OF CLASS
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Chumeia Vineyards 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, $25

BEST OF CLASS
CHARDONNAY
Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery 2001 Chardonnay, Sonoma County, $13

BEST OF CLASS
ITALIAN REDS
Leonetti 1999 Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico, Italy, $32
Lookout Ridge 2001 Alta Coma Sangiovese, Mendocino, $40

BEST OF CLASS
OTHER RED
Fire Station Red 2002 Old Vine Carignane, Lodi, $15

BEST OF CLASS
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Groote Post 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Coastal Region South Africa, $11

BEST OF CLASS
SYRAH/SHIRAZ
Rosenblum Cellars 2002 Feather Foot Man Shiraz Jingalu, McLaren Vale, South Australia, $22

CHARDONNAY
BEST OF CLASS
Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery 2001 Chardonnay, Sonoma County, $13
GOLD
Cristobal 1492 Cosecha 2003 Chardonnay, Mendoza, Argentina, $8
Peters Family Winery 2002 Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay,
Carneros, $32
Round Hill 2002 Chardonnay, California, $9
Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery 2001 Chardonnay, Sonoma County, $13
SILVER
Rutherford Ranch 2002 Chardonnay, Napa Valley, $12
Sonoma Coast Vineyards & Winery 2002 Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, $35
Sullivan Birney Winery and Vineyards 2002 Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, $27
BRONZE
Omega Cellars 2002 Chardonnay, Lodi, $9
Chateau Margene, Kruse Vineyard Chardonnay, Paso Robles, $24
Sullivan Birney Winery and Vineyards 2002 Chardonnay,
Sonoma Mountain, $30

OTHER WHITES
SILVER
Cristobal 1492 2003 Cosecha Verdelho, Mendoza, Argentina, $8
Weingut Kartauserhof 2002 Smaragd Gruner Veltiner, Wachau, $23
Vinum Rubines 2002 Albarino, Rias Baixas
Yorkville Cellars 2002 Semillon, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County
BRONZE
Weingut Gritsch 2002 Smaragd Gruner Veltiner, Wachau, $25
Ottella 2002 DOC Lugana, Italy, $12
Yorkville Cellars 2001 Eleanor of Aquitaine, Yorkville Highlands,
Mendocino County
Stiftskellerei Kremsmunster 2000 Steiner Hund Riesling, Austria, $17

SAUVIGNON BLANC
BEST OF CLASS
Groote Post 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Coastal Region South Africa, $11
GOLD
Gusto 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand, $18
Groote Post 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Coastal Region South Africa, $11
Southern Sister 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, $15
SILVER
Hunter's of Marlborough 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough,
New Zealand, $20
Marquee Selections 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide, South Australia, $18
Yorkville Cellars 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, Yorkville Highlands
BRONZE
Riverstar Vineyards and Cellars 2003 Sauvignon Blanc, Paso Robles, $14
Rutherford Ranch 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, $10

ROSE
BRONZE
Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard 2002 Albermarle Rose,
Albermarle/ Monticello County, $13
Round Hill 2003 White Zinfandel, California, $5

SPARKLING
SILVER
Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard 2001 Brut, Albermarle/Monticello County,
$38
BRONZE
Heidrun Meadery Nevada Alfalfa Blossom Sparkling Mead, California, $16
Heidrun Meadery California Orange Blossom Sparkling Mead, California, $16
Concerto Reggiano Lambrusco DOC, Italy

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
BEST OF CLASS
Chumeia Vineyards 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, $25
GOLD
Chumeia Vineyards 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, $25
Southern Roo 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia, $10
SILVER
Chateau Margene 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, $32
Cristobal 1492 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza, Argentina, $8
Davis Family Vineyards 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, $40
Finca Koch 2001 Cab Sauvignon, Tupunguta, Mendoza
LeVin 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino County, $36
Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sonoma County, $17
Palandri 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon, Western Australian, $17
Peters Family Winery 2001 Gardner Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sierra Foothills, $40
BRONZE
Rutherford Ranch 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, $14
Champagne Creek 2001 Doerner Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon,
Umpqua Valley, Oregon, $24
Dunham Cellars 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley,
Washington, $45

ITALIAN REDS
BEST OF CLASS
Leonetti 1999 Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico, Italy, $32
Lookout Ridge 2001 Alta Coma Sangiovese, Mendocino, $40
GOLD
Lookout Ridge 2001 Alta Coma Sangiovese, Mendocino, $40
Leonetti 1999 Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico, Italy, $32
SILVER
Lornano 2000 Chianti DOCG Classico, Italy
Azienda Agricola OTELLA 2001 Campo Sireso, IGT, Italy, $19
Borra Winery 2002 Carru Vineyard Barbera, Lodi, $16
Leonetti Le Olle 2001 Bardolino Superiore DOCG Classico, Italy
BRONZE
Falcone 2001 Altius, Venemmia, Silicia IGT, $36
French Hill Grand Reserve 2002 Barbera, Sierra Foothills, $39

PINOT NOIR
SILVER
Chumeia Vineyards 2001 Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, $28
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 2002 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, $15
Sullivan Birney Winery 2002 Katherine Vineyard.Pinot Noir,
Sonoma Mountain, $34
BRONZE
Belle Vallee Cellars 2002 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, $20
Champagne Creek Cellars 2001 Reserve Valley Pinot Noir, Umpqua Valley,
$30
Chumeia Vineyards 2001 Pinot Noir, Central Coast, $16
Sullivan Birney Winery 2002 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, $28
Lost Canyon Winery 2002 Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir,
Russian River Valley, $38
Lost Canyon Winery 2002 Las Brisas Vineyard Pinot Noir, Los Carneros, $36
Lost Canyon Winery 2002 Saralee's Vineyard.Pinot Noir,
Russian River Valley, $38

DESSERT
GOLD
Stiftskellerei Kremsmuenster 1999 Ausbruch Muskat Ottonel, Austria, $16
SILVER
Stiftskellerei Kremsmuenster 2000 Strohwein Chardonnay
Barrique Reserve, Austria, $35
Yakima Cellars 2002 Elerding Vineyard Late Harvest Viognier,
Yakima Valley, $17
Weingut Leitner 1999 Weisser Trockenberenauslese, Neusiedlersee,
Austria, $39
BRONZE
Belle Vallee Cellars 2002 Pinot Noir Port, Willamette Valley, Oregon, $38

MERITAGE
GOLD
Lancaster Estate 2000 Estate Bottled Red Wine, Alexander Valley, $65
McCray Ridge 2000 Reserve Blend, Dry Creek Valley, $32
SILVER
Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard 2002 Kluge Estate,
Albermarle/ Monticello County, $58
Peters Family Winery 2001 Meritage, California, $25
BRONZE
Dunham Cellars 2000 Trutina, Columbia Valley, Washington, $20
Marquee 2001 Kangaroo Island, Australia, $35
Yorkville Cellars 2000 Richard the Lion-Heart, Yorkville Highlands, $28

MERLOT
BRONZE
Riverstar Vineyards and Cellars 2002 Merlot, Paso Robles, $19
LeVin 2000 Limited Reserve Merlot, Mendocino County, $28
Prince Matei 2000 Merlot, Dealu Mare, Romania, $40
Round Hill Family of Wines 2001 Merlot, California, $9
Chumeia Vineyards 2001 Swimpson Vineyard Merlot, Paso Robles, $12
Palandri Western Australian Wines 2002 Merlot, Western Australia, $28

OTHER RED
BEST OF CLASS
Fire Station Red 2002 Old Vine Carignane, Lodi, $15
GOLD
Fire Station Red 2002 Old Vine Carignane, Lodi, $15
Yorkville Cellars 2001 Malbec, Yakima Valley, $29
SILVER
Borra 2002 Fusion, Lodi, $16
Domaine Poettelsdorf 2001 Vanessa, Austria, $32
Grego 2003, Vinos de Madrid, Spain, $16
Stiftskellerei Kremsmuenster 2003 Novum Weinhandel Inge Allacher,
Austria, $19
Weingut Weineger 2001 Smaragd Achleiten Reserve Blaufraenkisch,
Mittelburgenland, Austria, $20
BRONZE
Bodegas y Vinedos del Jaro 2001 Jaros, Ribera Del Duero, Spain $38
Domaine Poettelsdorf 2002 Blaufraenkisch, Austria, $13
Domaine Poettelsdorf 2000 Zweigelt, Austria, $13
Domaine Poettelsdorf 2000 Baronesse, Austria, $28
Domaine Poettelsdorf 2001 Attache, Austria, $53
Parque 2001 Carmenere, Colchagua, Chile, $9
Palandri 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Western Australia, $17

SYRAH/SHIRAZ
BEST OF CLASS
Rosenblum Cellars 2002 Feather Foot Man Shiraz Jingalu, McLaren Vale, South Australia, $22
GOLD
Riverstar Vineyards and Cellars 2001 Syrah, Paso Robles, $24
Rocca Family Vineyards 2000 Syrah, Napa Valley, $38
Rosenblum Cellars 2002 Abba Vineyard Syrah, Lodi, $18
Rosenblum Cellars 2002 Feather Foot Man Shiraz Jingalu, McLaren Vale,
South Australia, $22
SILVER
Lookout Ridge 2001 Gabriella Vineyards Syrah, Redwood Valley, $40
Lost Canyon Winery 2002 Alegria Vineyard Syrah, Russian River, $32
Palandri Western 2001 Shiraz, Western Australian, $17
Peters Family Winery 2001 Syrah, LodI, $25
Round Hill 2002 Shiraz, California, $9
BRONZE
Champagne Creek Cellars 2001 Limited Edition Syrah, Umpqua Valley, $20
Darling Cellars 2002 Black Granite Shiraz, South Africa, $10
Dunham Cellars 2002 Syrah, Columbia Valley, Washington, $45
Fire Station Red 2002 Shiraz, California, $15
Lost Canyon Winery 2002 Stage Gulch Vineyard Syrah, Sonoma Coast, $33

ZINFANDEL
SILVER
Barclay and Browning 2002 Zinfandel, Lake County $20
Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery 2000 Zinfandel, Sonoma County, $15
BRONZE
Borra Winery 2002 Zinfandel, Lodi $16
Chumeia Vineyards 2001 Zinfandel, Paso Robles, $22

If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Drady at bdrady@affairsofthevine.com.