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Second Annual Evening Wine & Dine Gala and
NYS Wine Label & Packaging Awards
held Monday, June 15, '09


 CANANDAIGUA – How often do you stand in front of a display of wine and select the bottle to take home based on its label? Do you know what goes into a winemaker's decision to create a new wine? A new wine label?  Celebrating the art of wine (inside and outside the bottle), was the return of the 2nd Annual NYS Wine Label & Packaging Competition at Sonnenberg, culminating in an elegant evening of fine wines and foods. Guests enjoyed the splendor of Sonnenberg's roses and the taste of culinary samples, complimented with wine pairings from area wineries, all on a balmy summer's eve.

 
 
     

 

This special event, held during Sonnenberg’s Rose Week, showcases roses, wines, wine labels, and New York-grown foods. The 2009 Roses & Rosés Evening Wine & Dine Gala, featured 18 wineries and 8 restaurants tempting the palettes of guests with their best vintages and delicacies. Participants included:

Doc's Lakeside Seafood Restaurant, Biaggi's Italian Ristorante, Cathy Ziarno High Noon Cafe, Canandaigua Wegmans Catering, Steamboat Landing Restaurant, Sweet Expressions, Muranda Cheese Company, Glenora Wine Cellars, Dr. Konstantin Frank's Vinifera Vineyards, Casa Larga Vineyards, Heron Hill Winery, Hunt Country Vineyards, Lakewood Vineyards, Imagine Moore Winery, Miles Cellars, King's Ferry Winery, Deer Run Winery, White Springs Estate Winery, Anthony Road Vineyards, Chateau Lafayette Reneau, Finger Lakes Wine Center at Sonnenberg.

The Second Annual NYS Wine Label & Packaging Competition was on display in Sonnenberg Mansion's 2nd Floor Exhibit Hall from May through the special event. Sanctioned by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation (Uncork NY!), the competition featured numerous wines in seven categories representing wineries across the state. In addition to the juried competition June 15, guests to Sonnenberg served as judges themselves, voting for the People's Choice Award winner in the weeks leading up to the event.

Prizes for the label competition in 2009 were awarded to the following New York wineries:

Traditional: Belhurst Winery (Geneva) Cabernet Franc, winner; Hunt Country Vineyards (Branchport) Alchemy, Honorable Mention.

Natural/Nature: Arcadian Estate Winery  (Rock Stream) 2 Roads Chardonnay, winner; Dr. Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars (Hammondsport) Salmon Run Chardonnay, Honorable Mention

Art Illustration: Fox Run Vineyards (Penn Yan) Arctic Fox, winner; Atwater Vineyards (Hector) Stonebridge Red, Honorable Mention.

Innovative: Belhurst Winery (Geneva)  Dry Rosé, winner; Belhurst Winery’s Carrie, Honorable Mention.

Contemporary: Miles Wine Cellars (Himrod) Milestone, winner; Miles Wine Cellars Call Me A Cab, Honorable Mention.

Wine Label Series:  Ventosa Vineyards (Geneva) Cab Franc/Pinot Noir/Tocai, winner; Adirondack Winery (Lake George) Autumn Brilliance, Honorable Mention.

Best in Show: Belhurst Winery’s Cabernet Franc



 Shown are Best in Class 2009 winners for, from left: Traditional,Nature/Natural, Art Illustration, Innovative, Contemporary, and Label Series.

 
2009 People's Choice Award Winner "Dry Rose" (Belhurst of Geneva)


 Honorable Mention Winners 2009

 
 


Guests enjoyed sampling fine wines at the Carriage House and under an outdoor tent.


The Chocolate Fountain from Sweet Expressions was a delectable way to cap off an evening of tasting!
 
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