Temecula Winery Garners 10 Prestigious Awards

From South Coast Winery: Competing with over 1,300 wine-producers at the 37th Annual San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge, held Apri1 6 and 7, 2019, South Coast Winery was awarded 10 distinctive recognitions for its wines. The competition, founded in 1982, is one of the longest-running wine competitions held in the United States.

Entrants included wineries from Napa, Sonoma, Temecula, Santa Barbara and other California producers, as well as U.S. competitors from Texas, Virginia, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. The international entrants included vintners from France, Italy, Spain, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Mexico, Argentina and South Africa.

“I am particularly proud of our two platinum, three gold and five silver designations since the competition was so impressive and extensive in its global and national coverage,” said Jeff Carter, president of Carter Hospitality which owns South Coast Winery.

South Coast Winery, which has accumulated over 3,000 accolades since its inception in 2003, earned prestigious designations for the following wines from its collection:

· Platinum 94 points, 2018 Grenache Noir Rose Temecula Valley;

· Platinum 94 points, 2017 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands;

· Gold 93 points, 2014 Meritage Wild Horse Peak South Coast;

· Gold 93 points, 2017 Pinot Grigio Temecula Valley;

· Gold 90 points, 2015 Tempranillo Monastrell South Coast;

· Silver, 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Wild Horse Peak;

· Silver, 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Temecula Valley;

· Silver, NV Sparkling Gewürztraminer Temecula Valley;

· Silver, NV Sparkling Pinot Grigio Temecula Valley;

· Silver NV Vineyard Rose Sparkling Temecula Valley.

Wines are eligible for silver, gold and platinum awards, and numerical ratings are determined for all wines earning gold or platinum status. The competition recruits professionals from across the wine industry, including producers, sommeliers, winemakers, media and marketers as judges. For the 13th consecutive year, Michael Franz, editor of Wine Review, served as chief judge and executive director Robert Whitley and director Rich Cook tasted the winning wines and reviewed all wines awarded platinum. Reviews are published at Wine Review Online.