Chateau Ross Creason is Best of Tennessee 2007

Wines of the South Annual Competition

Wines of the South is an annual regional wine competition designed to promote and celebrate the great tastes of Southern vintages. The Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Association began the competition 20 years ago, but the competition is open to all southern wineries.

(Pictures courtesy Phyllis Ferguson)
The 2007 Wines of the South Competition was held on October 20, 2007. For pictures of the awards celebration held February 6th in Nashville, click here.

• Creason (Vintage 2004) took the William O. Beach "Best of Tennessee" award, as well as the "Best of Red" and Concordance Gold awards in 2007.
• Viognier (Vintage 2005) took a Concordance Gold award in 2007.
• Cabernet Franc (Vintage 2005) took a Silver award in 2007.
• Maison Rouge (Vintage 2004), Big Bitch Red (Vintage 2004) and Petite Sirah (Vintage 2003) each took Bronze awards in 2007.
• Big Bitch Red (Vintage 2003) took "Best of Show" in 2006.

National Women's Wine Competition

The National Women's Wine Competition is the first and only U.S. based wine competition judged solely by superstar women of the wine industry.

• Passion (Vintage 2003) took a Silver Medal in the category: Women's Winemaker Challenge, Reds under $20.