FUQUA Winery of Dallas wins Gold Medal at 2009 San Francisco International Wine Competition

by PegNews wire

For its FUQUA 2006 Tempranillo, Vat No. 3.

FUQUA Winery of Dallas just earned a Double Gold Medal for its FUQUA 2006 Tempranillo, Vat No. 3 at the prestigious 2009 San Francisco International Wine Competition, the largest and most influential international wine competition held in the United States.

Judged by an impressive panel of nationally-recognized wine experts, a very small percentage of the entries earn a Gold Medal in this fierce competition, and even fewer earn a Double Gold Medal. On rare occasions when all the wine experts on the panel judge a wine to be worthy of a Gold Medal, that wine earns a Double Gold Medal and secures a place in the “Best of Show” Sweepstakes Award.

Among the 4,274 wines from all over the world entered in this year’s competition, only 148 earned a Double Gold Medal.

"This is really a big deal for any winery, especially for a winery in Texas," said Lee Fuqua, owner and operator of FUQUA Winery. "Not many people earn a Gold Medal, let alone a Double Gold Medal."

FUQUA 2006 Tempranillo, Vat No. 3 is only available at FUQUA Winery and Mercury Grill in Dallas. For a complimentary taste of the award-winning entry, wine lovers are welcome to stop by the winery located at 3737 Atwell, Suite 203, Dallas (2 blocks south of Mockingbird between Inwood & Lemmon) Wednesday through Friday from 3 – 6 p.m.and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Call 214-769-1147 for hours on Monday and Tuesday.

Source: FUQUA