Burt, NY – Black Willow Winery had a banner year for medals as they begin to wrap up their 6th year in business.
The winning streak that began in early January of this year brought home another Double Gold award for the popular Classic Diamond wine at the Tasters Guild International (www.tastersguild.com).
For those keeping score in Olympic medal fashion, the Tasters Guild rounds out the standings as follows: 3 Double Gold, 11 Gold, 25 Silver, 9 Bronze.
Black Willow’s Wines also were highly rated again by the Beverage Tasting Institute (www.tasting.com) throughout the year. Two wines this year were rated over 90pts, (equivalent to a Gold medal), while a staggering 11 wines were rated between 80-89 points, (equivalent to a Silver medal). The ratings institute is an industry standard for measuring the quality of wines. They also awarded two wines a prestigious “Best in Class” and “Best Buy.”
2016 also continued the Winery’s reign of “New York Mead Producer of the Year,” an honor given by the New York International Wine Competition for the second year in a row. The competition also awarded their signature mead (honey wine), Odin’s Nectar, a silver medal.
A complete list of the awards and accolades for the year 2016 from January through October are summarized below:
Tasters Guild International
DOUBLE GOLD – Classic Diamond
SILVER – Trilogy Red
SILVER – Chardonnay
SILVER – Trilogy White
SILVER – Bare Cat Blush
SILVER – Black Widow Berry
Canberra International Riesling Challenge 2016
BRONZE – Riesling
Beverage Tasting Institute: US Chardonnay Review – November 2016
BRONZE (83 PTS) – Chardonnay
World Value Wine Challenge: Beverage Tasting Institute (Tastings.com)
90 pts – GOLD & Best Buy – Trilogy Red
85 pts – SILVER – Trilogy White
85 pts – SILVER – Classic Diamond
Indy International Wine Competition
SILVER – Trilogy White
SILVER – Trilogy Red
New York State Fair Commercial Wine Competition
DOUBLE GOLD – Black Widow Berry
GOLD – Bare Cat Blush
GOLD – DePeche Meow
SILVER – Classic Diamond
SILVER – Trilogy Red
BRONZE – Trilogy White
New York International Wine Competition
2016 MEAD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
SILVER – Odin’s Nectar
International Women’s Wine Competition
SILVER – Cabernet Franc
SILVER – 2014 Trilogy Red
SILVER – 2014 Trilogy White
Ultimate Wine Challenge
93 pts – Valkyrie’s Lure Mead
85 pts – Classic Diamond 2014
88 pts – Trilogy White 2014
Pacific Rim Wine Competition
GOLD – Classic Diamond
Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
SILVER – Trilogy Red
SILVER – Trilogy White
Beverage Tasting Institute Summer Whites and Rosés
87 pts – SILVER – Trilogy White
85 pts – SILVER – Bare Cat Blush
88 pts – SILVER – Classic Diamond
Beverage Tasting Institute Wine Category Results
87 points – SILVER – BEST BUY – 2014 Chardonnay
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
SILVER – Classic Diamond
BRONZE – Bare Cat Blush
BRONZE – DePeche Meow (peach, Vidal Blanc)
Florida State Fair International Wine and Grape Juice Competition
DOUBLE GOLD – Bare Cat Blush
GOLD – Classic Diamond
GOLD – Black Widow Berry
BRONZE – DePeche Meow
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
GOLD – Bare Cat Blush
GOLD – Black Widow Berry (red blend)
BEST IN CLASS – GOLD – Classic Diamond
GOLD – DePeche Meow (fruit wine)
GOLD – Trilogy White (white blend)
BRONZE – Riesling
International Eastern Wine Competition (East Meets West)
GOLD – Classic Diamond
SILVER – Black Widow Berry
BRONZE – Cabenet Franc
BRONZE – Valkyrie’s Lure
Beverage Tasting Institute Dessert Fortified & Fruit Wines Category:
SILVER (88 pts) – 2004 Flight 6-1-37
SILVER BEST BUY (86 pts) – DePeche Meow
Black Willow Winery’s wines are available for tasting and purchase at the winery, in their online store, and in stores and restaurants throughout Western New York. For more information on the awards or current wine and mead offerings, contact Black Willow Winery at 716-439-1982 or email sales@blackwillowwinery.com.
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Contact:
Cynthia West-Chamberlain, Black Willow Winery LLC
5565 West Lake Rd., Burt, NY 14028 / 716-439-1982 / BlackWillowWinery.com