39th Annual US Amateur Winemaking Competition

[dangerdave]

Good point, Terry. I've gotten good reviews from losts of folk right here! Who needs judges!

Well, I sent them some anyways. I'll be interested to read the judge's notes and such. Constructive feedback is always good.

 

[dangerdave]

"7) Judging will be conducted on November 17, 2012 and the award winners will be posted on the Cellarmasters web site (http://www.cellarmastersLA.org) promptly."

No word about winners on the cellarmaster's web site yet. I know they extended the entry deadline, but I wonder if they got going on the judging on Saturday. If there were a lot of enties, it may take the judges a few days to sober up.

 

[tatud4life]

I know Dave. I've looked all day. Lol

 

[hobbyiswine]

The results are in. I can officially call myself an award winning winemaker!

Lime/tequila fortified-gold medal
Lemon/pinot blanc/peach-silver medal
Sweet tea mead-silver medal
Cran/razz skeeter-bronze medal

Can't wait to see the tasting notes! Will be interested to see what the tasters think. I am excited but a bit surprised too. The mead has only been in the bottle a few months and the others I bottled about two weeks before shipping and they were in the carboy on lees after cleering only a couple weeks before bottling. One competition down...many to go. Congrats to all the entries!

 

[Pumpkinman]

Congrats! My hat is off to you!

 

[tatud4life]

Congrats!!!! How did you find out? I don't see anything on their website.

 

[hobbyiswine]

They sent me an email last Friday. Silly me I didnt check my email over the weekend. Hahahaha. I dont see anything on the website yet.

 

[Runningwolf]

That is so awesome! Congratulations

 

[tatud4life]

That's awesome!!!! Excellent job!!

 

[joeswine]

Great job

IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN,,CONGRATS

 

[Boatboy24]

Fantastic! Congratulations.

 

[dangerdave]

Got back home yesterday and checked my emails: The Dragon Blood and the littLEMONkey (lemon wine) both won a silver award! Woot!

Marc! Is that a gold you won for your strawberry lemon skeeter pee? Nice!

Good job hobbyiswine! Excellent!

 

[wineforfun]

Good luck to all. Very interested to hear how things go as I am a newbie and am eager to learn.

 

[jswordy]

Congrats to all the award winners! It make ya want to get back fermenting, doesn't it?

 

[tatud4life]

I finally saw the results today. I want to thank everyone here that helped get me started!!!

Dave, that is me!!! I can't believe that I actually won!! Thank you for posting your recipe for Dragon's Blood and letting us tinker with it!! Congrats to you for winning as well!!!!!

Congrats to everyone who won!!!!

 

[Pumpkinman]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bein_bein]

Congrats guys!
My carrot took a bronze and my Beet wine took a silver. I too am interested in seeing what the judge's notes say..

 

[tatud4life]

Congrats bein bein!!

 

[dangerdave]

Congrats guys!
My carrot took a bronze and my Beet wine took a silver. I too am interested in seeing what the judge's notes say..

Very nice!

 

[hobbyiswine]

Medals and notes arrived today! Feels like Christmas!