2021 WNC Regional Amateur Wine Competition
Amateur winemakers in Western North Carolina and the surrounding region are invited to enter their wines in the French Broad Vignerons Amateur Wine Competition, to be held Friday, December 3, 2021. The deadline to enter wines in the competition is Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
Entry forms are linked below.
2021 WNC Regional Commercial Wine Competition
Commercial winemakers in Western North Carolina and the surrounding regional are invited to enter their wines in the French Broad Vignerons Commercial Wine Competition, to be held Saturday-Sunday, December 4-5, 2021. The deadline to enter wines in the competition is Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Entry forms are linked below.
Entry Form – Vinifera & Hybrid Wine
Entry Form – Muscadine & Fruit Wine
2020 French Broad Vignerons Amateur Wine Competition
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL
| 2019 | Red Blend (Petit Verdot, Primitivo) | Michael Dickson |
| 2018 | Tawny Port | Rick Jelovsek |
GOLD MEDAL
| 2018 | Black Currant/Cassis | Chuck Blethen |
| 2016 | Cabernet Franc | Greg Cutt |
| 2018 | Red Blend (Cabernet Sauvignon) | Michael Dickson |
| 2018 | Red Blend (Syrah, Petit Sirah, Petit Verdot, Primitivo) | Tom Mincarelli |
| 2018 | Marquette | Tom Mincarelli |
| 2019 | Red Blend (Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot) | Tom Mincarelli |
SILVER MEDAL
| 2018 | Katuah Muscadine | Chuck Blethen |
| NV | Red Blend (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Sirah) | Greg Cutt |
| 2018 | Petit Verdot | Michael Dickson |
| 2017 | Primitivo | Michael Dickson |
| 2019 | Sauvignon Blanc | Michael Dickson |
| 2018 | Pétillant naturel White Blend | Roberto Erb |
| 2019 | Pétillant naturel White Blend | Roberto Erb |
| 2019 | Pétillant naturel White Blend | Roberto Erb |
| 2018 | Cabernet Franc | Jamie Guillermo |
| 2019 | Cranberry Merlot | Jamie Guillermo |
| 2018 | Petit Verdot | Jamie Guillermo |
| 2019 | Blackberry Pinot Noir | Jamie Guillermo |
| 2019 | Marquette | Rick Jelovsek |
| 2018 | Strawberry Brandy | Rick Jelovsek |
| 2017 | Cabernet Franc | Rick Jelovsek |
| 2018 | Regent | Tom Mincarelli |
| 2020 | Sauvignon Blanc | Elaine Ryan |
| 2020 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Elaine Ryan |
BRONZE MEDAL
No medals awarded