More exciting awards news! 2021 Buoy White is Best of Class in 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Competition!
Buoy White, our Chenin Blanc and Semillon blend, wins Best of Class at the 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. As the largest competition of North American wines, the event draws 5,500 entries from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Each year, longtime wine writer Mike Dunne tastes and takes notes on the best-of-class wines. For the 2024 competition, he tasted all 172 best-of-class wines, narrowing them down to the 70 that advanced to the sweepstakes round, along with a few others that stood out for their exceptional character, quality, value, and unique stories. He also highlighted trends in the wine world, particularly the growing diversity of grape varieties and styles beyond California.
We’re honored to be among these Best of Class winners. Here’s what Mike Dunne has to say about Buoy White:
‘The Buoy’ is the perfect proprietary name for this imaginative blend of Chenin Blanc and Semillon. Like a buoy, the wine is bright, bobbing and helpful, especially if it is put on the table to accompany a pasta, from a reserved primavera to a sassy puttanesca.” – Mike Dunne
2021 Buoy White is available in our Tasting Rooms and Online.