December 15, 2022
Several Missouri wines garnered top honors at the 23rd annual Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition held Nov. 17-18. The Jefferson Cup, hosted by Master of Wine and Master Sommelier Doug Frost, invites the best wineries from the country’s prominent wine regions to compete. Eighteen judges tasted the 575 entries to find the wines which best exemplified American viticulture and winemaking. This year, forty-one wines from ten states grabbed top honors — the Jefferson Cup — including seven Missouri wines.
Jefferson Cup Winners:
Adam Puchta Winery - Hunter's Red
Adam Puchta Winery - Chardonel 2021
Adam Puchta Winery - Traminette 2021
Les Bourgeois Vineyards - Jeunette Rouge
Noboleis Vineyards - Norton 2019
Stone Hill Winery - Norton 2019
Stone Hill Winery - Cream Sherry
Double Gold Winners:
Adam Puchta Winery - Judge's Heir
Adam Puchta Winery - Norton Estate 2018
Les Bourgeois Vineyards - Norton 2020
Pirtle Winery - Effervescent Rosé 2021
Stone Hill Winery - Chardonel 2020
Terra Vox Vineyards - Wetumka 2021
Gold Winners:
Adam Puchta Winery - Chambourcin 2021
Adam Puchta Winery - Cat's Meow
Adam Puchta Winery - Riefenstahler
Adam Puchta Winery - Misty Valley
Adam Puchta Winery - Desire
Adam Puchta Winery - Jazz Berry
Adam Puchta Winery - Signature Port
Amigoni Urban Winery - Urban Drover 2020
Amigoni Urban Winery - Telegram T 10
Amigoni Urban Winery - Syrah 2020
Baltimore Bend Vineyard - Last Minute 2020
Dale Hollow Winery - Vignoles
Les Bourgeois Vineyards - Concord
Les Bourgeois Vineyards - Collector's Series Vignoles Traminette 2021
Les Bourgeois Vineyards - Riverboat White
Noboleis Vineyards - Steepleview 2021
Noboleis Vineyards - Vignoles Dry 2021
Pirtle Winery - Traminette (2021)
Pirtle Winery - Apple Wine
Pirtle Winery - Blackberry Mead
Stone Hill Winery - Norton 2020
Stone Hill Winery - Norton Old Vine Reserve 2019
Stone Hill Winery - Vignoles 2021
Stone Hill Winery - Vignoles Reserve 2020
Stone Hill Winery - 175th Anniversary Cream Sherry
Terra Vox Vineyards - Sherryvox 2015
Congratulations to all of our award-winning wineries! For complete Jefferson Cup results visit: thejeffersoncup.com