The "Taste of Little Italy" 2008 Amateur Wine Competition Results

Total Entries - 185 (last year there were 147 entries)
51 Bronze Medals
33 Silver Medals
23 Gold Medals
Class-# WINE COMPOSITION AND YEAR   AWD Winemaker B.O.S B.O.C.
139 290-25 2006 Sangiovese 40% / Cab 30% / Merlot 30% SILVER Al Cole
112 280-12 2006 Nebbiola 100% BRONZE Al Cole
133 290-19 2007 Merlot 70% / Cab 30%   SILVER Anthony Yafanaro
134 290-20 2007 Zinfandel 70% / Petit Syrah 20% / Alicante 10%   SILVER Anthony Yafanaro
142 320-1 2007 100% Vidal Blanc   BRONZE Arick Kashalk
121 290-7 2005 Sangiovese 60% / Merlot 40%   GOLD Beth Fellenstein
180 1000-1 2005 Sangiovese 60% / Merlot 40% SILVER Bob Kestranek/Lynn Bart X
11 120-2 2006 Riesling 100%   SILVER Bob Mikals
27 190-2 2007 Muscat 100%   SILVER Bob Mikals
65 230-5 2005 Merlot 100% BRONZE Bob Mikals
105 280-5 2005 Malbec 100%   SILVER Bob Wright
169 810-11 2002 Port   SILVER Bob Wright
31 210-4 2003 Cab 90% / Cab Franc 10% BRONZE Bob Wright
170 810-12 2007 Grappa/Expresso BRONZE Bob Wright
186 1000-7 2006 Syrah 100%   BRONZE Bonnie Green
28 210-1 2007 100% Cabernet   GOLD Brett Holycross
155 770-1 2006 Elderberry 100%   BRONZE Brian Bonjack
88 260-4 2005 Cab Franc BRONZE Brian Chapman
103 280-3 2007 Amarone   GOLD Celeste Richards
102 280-2 2007 Malbec 100%   SILVER Celeste Richards
144 380-1 2007 Traminette 100%   SILVER Celeste Richards X
101 280-1 2007 Carmenere 100%   BRONZE Celeste Richards
146 480-1 2007 Noriet 100%   BRONZE Celeste Richards
72 240-7 2007 Syrah 100%   SILVER Dennis Rosa
127 290-13 2007 Zin 50% / Syrah 25% / Cab 25%   BRONZE Dennis Rosa
82 250-4 2006 Pinot Noir 100% SILVER Enzo Maddalena Sr
8 110-8 2006 Chard 100% BRONZE Enzo Maddalena Sr
110 280-10 2007 Barbara 100% BRONZE Enzo Maddalena Sr
179 900-1 2002 Muscat BRONZE Enzo Maddalena Sr X
94 270-5 2006 Sangiovese 100% BRONZE Frank Virzi
151 740-1 100% Cherry 2007 SILVER Frank, Matt, Jeff Silvaggio  X
152 740-2 100% Cherry 2007 BRONZE Frank, Matt, Jeff Silvaggio 
49 220-5 2006 Zin 100%   GOLD Gary Jones & Rick Taylor
50 220-6 2005 Zin 100%   GOLD Gary Jones & Rick Taylor X
70 240-5 2006 Syrah 100%   GOLD Gary Jones & Rick Taylor
165 810-7 2007 Grappa (100 % Cabernet)   GOLD Gary Jones & Rick Taylor
164 810-6 2006 Grappa (Cabernet – barrel aged)   SILVER Gary Jones & Rick Taylor
126 290-12 2005 Sangiovese 50% / Cab 50%   BRONZE Gary Jones & Rick Taylor
163 810-5 2007 Blackberry 100%   GOLD Jack Mikals
176 890-2 2007 Riesling 100%   GOLD Jack Mikals
48 220-4 2005 Zin 100%   SILVER Jack Mikals
117 290-3 2005 Cab 50% / Barbera 20% / Merlot 15% / Cab Franc 15%   SILVER Jack Mikals
159 810-1 2002 Cab 50%, Merlot 25%, Zin 25% Port   SILVER Jack Mikals
177 890-3 2007 Delaware 100%   SILVER Jack Mikals
184 1000-5 2007 Concord 100%   SILVER Jack Mikals
148 510-1 2007 Delaware 60% / Niagara 40%   BRONZE Jack Mikals X
160 810-2 2000 Zin 60% / Sangiovese 40%   BRONZE Jack Mikals
161 810-3 2007 Malvasia Bianca   BRONZE Jack Mikals
173 880-2 2007 Malvasia Bianca   BRONZE Jack Mikals
150 660-1 2007 50% Riesling/ 50% Chardonnel    SILVER James J Gross X
116 290-2 2005 Cab 37% / Cab Franc 32% / Merlot 31%   GOLD Jan and Tom Cobett
53 220-9 Zin 100% (no year)   BRONZE Jim Sperk
55 220-11 2007 Zin 100%   BRONZE Joe Cannata
36 210-9 2007 Cabernet 100%   BRONZE Joe Gianguzzo
181 1000-2 2007 70%Vidal/30% Chamborcin   BRONZE Joe Kashalk
135 290-21 2005 Syrah 50% / Sangiovese 50% GOLD Joe P. DelBalso X
136 290-22 2006 Cab 45% / Merlot 16.5% / Malbec 16.5% / Cab Franc 16.5% / Petit Verdot 5.5% SILVER Joe P. DelBalso
123 290-9 2006 Cab 50% / Merlot 50% SILVER John Host
81 250-3 2007 Pinot Noir 85% / Cab 15%   BRONZE John Messina
42 210-15 2003 Cabernet 100% GOLD Joseph M. Babika
99 270-10 2002 Sangiovese 100% GOLD Joseph M. Babika
178 890-4 2007 Cab Franc Ice GOLD Joyce Carani
109 280-9 2007 Montepulciano 75%/Sangiovese 25%   GOLD Leonard Giuliani
35 210-8 2007 Cab 75% / Cab Franc 25%   SILVER Leonard Giuliani
90 260-6 2006 Cab Franc 75% / Sangiovese 25%   BRONZE Leonard Giuliani
96 270-7 2007 Sangiovese 75%, Cab 25%   BRONZE Leonard Giuliani
108 280-8 2007 Malbec 75% / Sangiovese 25% BRONZE Leonard Giuliani
131 290-17 2007 Sangiovese 60% / Cab Franc 25% / Merlot 15% BRONZE Leonard Giuliani
132 290-18 2007 Cab 35% /  Merlot 35% / Cab Franc 30% BRONZE Leonard Giuliani
104 280-4 2007 Petit Syrah SILVER Lou LaGuardia 
78 240-13 2007 Syrah 100%   SILVER Maria Ulogar
57 220-13 2007 OV Zin   SILVER Mark Zaccardelli
63 230-3 2006 Merlot 100%   GOLD Matt Testa
67 240-2 2007 Syrah 100%   GOLD Matt Testa
1 110-1 2005 Chard 100% BRONZE Matt, Jeff and Frank Silvaggio
114 280-14 2007 Ruby Cabernet   BRONZE Michael Planisek
47 220-3 2007 Zin 100%   SILVER Nino & Carla Riggio
118 290-4 2007 33% Cab, Sangiovese, Merlot   BRONZE Nino & Carla Riggio
147 480-2 2007 Noriet 100%   BRONZE Pat Duszynski X
45 220-1 2007 100% Zin SILVER Pat Ohara
91 270-1 2006 Sangiovese 92%, Merlot 8%   BRONZE Pete Hoehl
92 270-2 2007 Sangiovese 90%, Merlot 10%   BRONZE Pete Hoehl
69 240-4 2004 Syrah 100%   BRONZE Richard Fellenstein
41 210-14 2004 Cab 85% / Merlot 10% / Cab Franc 5%   SILVER Roberto Pietraroia
21 150-5 2007 Pinot Grigio 100% BRONZE Roberto Pietraroia
167 810-9 2003 Grappa (Chard) BRONZE Roberto Pietraroia
168 810-10 2008 Limoncello BRONZE Roberto Pietraroia
30 210-3 2007 Cab 80% / Syrah 20%   SILVER Rosario Calabro
129 290-15 2007 Sangiovese 50% / Merlot 25% / Cab 25%   GOLD Ruggiero & Lavalle, Vincenzo
54 220-10 2007 Zin 100%   SILVER Ruggiero & Lavelle, Domenico
34 210-7 2007 Cabernet 100%   GOLD Ruggiero & Lavelle, Michele
66 230-6 2007 Merlot 100%   GOLD Ruggiero & Lavelle, Michele
95 270-6 2007 Sangiovese 100%   BRONZE Ruggiero & Lavelle, Paolo
61 230-1 2007 Merlot 100%   GOLD Russ DiCarlo
120 290-6 2007 Sangiovese 60% / Cab 10% / Cab Franc 10% / Syrah 10% / Barbera 10%   BRONZE Sam Tomaselli
9 110-9 2007 Chard 100%   GOLD Tim McDonnell X
171 810-13 2000 Grappa   GOLD Tim McDonnell X
56 220-12 2004 Zin 100%   BRONZE Tim McDonnell
174 880-3 2006 Vidal   BRONZE Tim McDonnell
62 230-2 2007 Merlot 100%   BRONZE Tom Szabaga
43 210-16 2006 100% Cabernet   BRONZE Tony Duszinski
98 270-9 2007 Sangiovese 100%   SILVER Tony Magnelli
143 320-2 2007 Vidal Blanc 100%   SILVER Werner Klingbeil
10 120-1 2007 Riesling 100%   BRONZE Werner Klingbeil
18 150-2 2007 Pinot Grigio 100%   BRONZE Werner Klingbeil
46 220-2 2006 Zin 100%   BRONZE Werner Klingbeil
182 1000-3 2007 Cabernet 100%   BRONZE Werner Klingbeil
23 Gold Medals
33 Silver Medals
51 Bronze Medals
500 and 600 - No B.O.C.
 In Class 1000 - B.O.C. has a complete tie between 1 and 5 - White Merlot won over Concord in a second judging