Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, a small family owned and operated winery located in San Luis Obispo, CA was awarded a dozen medals at the 20th Anniversary San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The 2020 SFCWC included approximately 6,700 wine entries from over 1,130 wineries from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These numbers make the SFCWC the largest wine competition in North America.
Most notable wins for Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards include the following:
The 2018 Spontaneous Groove, a white blend, received Best of Class in the category White Blends – $30.00 and Over. The 2017 Merlot received a Double Gold, the equivalent of a unanimous vote by all panel members, in the category Merlots – $27.00 – $30.99. The 2017 “The Kiss,” a méthode champenoise sparkling Chardonnay, took Gold in the category Blanc de Blancs.
Below is a full list of KSCV award winners for the 2020 SFCWC:
2018 “Spontaneous Groove” White Blend – Paso Robles, CA – Best of Class
2017 Merlot – San Luis Obispo County – Double Gold
2017 “The Kiss” – San Luis Obispo County – Gold
2017 “Trinity” Red Blend – Paso Robles, CA – Silver
2017 Mourvedre – Nevarez Vineyards – Silver
2018 “Platinum” Viognier – Paso Robles, CA – Silver
2018 “Golden Delicious” White Blend – California – Silver
2017 Cabernet Franc – Nevarez Vineyards – Bronze
2018 Reserve Chardonnay – San Luis Obispo County – Bronze
2018 “Red Delicious” Dry/Sweet Rose/Blush – California – Bronze
2018 Orange Muscat – Santa Barbara County – Bronze
2018 “Improvisation” Roussanne – Paso Robles, CA – Bronze
Laurie Kelsey, Co-Owner and GM of Kelsey, stated “Jac (Jacobs) and Joey (Roedl) have once again made us proud. We were honored when Jac was invited to judge this year, and to take home a collection of medals is even more reason to celebrate!”
SLO County wineries did very well overall at this year’s SFCWC. Best of Class awards went to Chronic Cellars, Robert Hall, Chamisal, Oso Libre, Halter Ranch, and Saucelito Canyon to name a few. Congratulations to all of our neighbors!
For anyone interested in the results of the competition, the official SFCWC wine award results are available on www.winejudging.com.
Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards is a beloved family-run winery located in a beautiful canyon nestled next to a year round creek and towering Sycamore trees, just three minutes from Avila Beach, California.