Jerry Mead Awards
Jerry Mead was a curmudgeon and wine-writer, originally from California and later in life from Nevada. One of his pet peeves was the availability of good, inexpensive wines. He likened this to the proverbial 5-cent cigar. In his honor, we have for years promulgated the “Jerry Mead Awards” for those Gold Medal winning wines that are considered “value” or “bargain” wines. This year’s list are for wines that have a suggested retail price of less than $15.
2009 WINNERS
| 2007 | Airfiled Estates | Unoaked Chardonnay | Yakima Valley, WA | ||
| 2008 | Arrowleaf Cellars | Bacchus (VQA) | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| 2007 | Bitner Vineyards | Riesling | Snake River Valley, ID | ||
| 2008 | Cinder Wines | Rosé | Snake River Valley, ID | ||
| NV | Domaine Ste. Michelle | Blanc de Blancs | Columbia, WA | ||
| 2006 | Five H (Hinman Family) | Riesling - Balcom Vineyards | Columbia, WA | ||
| 2008 | Gehringer Brothers Estate | Desert Sun | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| 2008 | Gehringer Brothers Estate | Dry Rock Chardonnay | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| 2008 | Gehringer Brothers Estate | Schönburger Gewürztraminer | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| 2007 | Grey Monk Estate Winery | Pinot Gris | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| 2007 | Hester Creek Estate Winery | Cabernet/Merlot | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| 2006 | Kiona Vineyard & Winery | Lemberger | Red Mountain, WA | ||
| 2008 | Kiona Vineyard & Winery | Late Harvest Riesling | Yakima Valley, WA | ||
| 2008 | Lake Breeze Vineyards | Pinot Blanc | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| 2008 | Larch Hills Winery | Marchal Foch | Okanagan Valley, BC | ||
| NV | SakéOne (Momokawa) | Organic Junmai Ginjo Saké | Oregon | ||
| 2008 | Sweet Cheeks Winery | Riesling | Willamette Valley, OR | ||
| 2007 | Ten Spoon Vineyard | Range Rider Red | Montana | ||
| 2008 | Vale Wine Company | Riesling | Snake River Valley, ID | ||