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THE DISPATCH
RALEIGH | Childress Vineyards took home the N.C. Winegrowers Cup and Best of Show honors with its 2006 Cabernet Franc at the 10th Annual N.C. State Fair Wine Competition, held Oct. 7 and 8. Childress also won the Best Red Vinifera award for the cabernet franc.
Fifty-one N.C. wineries submitted 416 wines for the competition. Biltmore Winery led the medal count with 42 awards. Cypress Bend Vineyards' Campbell took the N.C. Muscadine Cup for best muscadine wine.
Three panels of professional judges evaluated wines and awarded 26 double gold, 39 gold, 102 silver and 122 bronze medals. Double gold medals are awarded for unanimous decisions from the judges. Competitions were open only to N.C. winemakers, and commercial entries had to be submitted by bonded N.C. wineries. The state is home to 89 commercial wineries, and several more are expected to open within the next year.
For a complete list of winners, visit www.nccommerce.com/wine.
At the Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition, held on Aug. 22 and 23 in partnership with the Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, Childress won five gold, 12 silver and seven bronze medals. Junius Lindsay Vineyard in Arcadia won a gold, two silver and two bronze medals. And Weathervane Winery in Welcome scored three gold, three silver and six bronze medals for their wines.
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