AWARDS and REVIEWS

To read our older vintage's Awards & reviews

2007 Mahoney Vineyards Las Brisas Vermentino
2009 Reviews:
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Orange County Wine Society Wine Competition
87 POINTS,  WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE, 2009
NY Times rates our Vermentino #10

2006 Mahoney Vineyards Carneros Pinot Noir
2009 Reviews:
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL (Best of Class), 2009 West Coast Wine Competition
88 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE, 2009

Highlights of past reviews:
GOLD MEDAL, Tasters
90 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE, 2007
THREE STARS, Decanter Magazine, 2006
GOLD MEDAL, Indy International Wine Competition, 2006
SILVER MEDAL, California State Fair, 2006
SILVER MEDAL, Monterey Wine competition, 2006
SILVER MEDAL, Orange County Fair, 2006

2006 Mahoney Vineyards Las Brisas Pinot Noir
Reviews from 2009:
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Grand Harvest Awards
90 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE, 2009

Highlights of Past Reviews:
92 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, California State Fair, 2006
GOLD MEDAL, Sonoma Harvest Wine Competition, 2006
GOLD MEDAL, Indy International Wine competition, 2006
SILVER MEDAL, San Francisco Wine Competition, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, Grand Harvest Awards, 2007

2006 Mahoney Vineyards Mahoney Ranch Pinot Noir
Reviews from 2009:
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Indiana State Fair Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Critics Choice Wine Competition

Highlights of Past Reviews:
92 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, Tasters Guild, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, Grand Harvest Awards, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, West Coast Wine Competition, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, San Francisco Wine Competition, 2007

2007 Mahoney Vineyard Las Brisas Albariño
Reviews from 2009:
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Orange County Wine Society Wine Competition

2007 Mahoney Vineyards Las Brisas Riesling
Reviews from 2009:
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
87 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE, 2009

2006 Mahoney Vineyards Carneros Syrah
Reviews from 2010:
BEST OF CLASS, JUDGES CHOICE – 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Tasting Competition
Reviews from 2009:
GOLD MEDAL, 2009 Tasters Guild International Wine Competition

Notable Past Reviews & Articles

2005 Chardonnay, Gavin Vineyard
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL, San Francisco Wine Competition 2007
SILVER MEDAL, Grand Harvest Awards, 2007

TEN MOST MEMORABLE WINES OF 2006
“Francis Mahoney and Ken Foster applied all the bells and whistles of modern California winemaking to their Carneros grapes, but none was allowed to get out of hand, and what resulted not only is a bargain, but also an elegant interpretation of chardonnay."
                    Mike Dunne, Sacramento Bee (January 2007)

WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE- HIGHLY RECOMMENDS 3 Mahoney Pinot Noirs
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2004 Pinot Noir, Las Brisas
92 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE
“Not only silky and fruity, but with all kinds of complexities, this is a great example of Carneros Pinot at its best.”
                    Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast (February 2007)

****FOUR STARS, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- Decanter Magazine 2006
GOLD MEDAL, California State Fair, 2006
GOLD MEDAL, Sonoma Harvest Wine Competition, 2006
GOLD MEDAL, Indy International Wine competition, 2006
SILVER MEDAL, San Francisco Wine Competition, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, Grand Harvest Awards, 2007

2004 Pinot Noir, Mahoney Ranch
92 POINTS, WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE
“Just what you look for in Carneros Pinot, or any cool-climate Pinot: an elegant mouthfeel, silky texture and ripe fruit accented by toasty oak. . . Defines elegance and complexity.”
                   Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast (February 2007)

GOLD MEDAL, Tasters Guild, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, Grand Harvest Awards, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, West Coast Wine Competition, 2007
GOLD MEDAL, San Francisco Wine Competition, 2007
SILVER MEDAL, California State Fair, 2006

2004 Pinot Noir, Carneros
GOLD MEDAL, Tasters Guild, 2007

ARTICLES

Francis Mahoney’s Saga
Quarterly Review of Wines, Autumn 2007

"How Francis Mahoney Repackaged Himself" by Larry Walker
For complete article, go to Wines & Vines

"If you've never heard of Vermentino, you're not alone. " by Dorthy J Gaiter and John Brecher
For complete article