Virginia Governor's Cup
VA Governor's Cup Wine Competition
The highest 12 ranking red and white Virginia wines make up the Governor's Cup® Case, with one bottle taking home the coveted Governor's Cup®.
Preliminary Round
Over the course of three days, each wine is tasted by 6 judges. This is a single-blind tasting, meaning that judges only know the grape or category of a wine, but the vintage, winery and name are hidden behind coded-glasses.
Finally, individual judges' scores of a wine are averaged into one score after the lowest score is dropped.
Final Round
Over the course of 3 days, 12 judges assess the highest ranking wines from the preliminary round. Unlike the preliminary round, each judge samples all of the Final Round wines.
Each wine in the Final Round receives a final average score after lowest is dropped. Wines can earn medal designations: Gold, Silver and Bronze. The 12 wines with the highest average score are identified as the "Governor's Cup Case."
The wine with the highest overall score is the Governor's Cup Winner.
2025 Winners
2025 Governor's Cup Case Winner
2023 Petit Manseng
2022 Petit Manseng - GOLD
2023 Petit Manseng - GOLD
2021 Petit Verdot - SILVER
2023 Petit Verdot - SILVER
2024 Winners
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon - SILVER
2021 Petit Manseng - SILVER
2021 Petit Verdot - BRONZE
2019 Meritage - BRONZE
2021 Winners
2019 Catherine's Blend - SILVER
2019 Harrison House - SILVER
2019 Meritage - SILVER
2019 Merlot - SILVER
2019 Petite Manseng - SILVER
2019 Petit Verdot- SILVER
2019 Benoni's Red Blend- SILVER
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon - SILVER
2019 Chardonnay- SILVER
2020 Winners
2016 Harrison House- SILVER
2016 Petit Verdot- SILVER
2017 Petit Manseng- SILVER
2017 Petit Verdot- SILVER
2018 Petit Manseng- SILVER
2019 Winners
2016 Harrison House- SILVER
2016 Petit Verdot- BRONZE
2017 Petit Manseng- BRONZE
2016 Petit Manseng- SILVER
2017 Petit Verdot- SILVER
2017 Rosé - SILVER
2018 Winners
2016 Harrison House- SILVER
2016 Petit Verdot- SILVER
2016 Petit Manseng- SILVER
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Founded in 1983 as the Cloverdale Citrus Fair Wine Competition, the event has evolved over the years, broadening its base to a greater number of wine regions. In 2000, the Cloverdale Citrus Fair entered into a title naming sponsorship agreement with the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. The wine competition was renamed the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition with the award tasting of the medal winning wines to take place in San Francisco. It began to grow and prosper; in 2006 over 900 United States wineries entered a record breaking 3,318 wine entries for the competition from wine regions throughout America. The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition became the largest wine competition of American wines in the world. It continued to grow and entries rapidly rose from 3,800 wines entered in 2007 to a staggering 6,960 entries from all across the country in 2018. Over 60 prestigious experts within the media, trade, hospitality and education industries from around the country join together to judge these wines each year and because of their diligence the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition continues to hold the title of the largest competition of American Wines in the World.
2025 Winners
2021 Grenache - GOLD
2021 Mourvèdre - GOLD
2023 Petit Manseng - GOLD
2023 Petit Verdot - GOLD
2021 Syrah - GOLD
2023 Albariño - SILVER
2022 Apparition - SILVER
2021 Cabernet Franc - SILVER
2023 Carmenere - SILVER
2022 Mourvèdre - SILVER
2021 Petit Verdot - SILVER
2022 Syrah - SILVER
2021 Apparition - BRONZE
2024 Winners
2017 Syrah - DOUBLE GOLD
2021 Tempranillo - DOUBLE GOLD
2021 Apparition - GOLD
2021 Petit Verdot - GOLD
2022 Chenin Blanc - SILVER
2021 Gewurztraminer - SILVER
2021 Petit Manseng - SILVER
2019 Petit Verdot- SILVER
2022 Pinot Gris- SILVER
2021 Viognier Reserve- SILVER
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon - BRONZE
2023 Winners
2016 Carmenere - DOUBLE GOLD
2020 Riesling - GOLD
2021 Petit Manseng - SILVER
2020 Petite Sirah - SILVER
2021 Cabernet Franc - SILVER
2019 Petit Verdot - SILVER
2017 Petit Verdot - SILVER
2020 Tempranillo - SILVER
2021 Gewurztraminer - BRONZE
2018 Winner
2016 Petit Manseng - GOLD
2015 Tempranillo - SILVER
2016 Viognier - SILVER
2016 Petit Verdot - SILVER
2014 Zinfandel - SILVER
2016 Harrison House - BRONZE
2016 Albarino- BRONZE
2016 Viognier- BRONZE
San Francisco International Wine Competition
San Francisco INTERNATIONAL Wine Competition
The SFIWC is one of the largest—and most influential—wine competitions. Now celebrating its 39th year, it’s one of the oldest international wine competitions in the world. Year after year, the SFIWC takes great pride in maintaining The Tasting Alliance’s commitment to these three founding principles:
Legacy; Integrity; Experience.
Founded in 1980, the SFIWC is one of the oldest competitions of its kind. With over three decades of experience, our operation has become a fine-tuned masterpiece that blends passion and professionalism.
SFIWC medal winners range from some of the most renowned international wines to boutique wineries that we’ve helped put on the map. Not only is an SFIWC medal a testament to your hard work, it’s a universally recognized indicator of exceptional quality and craftsmanship.
2024 Winners
2023 Winners
2017 Syrah Reserve - GOLD
2021 Tempranillo - SILVER
2021 Apparition - SILVER
2021 Gewurztraminer - SILVER
2019 Petit Verdot- SILVER
2022 Pinot Gris- SILVER
2021 Viognier Reserve- SILVER
2021 Petit Verdot - BRONZE
2022 Chenin Blanc - BRONZE
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon - BRONZE
2020 Winners
2016 Tempranillo - DOUBLE GOLD
2017 Cabernet Franc - GOLD
2017 Chardonnay - SILVER
2017 Petit Verdot - SILVER
2019 Petit Manseng - BRONZE
2016 Meritage - BRONZE
2018 Winners
2016 Petit Manseng - SILVER
2017 Petit Manseng - BRONZE
2016 Petit Verdot - BRONZE
2017 Rosé - BRONZE
2017 Barbera - BRONZE
2016 GSM - BRONZE
2016 Petite Syrah - BRONZE
2017 Winners
2016 Petit Manseng - SILVER
2014 Old Vine Zinfandel - SILVER
2008 Snort - SILVER
Monthly Wine Special
GENERAL PUBLIC SPECIAL
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