We are honored to announce our winery was named 2012 Golden State Winery of the Year at the recently completed California State Fair Wine Competition. Chacewater wines scored well across all categories including:

• 2010 Chacewater Chardonnay –  98 Points,  Double Gold
• 2009 Chacewater Petite Syrah – 95 Points, Gold
• 2008 Chacewater Red Blend – 94 Points, Gold
• 2010 Chacewater Merlot – 92 Points, Silver
• 2010 Chacewater Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 Points, Silver
• 2011 Chacewater Sauvignon Blanc – 90 Points, Silver
• 2009 Chacewater Malbec – 90 Points, Silver
• 2011 Chacewater Rose – 89 Points, Silver
• 2010 Chacewater Zinfandel – 86 Points, Bronze
• 2010 Chacewater Syrah – 86 Points, Bronze

This year, 2,890 wine entries were received from 688 participating wineries. Seventy-two judges on 18 panels awarded 2,156 medals, including 74 Double Gold, 268 Gold, 1,195 Silver and 734 Bronze.

Awards will be presented during California’s Grape & Gourmet, the state’s premier wine and food event, which returns to Cal Expo on Aug. 18. The results of the wine competition will appear in “California Wine” magazine, a publication of the California State Fair. “California Wine” will be available at Grape & Gourmet and Save Mart Supermarkets. For Grape & Gourmet tickets and information, go to www.bigfun.org