2009 Zinfandel
Red Hills, Lake County

The Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition

NOVEMBER 21, 2011 PRESS RELEASE
Kansas City, Missouri – The Jefferson Cup Invitational has celebrated its twelfth year as the only Competition that honors the best of the best among wineries from all of America’s wine regions. Each year we select great wines from across America; the 2011 competition included wines from twenty-two states. At the end of the second day of this year's tasting, November 18th, wines from eleven different states had captured top honors. Just as the event’s namesake would have it, democracy reigned at this year’s Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition.

Our 2009 Zinfandel, Red Hills, Lake County was awarded the Medal of Excellence, equivalant to a Gold Medal for this year's competition.

Grape Variety:
100% Zinfandel

Alcohol Content: 14.1%

Vineyards:
Red HIlls, Lake County

Total Acidity:
0.71g/100ml

Harvest dates:
September 22, 2009

pH: 3.80

Fermentation:
Stainless Steel

Barrel Aging:
15 months 50% new French oak barrels

Winemaker:
Julianne Laks