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| Gold Best of Class | |||||
| Napa Cellars | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 23.00 | |
| Gold | |||||
| Flora Springs | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley/Estate | $ 22.00 | |
| Fagan Creek | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 17.99 | |
| Silver | |||||
| Wellington Vineyards | 1999 | Merlot | Sonoma Valley | $ 18.00 | |
| de Lorimier | 2000 | Merlot | Alexander Valley/Estate Bottled | $ 20.00 | |
| Rosenblum Cellars | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley/Estate/Mountain Select | $ 24.00 | |
| Thomas Coyne Winery | 2000 | Merlot | El Dorado/Quartz Hill Vineyard | $ 16.00 | |
| Windsor Vineyards | 2001 | Merlot | Mendocino County/Private Reserve | $ 16.25 | |
| Mill Creek Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | Dry Creek Valley/Estate Bottled | $ 22.00 | |
| Rios-Lovell Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Livermore Valley/Reserve | $ 24.00 | |
| Toasted Head | 2000 | Merlot | California | $ 17.00 | |
| Beringer | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 16.00 | |
| Blackstone | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 17.99 | |
| Clos du Bois | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County | $ 18.00 | |
| Cedar Mountain Winery | 1998 | Merlot | Livermore Valley | $ 21.50 | |
| Domaine Danica | 1998 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 24.99 | |
| Calistoga Cellars | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 22.00 | |
| Hawley Wines | 1999 | Merlot | Dry Creek Valley/Bradford Mountain | $ 24.00 | |
| Paradise Ridge Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County/Ladi's Vineyard | $ 24.99 | |
| Stonegate Winery | 1999 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 20.00 | |
| Sterling Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 22.00 | |
| Robert Hall | 2000 | Merlot | Paso Robles | $ 20.00 | |
| Castle Vineyards | 1999 | Merlot | Sonoma Valley | $ 20.00 | |
| Chateau Souverain | 2000 | Merlot | Alexander Valley | $ 18.00 | |
| Belvedere | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County/Healdsburg Ranches | $ 19.00 | |
| Maloy O'Neill Vineyards | 2001 | Merlot | Paso Robles | $ 18.00 | |
| Raymond Vineyard & Cellar | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley/Raymond Reserve | $ 24.00 | |
| Edgewood Estate | 1999 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 24.00 | |
| Clos du Bois | 1999 | Merlot | Alexander Valley/Reserve | $ 22.00 | |
| Michel-Schlumberger | 2000 | Merlot | Dry Creek Valley | $ 22.00 | |
| Selby | 2000 | Merlot | Napa | $ 24.00 | |
| Voss Vineyards | 1999 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 22.00 | |
| Bronze | |||||
| San Saba Vineyard | 1999 | Merlot | Monterey | $ 19.95 | |
| Hunter Hill | 2000 | Merlot | Santa Cruz Mountains/Estate | $ 24.00 | |
| Cinnabar Vineyards & Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Paso Robles | $ 19.50 | |
| Deerfield Ranch | 2000 | Merlot | Clear Lake | $ 24.00 | |
| Eagle Castle | 2000 | Merlot | Paso Robles | $ 16.00 | |
| Falkner Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Temecula South Coast/Estate | $ 18.00 | |
| Kendall-Jackson | 2000 | Merlot | California/Vintners Reserve | $ 16.00 | |
| Martin Ray | 1999 | Merlot | Sonoma County | $ 18.00 | |
| Pope Valley Winery | 1999 | Merlot | Napa Valley/Estate | $ 24.00 | |
| Michael-David Phillips | 2000 | Merlot | California | $ 20.00 | |
| Kenwood Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County | $ 17.00 | |
| Lambert Bridge Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County | $ 24.00 | |
| Alexander Valley Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | Alexander Valley/Estate | $ 20.00 | |
| Frei Brothers Reserve | 2000 | Merlot | Dry Creek Valley | $ 17.00 | |
| Fenestra Winery | 1999 | Merlot | Livermore Valley | $ 19.00 | |
| Richardson Vineyard | 2000 | Merlot | Carneros/Sangiacomo | $ 18.50 | |
| Charles Krug | 1999 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 20.99 | |
| Wente Family Estates | 2000 | Merlot | Livermore Valley/Reserve / Crane Ridge Reserve | $ 17.95 | |
| Toad Hollow Vineyards, Inc | 2000 | Merlot | Russian River Valley / Richard McDowell Rsve | $ 21.95 | |
| Picchetti Winery | 1999 | Merlot | Alexander Valley | $ 24.99 | |
| Callaway | 1999 | Merlot | California/Reserve | $ 16.00 | |
| Napa Ridge Winery | 1997 | Merlot | Napa Valley/Reserve | $ 20.00 | |
| Rodney Strong Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County | $ 18.00 | |
| Murphy-Goode | 2000 | Merlot | Alexander Valley | $ 19.50 | |
| Roshambo | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County | $ 20.00 | |
| Firestone Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | Santa Ynez Valley | $ 18.00 | |
| Frick | 1999 | Merlot | Dry Creek Valley | $ 21.00 | |
| Huntington Wine Cellars | 2000 | Merlot | Alexander Valley | $ 18.00 | |
| Thomas Coyne Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Livermore Valley / Detjens Farms | $ 20.00 | |
| Victor Hugo | 2000 | Merlot | Paso Robles | $ 17.00 | |
| Brutocao | 1999 | Merlot | Mendocino / Estate Bottled / Brutocao Vineyards | $ 20.00 | |
| Dynamite Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | North Coast | $ 17.25 | |
| White Oak | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 22.50 | |
| Trentadue | 2000 | Merlot | Alexander Valley | $ 18.00 | |
| William Hill Winery | 1999 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 21.00 | |
| Norman Vineyard | 2000 | Merlot | Paso Robles | $ 18.00 | |
| Kendall-Jackson | 1999 | Merlot | California/Grand Reserve | $ 25.00 | |
| St. Supery Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Napa Valley | $ 21.00 | |
| Benziger Family Winery | 2000 | Merlot | Sonoma County | $ 19.00 | |
| Gainey Vineyard | 2000 | Merlot | Santa Ynez Valley | $ 24.00 | |
| Ventana Vineyards | 2000 | Merlot | Arroyo Seco | $ 18.00 | |
| Peachy Canyon | 2000 | Merlot | Paso Robles | $ 23.00 | |
| Diablo Grande | 2000 | Merlot | Diablo Grande | $ 22.00 | |