The Palmetto Wine Competition is blind judged in a single pour round table format!
Our esteemed judges are commercial winemakers in neighboring states, or hold certifications such as Viticulture & Enology Degrees, American Wine Society Certified Judge, or high-level Wine Spirits Education Trust certification.
The 2025 Palmetto Wine Competition awarded Best-in-Show and Double Gold Medals to the American Petite Sirah Winemaker’s Reserve from City Scape Winey! Congratulations!!
The 2025 Palmetto Wine Competition was sponsored by The French Broad Vignerons. A non-profit organization focused on the wine education of its members. Join on their website!
2024 Palmetto Wine Competition
The 2024 Palmetto Wine Competition was judged Saturday May 18, 2024 in Landrum, South Carolina. 
Our panel of experienced judges hold certifications from the American Wine Society and the Wine Spirits Education Trust. Several are wine industry professionals such as winemakers and viticulturists with years of experience!
Maintaining our policy, we will only publish Silver and Gold medal award winners!
Twenty-one Silver Medals Awarded.
Trailside – Elevation 966 Winery – Greenville
Runway White – Elevation 966 Winery
Runway Lights – Elevation 966 Winery
Rose of Sharon – Enoree River Winery – Newberry
Black Spanish – Enoree River Winery
Peach – Alexandria Fine Wines – Williston
Joe’s Reserve – Island Winery – Hilton Head Island
Vintner’s Blend – Island Winery
Pomegranate Pinot Noir – Cityscape Winery – Pelzer
Carolina Morning – Cityscape Winery
Chardonnay Reserve – Cityscape Winery
Malbec – Cityscape Winery
Peechy Keen – Old Rock Quarry Winery – Enoree
Aromella – South Bend Winery – Greenwood
Nectar Pyment Mead – Bears Bluff Meadery – Wadmalaw Island
Sparkling White -Kensington Family Winery – Marietta
Sparkling Rosè – Kensington Family Winery
Lowcountry Red – Deep Water Vineyard – Wadmalaw Island
Moonlight Imagination – Cartersville Country Winery – Timmonsville
Lynches River Red – Cartersville Country Winery
Blueberry – Cartersville Country Winery
Seven Gold Medals
Sauvignon Blanc – Elevation 966 Winery – Greenville – 90 Points
Purist (Mead) – Bears Bluff Meadery – Wadmalaw Island – 90 Points
Serenity – Alexandria Fine Wines – Williston – 90 Points
Scuppernong – South Bend Winery – Greenwood – 90 Points
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve – Cityscape Winery – Pelzer – 90 Points
The Traveler – Kennington Family Winery – Marietta – 90 Points
Gold Medal and Best Estate Grown Wine is the 2023 Single Vineyard White Muscadine from Cityscape Winery in Pelzer, which earned 92 points.
This is the second year in which a wine from this vineyard has won Best Estate Wine in the Palmetto Wine Competition.
As earlier announced, our Best in Show and only Double Gold Medal winner in the 2024 Palmetto Wine Competition is the Blueberry from Island Winery on Hilton Head Island.
This semi-sweet fruit wine is made from 100% blueberries all grown in South Carolina! Here’s to our winners. 🥇🥈🥂
2023 Palmetto Wine Competition
Estate Grown Ison Muscadine wins Best In Show at 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition!
Read all bout it here ➡️ 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition
The vines at Deep Water Vineyard on Wadmalaw Island were planted twenty-three years ago! These old vines are starting to produce some amazing fruit and thereby Best in Show award-winning wine!
The 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition is scheduled for June 10th, 2023 at The Belmont Inn, downtown historic Abbeville, South Carolina. The Palmetto Wine Competition focuses on increasing awareness of South Carolina’s commercially produced wine, mead, and cider.
The PALMETTO WINE COMPETITION is open to any commercially available wines, meads, and ciders produced by state licensed South Carolina Wineries.
The 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition is actively accepting sponsors.
Please advise any suggestions to Dennis @ 864-357-1435
All wines produced of 100% South Carolina grown fruit are eligible for the Palmetto Signature Wine Awards which includes marketing assistance and the right to purchase and use the PSW seal. If you claim Palmetto Signature eligibility, check the line on the Wine Entry Form.
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES
We encourage local businesses to help support the Drink Local movement in South Carolina by supporting the 2023 Palmetto Wine Competition.
Best in Show Level: $500.00 – Receives $50 gift certificate to Best In Show winning Winery
Double Gold Level: $250.00
Gold Level: $100.00
The Palmetto Wine Competition seeks to increase public awareness of the twenty-plus commercially licensed wine, cider, and mead producers of South Carolina. All of our producers are locally family-owned small businesses.
In past years, we generated press in several newspapers and online sites. Our goal for 2023 is to dramatically increase the level of exposure received for our competition. We need your help to achieve our goals. Please consider a sponsorship for 2023.
In appreciation for your support, you will receive exposure in all press releases, social media mentions, and website blogs. We offer further the opportunity to place your banner in our competition hall, plus a mention at all medal presentations
Contact: Dennis Turner @ 864-357-1435
Mail Sponsorship Checks to:
Palmetto Wine Competition
102 Scenic Circle
Boiling Springs, S.C. 29316
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