Governor’s Cup Award for Missouri Wine
>“It is such an honor to receive the top two awards from the Missouri Wine Competition for a third year in a row,” said Jon Held, owner of Stone Hill Winery. “Watching this industry grow and evolve alongside us has been gratifying while also keeping the pressure on us to always improve.”
Les Bourgeois Vineyards rebranded under the name The Blufftop at Rocheport this year. Jacob Holman, president and head winemaker, is excited to add the C.V. Riley Award to this year’s accolades for the winery.
“We are honored to have won the C.V. Riley Award for our 2020 Norton and to share this accolade with our friends at Stone Hill Winery,” Holman says. “The local wine industry is full of diverse varieties and winemaking styles, and I’m so grateful our hard work on The Blufftop was deemed worthy of this award.”
The Missouri Wine Competition is an elite contest intended to honor and showcase the exceptional wines produced throughout the state. Seven judges blindly tasted 239 wines during the two-day competition. Judges awarded 48 gold, 102 silver and 70 bronze medals.
The Missouri Governor’s Cup winner was selected from the 12 Best of Class champions:
- Sparkling: Stone Hill Winery – Brut Rosé
- Dry White: Noboleis Vineyards – 2021 Dry Vignoles
- Semi-Dry White: Augusta Winery – 2021 Vidal Blanc Estate Bottled
- Sweet White: Augusta Winery – 2021 Vignoles
- Dry Red: Stone Hill Winery – 2020 Chambourcin
- Semi-Dry Red: Adam Puchta Winery – Hunter’s Red
- Sweet Red: James Winery – Velvet Red
- Dry Rosé: Noboleis Vineyards – 2021 Dry Rosé
- Sweet Rosé: Augusta Vineyards – River Valley Blush
- Fruit: Adam Puchta Winery – Berry Black
- Dessert: Adam Puchta Winery – Signature Port
- Late Harvest/Ice Wine: Augusta Winery – 2021 Icewine