LEDSON WINE LABELS CONTINUE WINNING BIG IN 2015 AWARD SEASON

Sonoma Valley’s Ledson Winery & Vineyards (www.ledson.com) and Zina Hyde Cunningham (www.zinawines.com) continue to bring home the accolades during the 2015 award season.

The biggest win thus far comes from the 2015 Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition in San Diego, CA. The Ledson 2013 Russian River Chardonnay ($38) won Best of Show (White), Best of Class (Chardonnay), 94 Points and a Platinum Medal at the recent Winemaker Challenge.

“Everyone was captivated by the structure of the chardonnay”, enthused Robert Whitley, Director of the Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition.

“I don’t get too many Chardonnays passing my desk that have this kind of acidity. This will cut the thickest white sauce based meals with ease while delivering tart apple, lemon and mild fresh herb tones and a touch of flint. This has the structure for aging, and I see it benefitting with at least three years more in bottle”, said Rich Cook, Assistant Director of the Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition in the WineReviewOnline.

The Ledson 2012 Sonoma Valley ‘Estate’ Barbera ($46) also received Best of Class (Barbera), 91 Points and a Gold Medal from the Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition, while the Ledson 2012 Sonoma Valley ‘Ancient Vine’ Zinfandel Reserve ($88) scored 90 Points and a Gold Medal.

At the 2015 Rosé Competition in Santa Rosa, CA the Ledson 2014 Russian River Valley Pinot Rosé received a Gold Medal.

The Zina Hyde Cunningham 2013 Anderson Valley Chardonnay ($48) received a Gold Medal at the 2015 TEXSOM International Wine Awards.

At the 2015 North of the Gate Wine Competition the Zina Hyde Cunningham 2012 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir ($60) received a Double Gold Medal and the Ledson 2012 Russian River Valley ‘Old Vine’ Zinfandel ($36) brought back a Gold Medal.

Ledson and Zina Hyde Cunningham wines are available at the winery in Kenwood, the Ledson Hotel and in the online stores, www.ledson.com and www.zinawinery.com . Steve Ledson prides himself on making wine from both family owned vineyards or vineyards carefully selected to match the winery’s philosophy of only the best fruit makes it to the bottle. These wines include award-winning and critically acclaimed vineyard designate wines, unique blends and stand-out favorites like reserve chardonnays, merlots and cabs.

Steve Ledson founded Ledson Winery & Vineyards in 1993, and his family has been farming grapes and making wine in Sonoma County for 150 years. Ledson Winery is located at 7335 Sonoma Highway in Kenwood, and is open daily from 10am to 5pm. For more information, call the winery at (707) 833-2330 or visit the website: www.ledson.com.

When in Sonoma, stay at the Ledson Hotel (www.ledsonhotel.com) located at 480 1st St East on Sonoma’s historic plaza for the perfect Wine Country weekend. For more information about the Ledson Hotel call (707) 996-9779. The Zina Hyde Cunningham tasting room is located at the Ledson Hotel. For more information about Zina Hyde Cunningham Winery call (707) 895-9462 or visit www.zinawinery.com.

Enjoy the best hospitality in Wine Country with Zina Hyde Cunningham wines, Ledson Winery, the Ledson Hotel and the new Mountain Terraces Vineyard Winery.