Estate-grown dry Muscadine wine wins Best-in-Show in the 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition!
The 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition was judged this June by a panel of highly qualified, experienced, and certified judges.
Our judges have been certified by professional organizations such as American Wine Society, Wine Spirits & Education Trust, and Court of Master Sommeliers. Our panel of judges have garnered years of wine competition judging experience.
Let’s get right to the highlight of any wine competition! The Best in Show!! 🏆
BEST IN SHOW: Lowcountry Red …….from Deep Water Vineyard in Wadmalaw, South Carolina!
Deep Water Vineyard is a lowcountry gem for sure. Located on Wadmalaw Island just about 30 minutes South of Charleston. The Best in Show and double gold medal winning wine is fermented dry of a red Ison muscadine. A muscadine? Yes indeed!
The first time in the six year history of the prestigious Palmetto Wine Competition, a wine of estate grown fruit was awarded Best in Show! The grape vines at Deep Water Vineyard were planted some 23 years ago and the fruit produced from these vines have been showing significant excellence for the past several years! In 2022, a dry scuppernong from the same vineyard won Best Estate Wine in the Palmetto Wine Competition.
Back to our current year, Deep Water Blend, a blend of their estate grown Ison muscadine and Scuppernong also won a bronze medal.
Bears Bluff Meadery, a brand of meads from Deep Water Vineyard took home two additional medals. A gold medal for Creamsicle, an orange and vanilla mead, and a silver medal for the Paradisi, a mead co-fermented and aged on estate grown grapefruit.
Bee-Town Mead and Cider in Bluffton won double gold medals with their Mead with Vanilla and Cinnamon!
Cartersville Country Winery in Timmonsville, just outside of Florence, wins a Gold Medal for their Cranberry wine. An estate grown Carlos based blend with 17% cranberries! Cartersville also won Silver medals for their Elderberry Wine and their Blackberry Tart!
City Scape Winery in Pelzer (Southern Greenville County), with arguably the nicest tasting room in South Carolina, won a Silver medal for their Pinot Grigio and the Upstate Blush. City Scape also won Bronze for their Pineapple Riesling.
Newcomer to the market, Elwood Wine in their first time entering made a big splash with their 100% fruit wines. Elwood won a Silver medal for their Strawberry wine and a Bronze medal for the Blueberry wine!
Island Winery – Hilton Head Island wins Silver medals for its Elderberry Honey Wine and for the Nebbiolo. Their Barbera was awarded a Bronze medal.
Old Rock Quarry Winery in Enoree took home a lot of bling! A Silver medal for the their incredible Gamay Noir, a traditional style Beaujolais. ORQW was further awarded Bronze medals for their Peachy Keen, Riesling, Raspea, and Gewürtztraminer.
Elevation 966 Winery located in Greenville near the downtown airport, takes home a Silver medal their Triumphant red blend.
Fat Ass Heifer Cidery in Campobello was awarded a Bronze medal for its South Carolina grown Horned E Heifer Apple Cider aged in a Brandy barrel.
South Bend Winery in Greenwood won Silver medals for their La Crescent and for the Aromella. They added Bronze medals for their Riesling and for the Marquette! We love that they are expanding boundaries with such unique varietals!
Ships Wheel Hard Cider of North Charleston again had a strong showing. They won a Silver medal for their High Seas, and Bronze medals for their Dad Jokes and for Brandy Jokes Hard Ciders. We know they are moving their tasting room so follow them to be aware of their opening at the future new location!
Let’s give accolades to all of the above award-winning producers! Let’s support local and drink local South Carolina wine!
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