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 ugarloaf Mountain Vineyard grows the five Bordeaux red grapes (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot) and three white grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Viognier). We have an overriding commitment to quality, both in the vineyard and the winery. Open since May 2006, our wines have been extremely well received and have won several awards.
We age our wine in French oak barrels except for Pinot Grigio which we keep in large stainless steel tanks to enhance a crisp flinty citric finish. Our aging program calls for one to two plus years in the barrel depending on the vintage (and our winemaker’s call).
Our Awards
 We are honored that nearly all of our vintages to date have been award winners, recognized by state, regional and international organizations.
It is doubly pleasing that this affirms our commitment to producing
quality wines and our efforts to provide enjoyment to our many patrons.
We proudly present to you our recent honors:
Best in Show
2011 Comus: 2013 Maryland Winemasters’ Choice Awards
2007 Comus Reserve: 2010 Maryland Winemasters’ Choice Awards
Best of Class
2011 Comus: Best Bordeaux Style Red Blend: 2013 International Eastern Wine Competition
2007 Comus Reserve: Best Dry Red Blend: 2010 Maryland Winemasters’ Choice Awards
2007 Pinot Grigio: Best White: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon: Best Dry Red: 2008 Maryland Winemasters’ Choice Awards
Double Gold
2007 Comus: 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition
2005 Cabernet Franc: 2007 International Eastern Wine Competition
Gold
2011 Comus: 2013 International Eastern Wine Competition
2010 Comus: 2012 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2010 Comus: 2012 Maryland Governor's Cup
2009 Comus: 2011 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 EVOE!: 2010 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2007 Comus Reserve: 2010 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve: 2010 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon: 2010 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 EVOE!: 2009 American Wine Society’s Commercial Wine Competition
2007 Cabernet Franc Reserve: 2009 American Wine Society’s Commercial Wine Competition
2007 Cabernet Franc: 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition
2007 Cabernet Franc: 2009 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Comus: 2009 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Pinot Grigio: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Chardonnay Reserve: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Merlot: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Cabernet Franc: 2008 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon: 2008 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2006 Chardonnay: 2008 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2006 Comus: 2008 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2006 Circe: 2007 Maryland Governor’s Cup
Silver
2011 Circe: 2013 International Eastern Wine Competition
2010 Evoe!: 2013 International Eastern Wine Competition
2011 Chardonnay: 2012 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2009 Evoe!: 2012 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2011 Pinot Grigio: 2012 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2010 Chardonnay: 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition
2009 Evoe!: 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition
2010 Comus: 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition
2011 Chardonnay: 2012 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2009 Evoe!: 2012 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2010 Pinot Grigio: 2011 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2010 Circe: 2011 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2008 Chardonnay Reserve: 2010 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2009 Circe: 2010 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2008 Comus: 2010 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2007 Comus Reserve: 2010 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2008 Cabernet Franc: 2010 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2007 Evoe!: 2010 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Evoe!: 2010 International Eastern Wine Competition
2007 Comus Reserve: 2010 International Eastern Wine Competition
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve: 2010 International Eastern Wine Competition
2007 Comus Reserve: 2010 Grand Harvest Wine Competition
2007 Chardonnay: 2010 Grand Harvest Wine Competition
2008 Cabernet Franc: 2009 American Wine Society’s Commercial Wine Competition
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon: 2009 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2007 Comus: 2009 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2008 Pinot Grigio: 2009 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2007 Cabernet Franc Reserve: 2009 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2007 Cabernet Franc Reserve: 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2007 Chardonnay: 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2007 Comus: 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2007 Comus Reserve: 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon: 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition
2007 Cabernet Franc: 2009 Grand Harvest Awards, Santa Rosa, California
2006 Chardonnay Reserve: 2009 Grand Harvest Awards, Santa Rosa, California
2007 Circe: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Chardonnay: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Cabernet Franc: 2008 Atlantic Seaboard Vinifera Competition
2006 Cabernet Franc: 2008 Grand Harvest Awards, Santa Rosa, California
2006 Circe: 2007 International Eastern Wine Competition
2006 Circe: 2007 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2006 Pinot Grigio: 2007 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2006 Pinot Grigio: 2007 Maryland Governor’s Cup
Bronze
2011 Circe: 2012 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2011 Chardonnay: 2012 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2009 Evoe!: 2012 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2010 Comus: 2012 U.S. National Wine Competition
2009 Evoe!: 2012 U.S. National Wine Competition
2010 Comus: 2012 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2011 Rosé: 2012 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2011 Pinot Grigio: 2012 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2010 Chardonnay: 2011 Winemasters Choice Awards
2009 Chardonnay: 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2008 Comus: 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2009 Pinot Grigio: 2010 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2008 Cabernet Franc: 2010 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2009 Pinot Grigio: 2010 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Chardonnay: 2010 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2009 Pinot Grigio: 2010 International Eastern Wine Competition
2008 Cabernet Franc: 2010 International Eastern Wine Competition
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon: 2010 International Eastern Wine Competition
2008 Circe: 2009 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2007 Chardonnay: 2009 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2007 Cabernet Franc: 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2006 Chardonnay Reserve: 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2008 Pinot Grigio: 2009 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
2008 Pinot Grigio: 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve: 2009 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Chardonnay: 2009 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2006 Chardonnay Reserve: 2009 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2008 Pinot Grigio: 2009 Maryland Winemasters Choice Awards
2007 Comus: 2009 Grand Harvest Awards, Santa Rosa, California
2006 Chardonnay: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Comus Reserve: 2008 Maryland Governor’s Cup
2006 Comus: 2008 Atlantic Seaboard Vinifera Competition
2006 Cabernet Franc: 2008 International Eastern Wine Competition
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon: 2008 International Eastern Wine Competition
2006 Chardonnay: 2008 Grand Harvest Awards, Santa Rosa, California
2006 Circe: 2007 Atlantic Seaboard Vinifera Wine Competition
Many of our past vintages have received similar awards, including a double gold, seven silvers and seven bronzes for several of our 2005 varietals.
Our Vines
Our unique soil and microclimate create favorable growing conditions, or "terroir", for our carefully selected grapevines. With the expertise of world renowned viticulturist Lucie Morton, in 2002 we selected 19,000 certified French vinifera clones which were grafted on American rootstock by Caldwell Nurseries of northern California. We planted these babies in the spring of 2004, and additional vines of similar pedigree in 2007 and 2008. The care and attention we have provided over the years has produced outstanding results. We hand-pick our grapes, cold-soak them, cold-ferment all our varietals, and age them in French oak barrels (except for our Pinot Grigio, which is aged in a special tank).
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard has planted 3.5 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5 acres of Pinot Grigio, 2 acres of Chardonnay, 1.5 acres of Merlot, 2 acres of Cabernet Franc, .5 acre of Petit Verdot, and .25 acre of Malbec. We plan to plant an additional 15,000 certified French Bordeaux clones in the next several years.
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