The Bear Creek Wine Trail had an impressive showing at this year’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.  The wine trail, which now consists of 14 wineries, were awarded more than 25 medals; among those were Best of Class for Grizzly Peak Winery and Belle Fiore Winery, Double Gold for Weisinger Family Winery and Trium Wines, Gold for Grizzly Peak Winery, StoneRiver Vineyard and Trium Wines.

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is one of the largest and most respected wine competitions in North America, evaluating nearly 5,700 wines from over 1,000 wineries.  Judges from major wine regions throughout North America came together to offer a diversity of expertise to each judging panel to determine the best of the best.

Over the years, southern Oregon wineries have been making their mark in the wine world, racking up medals, and letting the world know that southern Oregon, the Rogue Valley, and the Bear Creek Wine Trail is truly in it to win it.

Each winery along the trail is dedicated to creating the highest quality wines.  Paying the utmost attention to every detail from vine to bottle, resulting in wines that are receiving recognition at major competitions, as well as an impressive following among knowledgable wine aficionados.

The Bear Creek Wine Trail will be releasing their 2021 Passport on March 20th, giving wine lovers the perfect chance to try some of these amazing, award-winning wines.

The Bear Creek Wine Trail wineries include:  Aurora Vines, Belle Fiore Winery, Dana Campbell Vineyards, Dancin Vineyards, Grizzly Peak Winery, Hummingbird Estate, Ledger David Cellars, Pebblestone Cellars, Paschal Winery, Platt Anderson, RoxyAnn Winery, StoneRiver Vineyards, Trium Wines, Weisinger Family Winery

2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Results

* not including Bronze Medal winners

Belle Fiore Winery:

• 2017 Placidore – Best of Class
• 2017 Barbera – Silver
• 2017 Reserve Pinot Noir – Silver
• 2016 Souspire – Silver
• 2016 Malbec – Silver
• 2017 Syrah – Silver

DANCIN Vineyards:

• 2018 Ecarte – Silver
• 2018 Trata – Silver
• 2018 En Avant – Silver
• 2018 Pas de Trois – Silver

Grizzly Peak Winery:

• 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Best of Class
• 2016 Syrah – Gold
• 2016 Reserve Malbec – Silver

Pebblestone Cellars:

• 2017 Malbec – Silver
• 2016 Tempranillo – Silver

StoneRiver Vineyard:

• 2017 Charbono – Gold
• 2017 Syrah – Silver
• 2017 Amethyst – Silver
• 2018 Chardonnay – Silver

Trium:

• 2019 Viognier – Double Gold
• 2017 Growers Cuvee – Silver
• 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon – Silver
• 2019 Pinot Gris – Silver

Weisinger Family Winery:

• 2019 Sauvignon Blanc – Double Gold
• 2017 Estate Tempranillo – Double Gold