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There were two types of wines: Current release and Golden Cellar wines. Current release wines were from vintage 1998 or later, Golden Cellar wines were from vintage 1997 or earlier.

In each type of wine, there were four levels of medals: double gold, gold, silver and bronze. From the double gold medals, one white, one red and one blush (pink) wine was selected as "Best of Show".

You can use the links below to go to each medal section, or use the Find feature in your browser to search for your favorite winery.

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In these listings,
SBC is the Santa Barbara County appellation,
SMV is Santa Maria Valley,
SRH is Santa Rita Hills,
SYV is Santa Ynez Valley.


Best of Show

Best of Show Red Wine: Gainey Vineyard, SYV, Merlot, 1999

Best of Show White Wine: Foley Estates, SBC, Barrel Select Chardonnay, 2000

Best of Show Blush Wine: Zaca Mesa Winery, SYV, Estate Z Gris 2001


Double Gold Medals

Merlot - Double Gold Medal

Gainey Vineyard, SYV, 1999, Best of Show Red Wine

Chardonnay - Double Gold Medal

Foley Estates Winery, SMV, Dierberg Vineyard, 2000
Foley Estates Winery, SBC, Barrel Select, 2000 Best of Show: White Wine
Lafond Winery, SYV, Sweeney Canyon, 1999
LinCourt Vineyards, SBC, 2000

Blush - Double Gold Medal

Zaca Mesa Winery, SYV, Estate Z Gris, 2001 Best of Show: Blush Wine

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Gold Medals

Grenache - Gold Medal

Beckman Vineyards, SYV, Purisima Mountain, 2000

Merlot - Gold Medal

Gainey Vineyard, SYV, Limited Selection, 1998

Nebbiolo - Gold Medal

Kahn/Avelina, SYV, Stolpman Vineyard, 1998

Pinot Noir - Gold Medal

Foley Estates Winery, SBC, Barrel Select, 2000
Lincourt Vineyards, SBC, Vintage Reserve, 2000

Shiraz/Syrah - Gold Medal

Santa Barbara Winery, SYV, 1999

Dolcetto - Gold Medal

Mosby Winery, SBC, Vigna Della Casa Vecchia Dolcetto, 2000

Sauvignon Blanc - Gold Medal

Brander Vineyard, SYV, 2001

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Silver Medals

Cabernet Franc - Silver Medal

Drew Family Cellars, Westerly Vineyard, 2000

Merlot - Silver Medal

Firestone Vineyard, SYV, Reserve, 1999
Morovino, SBC, Bien Nacido Vineyards, 1998

Pinot Noir - Silver Medal

Cambria, SMV, Julia’s Vineyard, 1999
Foley Estates Winery, SMV, SM Hills Vineyard, 2000
Foley Estates Winery, SMV, Dierberg Vineyard, 2000
Lafond Winery, SYV, SRH, 2000
Loring Wine Company, SRH, Clos Pepe, 2000
Meridian Vineyards, SBC, 2000
Sanford Winery, SRH, La Rinconada, 2000

Shiraz/Syrah - Silver Medal

Beckman Vineyards, SYV, Estate, 2001
Bernat Winery, SYV, Marmorsten Vineyard, 1999
Brophy Clark Cellars, SYV, Rodney’s Vineyard, 2000
Drew Family Cellars, SBC, 2000
Firestone, SYV, 2000
J. Kerr Wines, SMV, Bien Nacido Vineyard, 1998
Lafond Winery, SYV, SRH, 2001
Rusack Vineyards, SYV, Estate, 1999

Meritage - Silver Medal

Brander Vineyard, SYV, Bouchet, 2000
Stolpman, SYV, Limestone Hill Cuvee, 1999

Teroldego - Silver Medal

Mosby Winery, SBC, Vineyard 246, 2000

Chardonnay - Silver Medal

Cambria, SMV, Katherine’s Vineyard, 2000
Foley Estates, SMV, Bien Nacido Vineyard,
2000
Gainey Vineyard, SYV, 2000
J.Kerr Wines, SMV, Bien Nacido Vineyard, 1999
Kendall-Jackson, SMV, Camelot Bench, 2000
Koehler Winery, SBC, Winemaker Select, 2000
Lafond Winery, SYV, Lafond Vineyard, 1999
LinCourt Vineyards, SBC, Vintage Reserve, 2000
Rusack Vineyards, SMV, Reserve, 1999

Chenin Blanc - Silver Medal

Rideau Vineyard, SBC, 2000

Riesling - Silver Medal

Gainey Vineyard, SYV, 2001

Marsanne - Silver Medal

Beckman Vineyards, SYV, Purisima Mountain, 2001

Pinot Blanc - Silver Medal

Epiphany Cellars, SBC, 1999

Pinot Gris - Silver Medal

Brander Vineyard, SBC, Domaine SB, 2000
Epiphany Cellars, SBC, 1999

Sauvignon Blanc - Silver Medal

Brander Vineyard, SYV, Au Naturel Sauv Blanc Silver Medal, 2000
Firestone Vineyard, SBC, 2000
Santa Barbara Winery, SYV, 2000

Viognier - Silver Medal

Bridlewood Winery, SBC, 2000
Curtis Winery, SBC, 2000

White Meritage - Silver Medal

Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, Devin, 1999

White Rhone Blends - Silver Medal

Curtis Winery, SBC, Heritage Blanc, 2000

Sauvignon Blanc, Late Harvest - Silver Medal

Santa Barbara Winery, SYV, 1998

Blush - Silver Medal

Beckman Vineyards, SYV, Purisima Mountian, Grenache Rose, 2000
Mosby Winery, SBC, Vigna Della Casa Vecchia, Rosato di Sangiovese, 2001

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Bronze Medals

Cabernet Franc - Bronze Medal

Bedford Thompson Winery, SBC, Thompson Vineyard, 1999
Daniel Gehrs Wines, SYV, 2000
Gainey Vineyard, SYV, Limited Selection, 1999
Rusack Vineyards, SYV, Anacapa, 1999
Theresa Wines, SBC, Stoplman Vineyards, 1999

Cabernet Sauvignon - Bronze Medal

Beckman Vineyards, SBC, 1999
Bridlewood Winery, SYV, 1998
Du Bertrand Wines, SBC, 1999
Koehler winery, SBC, 1999
Santa Barbara Winery, SYV, Reserve, 1999
Tin House, SBC, 1998

Merlot - Bronze Medal

Brander Vineyard, SYV, 2000
Bridlewood Winery, SYV, 1998
Daniel Gehrs Wines, SYV, 2000
Firestone Vineyard, SYV, 25th Anniversary Vintage, 1999
Mission Meadow Winery, SBC, 2000
Sunstone Winery, SYV, Sunstone Vineyard 1999

Pinot Noir - Bronze Medal

Babcock Vineyards, SBC, 2000
Brophy Clark Cellars, SMV, 2000
Brophy Clark Cellars, SMV, 1999
Fess Parker Winery, SBC, American Tradition Reserve, 2000
Flying Goat Cellars, SMV, SM Hills Vineyard, 2000
Gainey Vineyard, SYV, Limited Selection, 1999
Hitching Post, SMV, 1999
Lafond Winery, SYV, Lafond Vineyard, 1998
Lincourt Vineyards, SBC, 2000
Mission Meadow Winery, SBC, 2000
Rusack Vineyards, SMV, 2000
Sanford Winery, SBC, 2000

Sangiovese - Bronze Medal

Du Bertrand Wines, SBC, 1999
Mosby Winery, SBC, Vigna Della Casa Vecchia, 1998

Shiraz/Syrah - Bronze Medal

Bedford Thompson Winery, SBC, Thompson Vineyard, 1999
Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, 1999
Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, 1998
Cambria, SMV, Tepusquet Vineyard, 1999
J. Kerr Wines, SMV, Bien Nacido Vineyard, 1999
Kahn/Avelina, SBC, 1999
Lafond Winery, SYV, Lafond Vineyard, 1999
Lafond Winery, SYV, Stolpman Vineyard, 1999
LinCourt Vineyards, SBC, 2000
Stolpman, SYV, 1999
Sunstone Winery, SYV, Sunstone, 1999

Barbera - Bronze Medal

Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards, SBC, 2000
Morovino, SBC, Los Alamos Vineyards, 1998

Meritage - Bronze Medal

Beckman Vineyards, SYV, Atelier, 1999

Chardonnay - Bronze Medal

Cottonwood Canyon Winery, SMV, 2000
Fess Parker Winery, SMV, Marcella’s Vineyard, 2000
Firestone Vineyard, SBC, 2000
J.Kerr Wines, SMV, Bien Nacido Vineyard, 1998
Lafond Winery, SYV SRH, 2000
Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards, SBC, Old Adobe Vineyards, 2000
Meridian Vineyards, SBC, 2000
Meridian Vineyards, SBC, Limited Release, 1999
Mission Meadow Winery, SBC, 1999
Oak Savanna Vineyard, SYV, Oak Savanna Vineyard, 2000
Sanford Winery, SBC, 1999
Santa Barbara Winery, SYV, 2000
Zaca Mesa Winery, SBC, Zaca Vineyards, 1999

Marsanne - Bronze Medal

Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, 2001

Sauvignon Blanc - Bronze Medal

Beckman Vineyards, SYV, Estate, 2000
Brander Vineyard, SYV, Cuvee Nicolas, 2000
Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, 2000
Gainey Vineyard, SYV, 2000
Gainey Vineyard SYV, Limited Selection, 2000

Viognier - Bronze Medal

Calzada Ridge, SYV, Calzada Ride Vineyard, 2000
Gainey Vineyard, SYV, Limited Selection, 2000
Sunstone Winery, SYV, Sunstone Vineyard, 2000
Zaca Mesa Winery, SYV, Estate, 2000

Cortese - Bronze Medal

Mosby Winery, SBC, Vineyard 246, 2001

Blanc de Blancs - Bronze Medal

Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards, SBC, Methode Champenoise Blanc de Blanc, 2000

Zinfandel, Late Harvest - Bronze Medal

Santa Barbara Winery, SYV, Lafond Vineyard, Zinfandel Essence, 2000

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Silver Medals - Golden Cellar

Cabernet Sauvignon - Silver Medal, Golden Cellar

Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, 1997

Sangiovese - Silver Medal, Golden Cellar

Mosby, SBC, Vigna Della Casa Vecchia Sangiovese Ripasso Doppio, 1997

Shiraz/Syrah - Silver Medal, Golden Cellar

Beckman Vineyards, SBC, 1997

Meritage - Silver Medal, Golden Cellar

Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, Trevin 1997

Chardonnay - Silver Medal, Golden Cellar

J.Kerr Wines, SBC, 5x blend, 1991

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Bronze Medals - Golden Cellar

Cabernet Franc - Bronze Medal, Golden Cellar

Daniel Gehrs Wines, SBC, 1996
Daniel Gehrs Wines, SBC, 1995

Meritage - Bronze Medal, Golden Cellar

Buttonwood Farm Winery, SYV, Trevin, 1996

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