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Best of the Best 2012: International Red Wines: Château Haut-Brion 2008 Pessac-Léognan XOJET’s Guide to the 2016 Napa Valley Harvest L’Amour Crisscut Diamond Modernizes Classic Engagement DesignValley Vineyards’ Celebrated Winners! Valley Vineyards is located in an area of exceptionally rich glaciated soil where the Schuchter family grows over 28 varieties of grapes from American Hybrids to French Hybrids and Vinifera. We continue the time-honored tradition of hand harvesting our grapes and put extra care in every step from pressing to bottling. Our dedication to making fine wine has been recognized with numerous awards. 2017 Cincinnati International Wine Festival Bronze - Select Bourbon Barrel Aged Mead 2016 Commonwealth Cup – Lexington, KY Gold - Honey Mead Silver - Select Dry Mead Bronze - Select Bouron Barrel Aged Mead Gold Medal, Best Buy, Exceptional 91 points 2016 The Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition
Silver - 2013 Syrah Silver - 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Silver - Honey Mead 2016 Ohio Wine Competition Double Gold - Sweet Golden Honey Mead Double Gold - Select Bourbon Barrel Aged Mead Silver - Cabernet Sauvignon Silver - Vidal Blanc Silver - Red Reflections Silver - Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc Bronze - White Reflections Bronze - Pink Catawba 2015 Ohio Wine Competition Best of Class (Red Wine) - 2013 Syrah Double Gold - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Double Gold - Syrah Gold - Cabernet Sauvignon Gold - White Reflections Bronze - Honey Mead Bronze - Hillside Red Bronze - Red Reflections Bronze - Ice Wine Bronze - Vidal Blanc Bronze - Pink Reflections 2015 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition Double Gold - Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc Bronze - Cabernet Franc 2015 Cincinnati International Wine Festival Gold - 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Silver - 2013 Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc
Gold - 2011 Vidal Blanc Gold - 2009 Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc Silver - 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Ohio Quality Wines Program 2012 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2012 Director's Choice Award "Tied for Best in Ohio" 2012 Ohio Wine Competition Concordance Gold – 2011 Vidal Blanc Concordance Gold – 2011 White Reflections Concordance Gold – 2011 Pink Catawba Gold – 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Gold – 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Gold – 2009 Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc Silver – 2010 Syrah Silver – 2011 Pink Reflections Silver – 2011 Hillside Red Silver – 2011 Red Reflections Silver – 2011 Niagara Bronze – 2011 Cabernet Franc Rosé Bronze – 2011 Seyval Blanc Bronze – 2011 Traminette Bronze – 2011 Chardonnay 2011 Ohio Quality Wines Program 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2011 Director's Choice Award Cabernet Franc "Best Red in Ohio"
2011 Columbus Fine Wine & Food Show Silver - 2010 Cabernet Franc 2011 Ohio Wine Competition Concordance Gold - 2010 Red Reflections Gold - 2010 White Reflections Gold - 2010 Cabernet Franc Gold - 2010 Cabernet Franc Rosé Silver - 2010 Syrah Silver - 2010 Vidal Blanc 2010 Ohio Wine Competition Gold - 2009 Cabernet Franc Rosé Silver - 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Silver - 2007 Seyval Blanc Silver - 2009 Valley Blush Silver - 2009 Vidal Blanc Silver - 2008 Hillside Red Silver - 2008 Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc Bronze - 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Bronze - 2009 Traminette Bronze - 2009 Red Reflections Bronze - 2009 Vidal Blanc 2010 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition Gold - 2007 Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc Silver - 2008 Cabernet Franc Silver - 2009 Red Reflections Bronze - 2008 Vidal Blanc 2010 Cincinnati International Wine Festival Bronze - 2008 Cabernet Franc
2010 Ohio Quality Wines Program 2009 Cabernet Franc Rosé 2009 Ohio Quality Wines Program 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2008 Ice Wine of Vidal Blanc 2008 Ohio Quality Wines Program 2007 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine 2008 Cabernet Franc Rosé 2008 Beverage Tasting Institute 2007 Chardonnay 89 Points and Best Buy AwardPhelps is best known for its flagship Napa Valley blend of red Bordeaux varietals, Insignia, first produced in 1974. Awarded Wine Spectator's "Wine of the Year" in 2005, Insignia is widely regarded as a qualitative benchmark for California winemaking. View all Joseph Phelps Vineyards Wines Related Links: Shop our most popular wine from Napa Valley Shop our top rated wine from Napa Valley It's hard not to think of Napa Valley when thinking of California wines. The region is, after all, the one that brought world recognition to California wine making. The area was settled by a few choice wine families in the 1960's who bet that the wines of the area would grow and flourish.
The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980's, when vineyard lands were scooped up and vines were planted throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, from large conglomerates to small boutiques to cult classics. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux Blends. Whites are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Within the Napa Valley lie smaller sub-AVAs that lend even more character specifics to the wines. Furthest south is Carneros, followed by Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford. Above those two is St.-Helena and finally, just granted an AVA, Calistoga. These areas are situated on the valley floor and are known for creating rich, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. There are a few mountain regions as well, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs. Those include Howell Mountain, Stags Leap and Mount Veeder. Wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from more time in the bottle to evolve and soften.