The 2007 professional wine judging took place at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair during the week of January 8, 2007. 55 professional wine judges representing trade, education, media, retail, and restaurants throughout the United States evaluated 3,800 wines entered by 1,572 wineries from 20 states.

Wines were awarded as bronze, silver, gold, and double gold (unanimous gold by the judges). In addition, there were Best of Class awards given for each of the wine judging categories and the prestigious Sweepstake Awards for the top sparkling, white, red, and dessert wines.

The judges were impressed with award winners but also noted that the overall quality of all the wines entered was very high.

2007 Sweepstake Winners are:

Sparkling

• Roederer Estate
  1999 Brut Anderson Valley L'Ermitage $47.00

White

• Geyser Peak Winery
  2006 Sauvignon Blanc California $11.99
• Windsor Vineyards
  2006 Gewurztraminer Alexander Valley Premium Label $10.00

Red

• Flying Goat Cellars
  2005 Pinot Noir, Rancho Santa Rosa Vineyards, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County $44.00
• B.R. Cohn Winery
  2004 Petite Sirah North Coast Petite Sirah $38.00

Dessert/Specialty

• Navarro Vineyards
  2005 Late Harvest Muscat Blanc Anderson Valley Late Harvest $29.00

Complete List of 2007 Medal Winning Wines by Category

2007 Best of Class

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