2019 Awards
International Wine Lovers of Tasters Guild Competition
- Honeymoon Trail Winery
- DOUBLE GOLD – Chocolate Cherry
- GOLD – Blueberry
- SILVER – Niagara
- SILVER – Cabernet Franc
- BRONZE – Sauvignon Blanc
- BRONZE – Honeymoon’s Over
American Wine Society (AWS) Commercial Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- DOUBLE GOLD 93 pts – Odin’s Nectar
- SILVER 91 pts – Estate Diamond
- SILVER 90 pts – Cabernet Sauvignon
- BRONZE 87 pts – Riesling
2019 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD 90 pts – Estate Diamond
- SILVER – Bare Cat Blush
- SILVER – Classic Diamond
New York Wine Classic
- Arrowhead Spring Vineyards
- SILVER – Pinot Noir
- SILVER – Cool Terroir
- SILVER – Chardonnay
- Black Willow Winery
- BRONZE – Trilogy Red
- BRONZE – Estate Diamond
- Chateau Niagara Winery
- SILVER – Saperavi
- Vizcarra Vineyards at Becker farms
- GOLD – Quaker Red Rougeon
- SILVER – Red Creek Raspberry
Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD 90 pts – Estate Diamond
- SILVER – Bare Cat Blush
- SILVER – Classic Diamond
Indy International Wine Competition
- Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
- GOLD – Moscato
- BRONZE – Vignoles
- BRONZE – Sweet Concord
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Arrowhead Spring Vineyards
- GOLD – Meritage Reserve
- SILVER – Estate Cabernet Franc
- SILVER – Cool Terroir
- Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
- SILVER – Sweet Concord
- SILVER – Airport Red
- SILVER – Chocolate Dream
- SILVER – Moscato
- SILVER – Vignoles
- Schwenk Wine Cellars
- SILVER – Lighthouse White
- SILVER – Vidal Blanc Ice Wine
- Victorianbourg Wine Estate
- SILVER – Toriamour
- BRONZE – Traminette Special Selection
Mazer Cup
- Black Willow Winery
- SILVER – Odin’s Nectar
Florida State Fair International Wine and Grape Juice Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Bare Cut Blush
- SILVER – De Peche Meow
- SILVER – Classic Diamond
International Eastern Wine Competition
- Victorianbourg Wine Estate
- SILVER – 2017 Victorianbourg Chardonnay
- BRONZE – 2017 Victorianbourg Fleur du Vin
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- DOUBLE GOLD – Classic Diamond
- SILVER – Odin’s Nectar
- SILVER – Trilogy Red
- BRONZE – Freyja’s Passion
World Mead Challenge
2018 Awards
World Mead Challenge
- Black Willow Winery
San Francisco Wine Competition
- Chateau Niagara Winery
- BRONZE – 2017 Riesling Rosine
Harvest Challenge 2018
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – 90pts – Semi-Dry Riesling
- SILVER – Valkyrie’s Lure
- SILVER – Trilogy White Reserve
- SILVER – Trilogy Red
Tastings World Wine Championships
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD / BEST BUY – 90 points – Trilogy White Reserve
- SILVER / BEST BUY – 86 points – Classic Diamond
- SILVER – 86 points – Semi-Dry Riesling
American Wine Society (AWS) Commercial Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – 93 points – Freyja’s Passion
- SILVER – 89 points – Riesling 2017
- SILVER – 87 points – Cabernet Franc 2016
- BRONZE – 87 points – Bare Cat Blush
Tasters Guild Consumer Competition
- Victorianbourg Wine Estate
- DOUBLE GOLD – Chocolate Obsession
2018 International Women’s Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- DOUBLE GOLD / BEST OF CLASS – 2016 Riesling
- BRONZE – 2016 Cabernet Franc
Published Articles: Review by Carlo DeVitto
- Chateau Niagara Winery
International Women’s Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- DOUBLE GOLD / BEST OF CLASS / 93 points – 2016 Riesling
- BRONZE – Cabernet Franc
Indy Wine Competition
- Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
- SILVER – Corkscrew Red
- SILVER – Loganberry Rosebud
New York International Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – 2017 Odin’s Nectar
- SILVER – 2017 Trilogy White Reserve
- Mead Producer of the Year
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
- Schulze Vineyards & Winery
- SILVER – Thirty Mile Point
Tasters Guild International
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Cabernet Franc
- GOLD – Odin’s Nectar
Great American International Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Black Widow Berry
- SILVER – Classic Diamond
- BRONZE – Odin’s Nectar
2018 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Classic Diamond 2016
- SILVER – Trilogy Red 2016
- SILVER – Trilogy White 2018
4th Annual Berlin International Wine Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- Mead Producer of the Year
- SILVER – Odin’s Nectar 2017
American Fine Wine Competition
- Chateau Niagara Winery
- SILVER – Riesling
- SILVER – Gerwurztraminer
- SILVER – Pinot Noir
- SILVER – Bulls Blood
- SILVER – Saperavi
- Chateau Niagara Winery
- BRONZE – Kagor 2016
Tastings.com Regional Wine Review
- Freedom Run Winery
- GOLD, 90 points – 2015 Estate Pinot Noir
- GOLD, 90 points – 2015 Estate Cabernet Franc
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Bare Cat Blush
- GOLD – Black Widow Berry
- SILVER – Trilogy Red
2017 Awards
Leonard Oakes Estate Winery
- 90 points, GOLD – 2015 Reserve Ice Wine Vidal Blanc
- DOUBLE GOLD, BEST OF CLASS – Bare Cat Blush
- GOLD – Black Widow Berry
The Winery at Marjim Manor
- 87 points, SILVER & BEST BUY – A Pear Made in Heaven
- 89 points, SILVER & BEST BUY – Cherry Concerto
- 88 points, SILVER & BEST BUY – 2017 One Hundred Windows
American Wine Society (AWS) Commercial Wine Competition
- SILVER & BEST NATIVE WINE – 100 Windows
- SILVER – Cat’s Meow
- BRONZE – Lord of the Manor
- BRONZE – Shubal’s Sunset
World Value Wine Challenge-Top 10 Red Wine $20 and Under
Black Willow Winery
- 91 points – GOLD – BEST VALUE – 2016 Trilogy Red
Arrowhead Spring Vineyards
- DOUBLE GOLD – 2014 Arrowhead Red
- DOUBLE GOLD – 2014 Cool Terroir
BlackBird Cider Works
- BRONZE – 2016 Estate Reserve
Chateau Niagara Winery
- GOLD – Kagor
- BRONZE – 2015 Cabernet Franc
Leonard Oakes Estate Winery
- BEST of Class Ice Wine, DOUBLE GOLD – 2015 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine
- GOLD – 2016 Riesling
- GOLD – 2016 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
- SILVER – 2014 Pinot Noir, Reserve Series
- SILVER – 2012 Reserve Syrah
- SILVER – 2015 Sparkling Riesling
- SILVER – 2016 Chardonnay Greater Niagara
- SILVER – 2013 Reserve Riesling
- SILVER – 2015 Lombardo Riesling
- SILVER – 2016 Vignoles
- BRONZE – 2014 Blaufrankisch, Reserve Series
Schulze Vineyards & Winery
- SILVER – Crackling Sweet Niagara
- SILVER – Mon Cheri
- BRONZE – 2015 Siegfried Reserve
2017 Ultimate Wine Challenge
Schulze Vineyards & Winery
- 93 POINTS – Reserve Cabernet Franc 2012
7th Annual New York International Wine Competition
Black Willow Winery
- BRONZE – Bare Cat Blush
- GOLD – Odin’s Nectar
- Mead Winery of the Year
2017 International Women’s Wine Competition
Black Willow Winery
- GOLD & BEST OF CLASS – Trilogy Red
- BRONZE – Bare Cat Blush
2017 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
A Gust of Sun Winery
- SILVER – Bubba Cabernet Franc, Late Harvest Vignoles
- BRONZE – Cabernet Franc, Trismegistus, Fedora Red
Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Bare Cat Blush
- SILVER – Chardonnay, Trilogy White, DePeche Meow
- BRONZE – Classic Diamond, Trilogy Red
Schulze Vineyards & Winery
- GOLD – Tiny Bubbles
- SILVER – Cabernet Franc Reserve
- BRONZE – Thirty Mile Point Niagara, Siegfried Reserve, Aurelia, Lake House Red
- EXCELLENCE IN PACKAGING – SILVER – Tiny Bubbles
Schwenk Wine Cellars
- SILVER – Distinct Voyage
The Winery at Marjim Manor
- SILVER – Cat’s Meow, Shubal’s Sunset
Schulze Vineyards & Winery
- DOUBLE GOLD – Thirty Mile Point Niagara
- GOLD – Siegfried Reserve 2015
- GOLD – Ruby
2017 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Classic Diamond
- SILVER – Trilogy Red
The Winery at Marjim Manor
- SILVER – Cordially Yours
- SILVER – 100 Windows
2017 Mazer Cup
810 Meadworks
- SILVER, 2ND PLACE – Strawberry Patch
Great American International Wine Competition/Raise A Glass Foundation
Schulze Vineyards & Winery
- GOLD – Catawba
- SILVER – Tiny Bubbles
- BRONZE – Lake House Red
- BRONZE – Siegfried Reserve
The Winery at Marjim Manor
- GOLD – Heart of Gold
- BRONZE – Cat’s Meow
Black Willow Winery
- SILVER – Bare Cat Blush
- BRONZE – Classic Diamond
2017 Florida State Fair International Wine and Grape Juice Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- SILVER – Classic Diamond
- SILVER – Bare Cat Blush
- SILVER – Black Widow Berry
- The Winery at Marjim Manor
- BRONZE – 100 Windows
- BRONZE – Star Light
2017 International Eastern Wine Competition (East Meets West)
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Trilogy Red
- BEST OF CLASS, GOLD – Classic Diamond
- BRONZE – Black Widow Berry
2017 Winemakers Challenge International Competition
- Black Willow Winery
- PLATINUM (95 PTS) – Classic Diamond
- GOLD (92 PTS) – Trilogy Red
- GOLD (92 PTS) – Odin’s Nectar
- GOLD (91 PTS) – Black Widow Berry
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD – Bare Cat Blush
- GOLD – Classic Diamond
- SILVER – Trilogy White
- BRONZE – Chardonnay
- BRONZE – Trilogy Red
Beverage Tasting Institute: Regional USA North East Wines
- Black Willow Winery
- SILVER & BEST BUY (86 PTS) – Bare Cat Blush
- SILVER (85 PTS) – Black Widow Berry
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BRONZE (84 PTS) – Classic Diamond
Beverage Tasting Institute: January 2017 World Mead Challenge
- Black Willow Winery
- GOLD & BEST BUY (92 PTS) – Odin’s Nectar
- SILVER (88 PTS) – Valkyrie’s Lure
- SILVER (87 PTS) – Freyia’s Passion
Beverage Tasting Institute: January 2017 US Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris Reviews
- Black Willow Winery
- SILVER (87 PTS) – Trilogy White (blend)
- SILVER (85 PTS) – Classic Diamond