2025
Gold Medals
- 2023 Albariño – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2023 Albariño – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Silver Medals
- 2022 Norton – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2023 Petit Manseng – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2023 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2023 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Comp
- 2023 Unité Reserve – Virginia Governor’s Cup
2024
Double Gold Medals
- 2022 Petit Manseng – 98 points – International Women’s Wine Competition
- “Fruit cocktails in a glass, varietally correct, and balanced.”
- 2023 Rosé of Merlot – 96 points – International Women’s Wine Competition
- “Invite this to a garden party; Light berry notes; Clean finish.”
Gold Medals
- 2022 Albariño – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2023 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon – Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition
- 2023 Rosé of Merlot – Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition
- 2023 Rosé of Merlot – 93 points – Experience Rosé Competition
- “Great complex nose. Crisp and clean”
Silver Medals
- 2022 Petit Manseng – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2021 Petit Verdot – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2022 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2021 Unité Reserve – Virginia Governor’s Cup
2023
Decanter Ratings
- 2021 Albariño – 90 points
- “Bright honeysuckle perfumed nose with florals and apple aromas. On the palate it is subtle, harmonious with a pleasant finish.”
- 2020 Unité Reserve – 89 points
- “Aromas of blackberry, cherry, herbs, and vanilla. Medium-bodied with structured tannins, layers of vibrant fruit peppered with wood spice gain shape from lively acidity. Finishes fresh and long.”
Double Gold Medals
- 2022 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – 96 points – Experience Rosé International Wine Comp
- “Balance of acidity, white pine and thyme, pretty color.”
Gold Medals
- 2021 Petit Manseng – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2021 Petit Manseng – 91 points – International Women’s Wine Comp
- “Ripe and zesty, with hints of dry honeycomb.”
- 2022 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – 92 points – International Women’s Wine Comp
- “Crisp clean nose… elegant wine.”
- 2022 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Comp
- 2022 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon – Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Comp
- 2022 Rosé of Merlot – Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Comp
Silver Medals
- 2022 Albariño – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2022 Petit Manseng – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2019 Cabernet Franc – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2020 Cabernet Franc -Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2020 Cabernet Franc – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2020 Le Mariage – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2020 Unité Reserve – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2020 Unité Reserve – Loudoun Wine Awards
2022
Virginia Governor’s Cup winner – 2019 Unité Reserve
Virginia Governor’s Case wine – 2019 Le Mariage
“Winemaker Melanie Natoli Becomes the First Woman to Receive Coveted Cup on the Competition’s 40th Anniversary ” – Read More
Read More: The 40th Anniversary
Read More: The Women of Virginia Wine
Read More: A Wine Lover’s Guide to the Governor’s Cup Case
Winemaker of the Year – Melanie Natoli – Loudoun Wine Awards
Best of Class – 2020 Chardonnay – Loudoun Wine Awards
“I am a Loudoun-made winemaker… I’m proud of the grapes we grow and the wine we make here.” – Read More
Double Gold Medals
- 2021 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – Drink Pink Vino Intl Rosé Comp
Gold Medals
- 2019 Unité Reserve – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2019 Le Mariage – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2020 Chardonnay – 91 points – International Women’s Wine Comp
- “Minerality, hints of lemon lime. Fresh, bright, good acid.”
- 2020 Chardonnay – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2021 Albariño – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2021 Petit Manseng – 90 points – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- “Orange peel, juicy”
- 2021 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon – Drink Pink Vino Intl Rosé Wine Comp
Silver Medals
- 2019 Cabernet Franc – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2017 Le Mariage – International Women’s Wine Competition
- 2019 Le Mariage – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2019 Malbec – International Women’s Wine Competition
- 2019 Malbec – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2019 Petit Verdot – International Women’s Wine Competition
- 2019 Petit Verdot – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2019 Petit Verdot – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2020 Albariño – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2020 Chardonnay – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2021 Petit Manseng – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2021 Rhapsody in White – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2021 Rosé of Cabernet Franc – International Women’s Wine Comp
2021
Gold Medals
- 2020 Albariño – Harvest Terroir Challenge
- 2018 Cabernet Franc – Harvest Terroir Challenge
“Harvest Challenge is a wine competition that bases its judging on a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation, and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions, grapes and wine making savoir-faire… Harvest Challenge recognizes wine entries that best exemplify the soil and climate of their respective viticultural areas.”
– Harvest Challenge
– Harvest Challenge
Silver Medals
- 2019 Chardonnay – Harvest Terroir Challenge
- 2019 Chardonnay – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2020 Petit Manseng – Harvest Terroir Challenge
- 2020 Petit Manseng – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2020 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon- Harvest Terroir Challenge
- 2020 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2020 Rosé of Merlot – Harvest Terroir Challenge
- 2020 Rosé of Merlot – Loudoun Wine Awards
2020
Gold Medals
- 2019 Albariño – International Women’s Wine Comp
- 2019 Petit Manseng – Finger Lakes International Wine & Spirits Comp
- 2019 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon – Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition
- 2019 Rosé of Merlot – Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition
Silver Medals
- 2018 Petit Manseng – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
- 2019 Petit Manseng – International Women’s Wine Competition
- 2019 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon – International Women’s Wine Competition
- 2019 Rosé of Merlot – International Women’s Wine Competition
- 2017 Unité Reserve – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
- 2017 Unité Reserve – Virginia Governor’s Cup
2019
Loudoun County Winery of the Year – New York International Wine Competition ~ Our fourth year of recognition with this award for Loudoun County & Virginia!
Gold Medals
- 2018 Albariño – New York International Wine Competition
Silver Medals
- 2018 Albariño – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2018 Albariño – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2018 Albariño – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2017 Albariño – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2016 Cabernet Franc – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2016 Cabernet Franc – Intl Women’s WC
- 2018 Chardonnay – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2018 Chardonnay – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2015 Merlot – Finger Lakes Intl Wine Comp
- 2015 Merlot – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
Silver Medals (cont’d)
- 2018 Petit Manseng – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2018 Petit Manseng -Intl Women’s WC
- 2018 Petit Manseng – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2017 Petit Manseng – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2018 Rosé of Merlot – Intl Women’s WC
- 2017 Unité Reserve – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2016 Unité Reserve – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2016 Unité Reserve – Virginia Governor’s Cup
2018
Virginia Winery of the Year – New York International Wine Competition
Best of Class Vinifera White – 2017 Petit Manseng – Loudoun Wine Awards
Gold Medals
- 2017 Albariño – International Women’s Wine Comp
- 2015 Cabernet Franc – New York Intl Wine Comp
- 2015 Cabernet Franc – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2017 Petit Manseng – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2017 Rosé – Drink Pink Vino Intl Rose Wine Comp
Silver Medals
- 2017 Albariño – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2016 Albariño – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2015 Cabernet Franc – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2015 Le Mariage – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2015 Le Mariage – New York IWC
- 2017 Petit Manseng – New York IWC
- 2016 Rkatsiteli – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2017 Rosé – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2016 Unité Reserve – Loudoun Wine Awards
2017
Winemaker of the Year – Melanie Natoli – International Women’s Wine Competition
Read More: Women in Wine: Booming Va. industry sees more women at the helm – WTOP
Virginia Winery of the Year – New York International Wine Competition
Best of Show Dessert/Late Harvest – Sweet Vermouth – International Women’s Wine Competition
Best of Class – Sweet Vermouth – International Women’s Wine Competition
Double Gold Medals
- Sweet Vermouth – New York IWC
- Sweet Vermouth – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
Gold Medals
- 2016 Riesling – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2016 Rosé – Drink Pink Vino Intl Rose Wine Comp
- 2015 Unité Reserve – Atlantic Seaboard Wine Comp
Silver Medals
- 2016 Albariño – Atlantic Seaboard WC
- 2016 Albariño – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2016 Albariño – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2016 Albariño – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2015 Cabernet Franc – Atlantic Seaboard WC
- 2014 Chambourcin – Atlantic Seaboard WC
- 2015 Norton – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2016 Petit Manseng – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2016 Petit Manseng – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2016 Petit Manseng – New York IWC
- 2016 Rkatsiteli – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2016 Rkatsiteli – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2016 Rosé – New York IWC
- 2015 Unité Reserve – Loudoun Wine Awards
2016
Virginia Winery of the Year – New York International Wine Competition
Best White Vinifera – 2015 Rkatsiteli – Loudoun Wine Awards
Best White Hybrid – 2015 Vidal Blanc – Loudoun Wine Awards
Double Gold Medals
- 2014 Cabernet Franc – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
Gold Medals
- 2015 Petit Manseng – New York IWC
- 2015 Rkatsiteli – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2015 Rkatsiteli – Loudoun Wine Awards
- 2015 Rosé – Drink Pink Vino Intl Rosé WC
- 2015 Seyval Blanc – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2015 Vidal Blanc – Loudoun Wine Awards
Silver Medals
- 2015 Albariño – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2014 Le Mariage – San Diego Intl Wine & Spirits Challenge
- 2014 Mélange – San Diego Intl Wine & Spirits Challenge
- 2013 Merlot – New York IWC
- 2013 O Casamento Reserve – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2013 O Casamento Reserve – New York IWC
- 2015 Petit Manseng – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2014 Riesling – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2014 Riesling – New York IWC
- 2015 Rkatsiteli – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2015 Rkatsiteli – New York IWC
- 2015 Rkatsiteli – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2015 Rosé – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2015 Seyval Blanc – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2015 Seyval Blanc – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2015 Vidal Blanc – Finger Lakes IWC
- 2015 Vidal Blanc – Intl Women’s Wine Comp
- 2015 Vidal Blanc – Virginia Governor’s Cup
2015
Fruit Winery of the Year – New York International Wine Competition
Silver Medals:
- Apple Wine – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Apple Wine – New York International Wine Competition
- Apple Wine – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2013 Rosé – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- 2013 Rosé – New York International Wine Competition
- 2013 Vidal Blanc – Virginia Governor’s Cup
2014
Silver Medals:
- Apple Wine – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- 2012 Le Mariage – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- 2012 Le Mariage – San Diego International Wine Competition
- 2012 Le Mariage – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2012 Rkatsiteli – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- 2012 Rkatsiteli – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2012 Traminette – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2012 Viognier – Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- 2012 Viognier – Virginia Governor’s Cup
2013
Silver Medals
- 2011 Le Mariage – Virginia Governor’s Cup
- 2011 Viognier – Virginia Governor’s Cup