4 NY entries take Double Gold in major wine test

New York State wines continue their relentless collection of major medals at major competitions. The latest is a four Double Gold haul at the recent prestigious 36th annual San Francisco International Wine Competition.

Double Gold medals are awarded when the panel tasting a particular wine are unanimous in awarding it top marks. A single Gold comes from a majority opinion of the panel.

The DG awards for New York entries:

• Penguin Bay 2015 Pinot Grigio (98 of 100 possible points) 

• Coyote Moon's 2014 Semi-Sparkling Moscato (96) 

• Goose Watch's 2015 Pinot Grigio (96) 

• Castel Grisch's 2013 Riesling Ice Wine (94)

In the overall results:

• Best in Show Red • Best Pinot Noir 

Crū 2014 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, CA 

• Best In Show White • Best White Rhône Varietal 

McPherson Cellars 2015 Piquepoul Blanc, Timmons Ranch, TX 

• Best in Show Sparkling • Best Blanc de Noir 

Gloria Ferrer Winery NV Blanc de Noirs, Carneros, Sonoma, CA 

• Best in Show Dessert • Best Port 

Kopke 1957 Colheita Port, Porto DOC, Portugal

Gold medals, with scores from 89 to 91, went to 12 New York entries:

• Penguin Bay's 2015 Riesling, its Percussion, and its 2013 Vidal Ice Wine 

• Coyote Moon's Fire Boat White and its 2014 Cherry Bomb 

• Humphreys Vineyard's 2015 Semi-Sweet Riesling and its 2015 Gewurztraminer 

• Belhurst Castle's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon 

• Castel Grisch 2013 Vidal Ice Wine 

• Keuka Spring's 2015 Riesling 

• Lamoreaux Landing's 2015 Vidal Ice Wine 

• Whitecliff's 2013 Sky Island

There were more than 4,600 entries blind tasted by 50 international judges. You can access the full results by clicking here.