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AWARDS and REVIEWS

To read our older vintage's Awards & reviews

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)

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