GrapeFest People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic Winners Announced

Press Release

The 38th Annual GrapeFest – A Texas Wine Experience presented by Bank of the West has announced the winners of the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic sponsored by Audi Grapevine. The wine festival took place on Historic Main Street on September 12, 13, 14, and 15, 2024.

The Largest Consumer-Judged Wine Competition in the Country took place in the Cotton Belt Railroad District. Thousands of people took part in ten 90-minute tasting sessions, five of them VIP. Guests received a wine reference guide describing the featured wines along with a ballot. Awards were presented Sunday, September 15 at 5 p.m. in the People’s Choice Pavilion in the Historic Cotton Belt Railroad District. The winners are below followed by some quotes.

Red: Bold

Gold: Bull Lion Ranch & Vineyard – Malbec Silver: Landon Winery – Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Bronze: Messina Hof Winery – Private Reserve Petite Sirah

Red: Blends

Gold: Bull Lion Ranch & Vineyard – Texianti “Texas Chianti” Silver: The Pour Girl – Red Blend Bronze: Llano Estacado Winery – Rolling Smoke Red Blend

Red: Medium

Gold: Sweet Taste of Paradise Winery – Seville Orange Sangria Silver: Bull Lion Ranch & Vineyard – Montepulciano Bronze: H-Wines – Black Spanish Lenoir

Red: Light

Gold: Messina Hof Winery – GSM Silver: Blue Ostrich Winery – Sangiovese Bronze: Landon Winery – Pinot Noir

Red: Sweet

Gold: Silver Dollar Winery – Boot Scootin’ Boogie Chocolate Silver: Blue Ostrich Winery – Cielo Bronze: