In October of 2010, a professional panel organized by Richard Ruelas of The Arizona Republic and Nate Mears of Sportsman's Fine Wines, met at Sportsman's in Scottsdale to judge the submitted wines. The judging panel included:

Jamie Beatty: Senior District Manager, Winebow Imports

Scott Cilley: Director of Fine Wines, Southern Wine & Spirits

Ken Cheuvront: Owner, Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar in Phoenix

Amy DeMichele: State Manager, Desert Pacific, Pernod Ricard USA

Jeff Grenfell: Sommelier, Fromagier, Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar

Joe LaVilla: Senior Academic Director, International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Phoenix (Sommelier)

Pavle Milic: Co-Owner, FnB Restaurant in Scottsdale

James Monaci: Operating Partner, Picazzo's (Sommelier)

Bob Piotrowski: Arizona State Area Manager, Palm Bay International

Trudy Thomas: Director of Beverage, Camelback Inn

Derek Winter: Southwest Regional Manager, Bronco Wine Company

The tasting was blind and with no discussion.

Arizona Wine Grower's Cup

These wines are produced with 100% Arizona fruit.

awga winemaker's medal

These wines are produced by AWGA members, but the fruit can come from anywhere.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Tasted blindly by attendees of the Arizona Wine Growers Festival at the Farm on November 6th. They tasted and voted on the top wines from the Grower's Cup Reds & Whites.

ARIZONA GROWER'S CUP RED

Merkin Vineyards
2009 Shinola

ARIZONA GROWER'S CUP WHITE

Arizona Stronghold Vineyards
Site Archives 2009
Bonita Springs Chardonnay

Arizona Grower's Cup - red

Caduceus 2008 Kitsuné - Gold

Dos Cabezas WineWorks 2008 El Norte - Silver

Arizona Stronghold Vineyards 2008 Mangus - Bronze

Merkin Vineyards 2009 Shinola - Bronze

Callaghan Vineyards 2007 Padres - Bronze

Arizona Grower's Cup - WHITE

Merkin Vineyards 2009 'The Diddler' - Gold

Callaghan Vineyards 2009 Lisa's - Silver

Carlson Creek Vineyards 2009 Sauvignon Blanc - Bronze

Caduceus 2009 Dos Ladrones - Bronze

Arizona Stronghold Vineyards 2009 Site Archives

Bonita Springs Chardonnay - Bronze

Arizona Grower's Cup - ROSÉ

Arizona Stronghold Vineyards 2009 Dayden - Gold

Merkin Vineyards 2009 Lei Li - Silver

Dos Cabezas WineWorks 2009 Pink - Bronze

Arizona Grower's Cup - DESSERT

Sonoita Vineyards NV Peach Sparkles - Gold

Coronado Vineyards NV Conquistador Red - Silver

Wilhelm Family Vineyards 2009 Orange Muscat - Bronze

Four Monkey Wines NV Naughty Monkey - Bronze

WINEMAKER'S MEDAL - red

Alcantara Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon - Gold

Alcantara Vineyards 2007 Meritage (B Blend) - Silver

Caduceus 2008 Anubis - Bronze

Caduceus 2008 Sancha - Bronze

Alcantara Vineyards 2007 Sangiovese - Bronze

winemaker's medal - WHITE

Caduceus 2009 Dos Ladrones - Gold

Alcantara Vineyards 2008 Chardonnay - Silver

Page Springs Cellars 2008 ASV Chardonnay - Bronze