 GOLD MEDAL: 2006 HFV SYRAH
 SILVER MEDAL: 2006 HFV ZINFANDEL
SILVER MEDAL: 2008 HFV SYRAH ROSE
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BevX.com
May 31, 2009
"Dark, deepest red being inky in appearance. The nose is dense with ripe and dried black berries with accents of fresh herbs, dark chocolate, and black pepper. The palate is quite compact and austere at first withholding its fruit core. After being opened for more than an hour it really opens and shows you what it has. This dense Syrah is supple yet ideally balanced with waves of dark fruits and exotic brown spices. Complex, rich and ready for bold dishes like grilled leg of lamb. Bravo!"
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Our new releases are winning medals just like our earlier wines from the Savannah and Wild Turkey vineyard. Our HFV 2006 Syrah has won Gold Medals in both the prestigious Critics Choice Wine Competition and the Grand Harvest Competition with a score of 92 (out of 100).
Our 2006 Zinfandel took home a silver in the Grand Harvest Competition with a score of 90.
The Grand Harvest competition groups wines by geographic location so that wines that define the character of a region are recognized. The Critics Challenge boasts highly qualified judges from the international wine press.
Order your Hughes Family Vineyards 2006 wines today!
 Our new releases are winning medals just like our earlier wines from the Savannah and Wild Turkey vineyard. Our HFV 2006 Syrah has won Gold Medals in both the prestigious Critics Choice Wine Competition and the Grand Harvest Competition with a score of 92 (out of 100).
Noteworthy:
Hughes Family Vineyards is a boutique winery producing premium Zinfandel and Syrah wines made exclusively from the grapes grown in their certified organic vineyards in Glen Ellen, California.
Winery Notes:
Deliciously black and opaque with dark purple hues. Sweetly seductive and alive with scents of cacao and berry. The palate has exquisite flavors of rose and a hint of smoke.
AlaWine Notes:
Hughes Family Vineyards 2006 Syrah shows as a dark garnet color in the glass. Bountiful aromas of ripe berries rise to the nose in a floral, light smoke and dark chocolate highlight. Opens with a smooth mouth, full of ripe blackberry, plum, and blackcurrant flavors. Moderate tannins support ample fruit through a long, dry, leather and oak finish.
Bottom Line:
Hughes Family Vineyards 2006 Syrah is a layered wine with interesting complexities of fruit and finish. Suggested retail price is $40. Overall composite score: 94 points.
Order your Hughes Family Vineyards 2006 wines today!
Summer is here and so is our 2008 Syrah Rosé. We made our first ever Rosé last year and the newcomer was a smashing success! Everyone who tried it became an instant convert and we sold out all of our first vintage during the warm summer months. Gladly, we made more this year. The Syrah Rosé is dry, crisp and full of fruit so it pairs beautifully with cheese, salads, grilled chicken - all kinds of lighter fare. Order yours today!
When you plan a trip to Wine Country, think about putting Geyserville on your itinerary! We are proud to announce the debut of Terroirs Artisan Wines, a joint tasting room venture featuring only wines made by our winemaker, Kerry Damskey. Guests to the tasting room can sample our Zinfandel, Syrah and Syrah Rosé wines by the glass in the upscale comfort of the recently restored and renovated building which features the old architecture combined with modern furnishings.
Geyserville is located just north of Healdsburg at the junction of Dry Creek and the astonishingly beautiful Alexander Valley. An old farming town, its many good restaurants and galleries are interspersed along a main street boasting a true general store and a tractor salesroom. We look forward to introducing our distinctive wines to the many wine enthusiasts who explore the fascinating little towns of California's wine country each year. Please visit us!
Last year at harvest we decided to make our first ever Rosé wine from a section of the Syrah grapes in our Savannah Vineyard. The newcomer was a smashing success! Everyone who tried it became an instant convert and we sold almost all of our first vintage during the warm summer months. Our Syrah Rosé is dry, crisp and full of fruit so it pairs beautifully with cheese, salads, grilled chicken - all kinds of lighter fare. We have made more Rosé this year. Look for a release in early spring.
Our 2005 Syrah won a Gold Medal in the Grand Harvest competition with a score of 93 (out of 100) and Zinfandel took home a silver with a score of 90. The Grand Harvest competition groups wines by geographic location so that wines that define the character of a region are recognized.
Other competitions yielded Silver Medals in the prestigious California State Fair and LA International Wine Competition for our 2005 wines and a California Wine Star award for Hughes Family Vineyards.
In his 2007 review of our Hughes Family Vineyard 2004 Zinfandel, Ray Jordan, Editor of Spirit of Wine, wrote:
"On the palate, a complete flavor experience unfolds, bringing forward...first, a bright sip of fruits and acid...second, a nice round middle... and third, a collection of tame, tweed-coat-style tannins which lead to a pleasingly lengthy finish. ...Overall, this excellent wine exemplifies the slightly unusual concept of a classy Zin!" Spirit of Wine rates wines from around the world using a five star system, from "What are you feeding me?!!" to "Get between me and this wine at your own risk!"
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