2011 Wine Intrigue Awards
2011 Wine Intrigue Awards
2011 Wine Intrigue Award Winners
Please join us in giving special recognition to the wines that our fellow operatives loved the best – in our fourth annual edition of the Wine Intrigue Awards. During the 2011 holiday season, The Wine Spies will be featuring limited allocations from all of our award winners. Be sure to check this page often as we announce all of our winners.
Operative’s Choice: Top Napa Cabernet
2007 Grgich Hills Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Operative’s Choice: Top Zinfandel
2007 Bradford Mountain Winery Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
Operative’s Choice: Top Blend
2006 Cosentino Winery Edie Brown Meritage
Operative’s Choice: Top QPR Pinot Noir
2008 Arroba Winery Edna Valley Pinot Noir
Operative’s Choice: Top Syrah
2008 Rodney Strong Vineyards Dry Creek Valley Syrah
Operative’s Choice: Top Cab Franc:
2007 Random Ridge Cabernet Franc
Operative’s Choice: Top Paso Robles Selection:
2007 Maloy O’Neill Vineyards Enzo Super-Tuscan
Agent Sparkle’s Top Selection:
2006 Ottimino Rancho Bello Vineyard Zinfandel
Winemaker of the Year:
Rudy von Strasser
Operative’s Choice: Top Santa Barbara Selection:
2007 Epiphany Cellars Santa Barbara County Petite Sirah
Operative’s Choice: Top Staff Selection:
2008 Fritz Underground Winery Dry Creek Valley Estate Zinfandel
Operative’s Choice: Top QPR Cabernet Sauvignon:
2008 Peterson Winery “1-2-3 Cab” Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Operative’s Choice: Top Merlot:
2007 Swanson Vineyards Oakville Merlot
Operative’s Choice: Top Library Selection:
2003 Benessere Vineyards Phenomenon Red Blend
Agent Red’s Top Selection:
2007 Storybook Mountain Vineyards ‘Antaeus’ Zinfandel Blend
Operative’s Choice: Top QPR Zinfandel:
2007 Rutherford Grove Winery & Vineyards Quackenbush Mountain Vineyards Zinfandel
Operative’s Choice: Top Pinot Noir:
2006 Marimar Estate Vineyards & Winery ‘La Masia’ Pinot Noir
Agent White’s Top Selection:
2006 Hendry Ranch Wines Napa Valley Red Wine
