Balverne

Awards & Press

Dan Berger “Some of the most stylish wines in the county”

Wine Business Monthly “For the entire team, preservation is key. The viticulturalists work with a variety of soils on the property, from low fertility ancient riverbed soils to intense volcanic soils at higher elevations – which spans both the Russian River and Chalk Hill AVAs.”


Sauvignon Blanc

2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Valley

  • 'Best of Class'  94 Points - 2018 Los Angeles International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal - 2018 OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition 
  • Gold Medal - 2018 WSWA Wine Competition

2016 Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Valley

  • 'Best of Class' Double Gold Medal – 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • Best of Class (White)' Double Gold Medal  – 2017 CA State Fair
  • Silver Medal – 2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition

 

Chardonnay

2016 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 

  • Gold Medal – 2018 WSWA Wine Competition

2015 Reserve Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

 

  • Gold Medal – 2017 Gold North Coast Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2017 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
  • Silver Medal - 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

2015 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 

  • Gold Medal – 2017 CA State Fair

 

Pinot Noir

2015 Reserve Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

 

  • 90 points Robert Parker
  • Silver Medal – 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

2015 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

 

  • 'Best of Class' 92 Points – 2015 Los Angeles International Wine Awards 

2014 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

  • Gold Medal  –  2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal   -  2017 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
  • Silver Medal – 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal – 2017 CA State Fair


Cabernet Sauvignon

2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalk Hill 

 

  • Double Gold Medal -  2018 WSWA Wine Comp 
  • Double Gold Medal  – 2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal  – 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2017 CA State Fair

2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalk Hill 

  • ‘Best of Class’ 97 Points – 2016 LA International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal  – 2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal – 2016 WSWA Wine & Spirits Competition 
  • Gold Medal – 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal – 2015 San Diego International Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal – 2015 Veritage Miami Best in Glass Wine Competition
  • Silver Medal – 2015 Los Angeles International Wine Awards 
  • Silver Medal – 2015 San Francisco International Wine Competition

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