San Benito County wineries continue to eke out a stellar reputation for themselves alongside industry bigwigs from Napa, Paso Robles, Sonoma and beyond, leaving 57 judges with a positive impression on their palate during the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition last week.
Judging for the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition – recognized as the largest competition of American wines in the world – began Jan. 8 in Cloverdale. Results were released a week ago. There were a little more than 5,500 submitted wines – on par with last year’s record-setting number of entries.
The following are the winning wineries listed from San Benito County.
Pepper Tree Ranch
Castillos Winery
Donati Family Vineyard
Pietra Santa
Alicats Winery
Roxo Port Cellars
For the full list of the winners and categories, go here.
