Amateur Winemaker




	Results of the 2010 Western Iowa Grape Growers Association’s Amateur Winemaking Contest

		Best of Show

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name	Made From
Best of Show - Made With Locally Grown Grapes	Doug Grave	Charging Bull	Noiret
Best of Show - Red Wine	Doug Grave	Charging Bull	Noiret
Best of Show - White Wine	Gary & Diane Forristall	Seyval Blanc	Seyval Blanc


	Class 1 - Red Hybrid Varietal Grape - Sweet

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Sarah Mabary	Coneory
Silver	Doug Grave	Running Wild
Bronze	Dale Mellor	Crimson Red


	Class 2 - Red Hybrid Varietal Grape - Dry

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Doug Grave	Charging Bull
Silver	Doug Grave	Bull’s Blood 2008
Bronze	Doug Grave	Bull’s Blood 2009


	Class 3 - White Hybrid Varietal Grape - Sweet

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Dale Mellor	Bee’s Knees
Silver	Sarah Mabary	Edelwiess
Bronze	Paula Dixon	Catawba


	Class 4 - White Hybrid Varietal Grape - Dry

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Gary & Diane Forristall	Seyval Blanc
Silver	Gary & Diane Forristall	Edelwiess
Bronze	Matt Schmitt	Steuben


	Class 5 - Red Hybrid Blend - Sweet

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Doug Grave	Chantilly Lace
Silver
Bronze


	Class 6 - Red Hybrid Blend - Dry

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Doug Grave	Charging Bull
Silver	Doug Grave	Bull’s Blood
Bronze	Doug Grave	Commanders Red Frontenac


	Class 7 - White Hybrid Blend - Sweet

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Dale Mellor	Seyval Blanc
Silver
Bronze


	Class 8 - White Hybrid Blend - Dry

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Gary & Diane Forristall	Cyclone White
Silver
Bronze


	Class 9 - Red Vinifera

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Dale Mellor	Borola
Silver	Shirley Lundgren	Cabernet
Bronze	Matt Schmitt	Pinor Noir


	Class 10 - White Vinifera

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Matt Schmitt	PiesPorter
Silver
Bronze


	Class 11 - Fruit Wines

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Dale Mellor	Apricot Melloes Cellar
Silver	Shirley Lundgren	Fruit Wine
Bronze


	Class 12 - Berry Wines

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Paula Dixon	Black Raspberry
Silver	Charlie Caldwell	Aronia Berry Wine
Bronze	Sarah Mabary	Blackberry


	Class 13 - Port

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Gary & Diane Forristall	Port
Silver	Dale Mellor	Porta Bianea Mellor’s St PPP
Bronze	Matt Schmitt	Leon Millot


	Class 14 - Other

Award	Winemaker	Wine Name
Gold	Matt Schmitt	Green Apple Riesling
Silver	Ruth Lundry	Rhubarb
Bronze


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