2015 Old Ebbitt Grill International Wines for Oysters Competition Results

On November 9, 2015, a panel of judges convened in the Cabinet Room at the Old Ebbitt Grill for the final round of the Old Ebbitt Grill International Wines for Oysters Competition. Their task was to select gold medal winners from among twenty finalists. The remaining wines earned silver medals, and the bronze medal winners were chosen during the semi-final round a week earlier.

An impressive 400 wines from all over the world were entered in this year’s Competition. Within the United States, 112 wines were submitted from seven states. Wineries from twelve other countries entered a total of 288 wines— Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Uruguay.

Our Distinguished Panel of Judges
David Del Bene, Bart Farrell, Michael Franz, David Hagedorn, Laura Hayes, Ris Lacoste, Paul Lukacs, Tom Meyer, Antonin Scalia, Sally Swift, Marguerite Thomas, Thomas Yannucci

2015 GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Grand Champion
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Marlborough, New Zealand

First Runner-Up
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Marlborough, New Zealand

Second Runner-Up
JGreywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Marlborough, New Zealand

Top South American
Montes Spring Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Leyda Valley, Chile 

Top American
Balleto Teresa’s Unoaked Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2014
Sonoma County, California

Top French
Gérard Bertrand Crémant de Limoux Brut 2013
Languedoc, France

Top Italian
Chloe Prosecco NV
Veneto, Italy

Gold Medal
Starborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Marlborough, New Zealand

Gold Medal
Barker’s Marque Ranga Ranga Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Marlborough, New Zealand

Gold Medal
Ten Sisters Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Marlborough, New Zealand

2015 SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Peter Yealands, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Mohua, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014 Sauvignon Blanc, J Lohr Flume Crossing, Arroyo Seco, California, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, J Lohr Carol’s Vineyard, St Helena, Napa Valley, California, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Vina Ventisquero Reserva, Casablanca Valley, Chile, 2014
Gruner Veltliner, Loimer Lois, Kamptal, Austria, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Nederburg Foundation Lyric, Western Cape, South Africa, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Rita 120, Central Valley, Chile, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Palacio de Bornos, Rueda, Spain, 2014

2015 BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Sauvignon Blanc, Jules Taylor, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2015
Sauvignon Blanc, New Harbor, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014 
Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca Nimbus, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2015
Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Coast Vineyards “TLaguna Vista Vineyards,” Sonoma, California, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Kennedy Point Vineyard, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Mt Beautiful, North Canterbury, New Zealand, 2014 
Sauvignon Blanc, Dashwood, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Makara, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2013
Sauvignon Blanc, Villa Maria Estates ESK Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand
Sauvignon Blanc, Drylands, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014
Riesling, Stonecap, Columbia Valley, Washington, 2012
Sauvignon Blanc, Montes, Casablanca, Chile, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine du Tariquet, Cotes de Gascogne, Southwest France, 2013
Bordeaux Blanc, Mouton Cadet, Bordeaux, France, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, Cape Mentelle Margaret River, Western Australia, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley, Washington, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Crest “H3,” Columbia Valley, Washington, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Pascal Jolivet Sancerre, Loire Valley, France, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Klein Constantia, South Africa, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Joel Gott, Napa, California, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Layer Cake, California, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard, Martinborough, New Zealand, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Saget La Petite Perriere, Loire Valley, France, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine Michel Thomas Sancerre Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2014
Sauvignon Blanc, Patient Cottat, Loire Valley, France
Sauvignon Blanc, Markham Vineyards, Napa Valley, California, 2014
Prosecco, Lamberti, Veneto, Italy, NV
Prosecco, Ruggeri “Gold Label,” Veneto, Italy, NV
Pinot Grigio, Santa Cristina Orvieto Campograde Classico DOC, Venezie, Italy, 2014
Sauvignon/Semillion/Muscadelle, Chateau La Graviere Blanc Vignobles Therese, Entre-deux-Mers, France, 2014

OYSTERS TO BE SERVED AT THIS YEAR’S OYSTER RIOT

European Flat: Ostrea edulis
Harpswell Flat, Quahog Bay, ME

Pacific: Crassostrea gigas
Compass Point, Samish Bay, WA
Kaipara, Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand
Kusshi, Stellar Bay, BC, CAN
Penn Cove Select, Samish Bay, WA

Eastern: Crassostrea virginica
Barnstable Lady, Cape Cod Bay, MA
Beau Soleil, Miramichi Bay, NB, CAN
Beaver Tails, Narragansett Bay, RI
Canada Cup, Malpeque Bay, PEI, CAN
Cavendish Cup, Frederick Cove, PEI, CAN
Cedar Island, Point Judith Pond, RI
Copps Island, Long Island Sound, CT
Cotuit, Cotuit Bay, MA
Gooseberry, Conway Narrows, PEI, CAN
Indian Creek, Malpeque Bay, PEI, CAN
Mayflower Point, Cape Cod Bay, MA
Nantucket, Nantucket Harbor, MA
Onset, Buzzards Bay, MA
Pemaquid, Damariscotta River, ME
Quonset Point, Narragansett Bay, RI
Rocky Nook, Kingston Bay, MA
Salt Pond, Point Judith Pond, RI
Shiny Sea, New London Bay, PEI, CAN
Warren’s Cove, Plymouth Bay, MA
Watch Hill, Winnapaug Pond, RI
Wellfleet, Wellfleet Harbor, MA