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CLEARLAKE OAKS – This week Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery has taken one of its highest honors yet since its first release in 2003.
The winery, owned by local grape growers Clay and Margarita Shannon, has stepped away with a “Best of Class” and “Double Gold” award from the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.
With 5,050 wines entered from 23 different states, that competition now holds the title of the largest competition of American wines in the world.
The Shannon Ridge 2008 “Ranch Collection” Cabernet Sauvignon won “Double Gold” which according to the competition officials means the five-member judging panel voted unanimously to give it a Gold Medal.
Shannon Ridge 2007 “Single Vineyard Collection-Home Ranch” Cabernet Sauvignon took an even larger award with its “Best of Class” in the category of mid-priced Cabernet Sauvignon. All Shannon Ridge wines are made from Lake County grapes sustainably farmed in both the High Valley and Red Hills Viticulture Areas.
“Taking such a high award in a Cabernet Sauvignon category is an outstanding achievement considering the number of entries,” said Linda Shields, Shannon Ridge’s Director of Marketing and Retail, “The 2007 will be a tasting room exclusive due to its small production amount … It will be a real treat for our visitors to try such a fine example of a world class wine here in Lake County.”
Additional awards were also received by Shannon Ridge at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition including Silver Medals for 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, 2008 Wrangler Red, 2008 Zinfandel all from the Ranch Collection and 2007 Two Bud Block-Zinfandel, 2009 Morine Ranch-Viognier from the Single Vineyard Collection.
Winemaker Mike Wood, Shannon Ridge Director of Wine Production – who has also garnished the unofficial title of “Lake County King of Cab” due to his past numerous award winning Cabernet Sauvignons – crafted all of this year’s award winners including the top honored Cabernet Sauvignon.
Wood also took Gold Medals for his 2009 Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay under his own Shed Horn Cellars label.
The Shannon Ridge 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon-Home Ranch along with the other Single Vineyard Collection award winners are available at both the Shannon Ridge tasting room at 12599 E. Highway 20 in Clearlake Oaks and at the Shannon Family’s newly opened Vigilance Winery and Vineyards tasting room at 13888 Point Lakeview Road in Lower Lake.
The Ranch Collection winners can be found at the Shannon Ridge tasting room and all wines at available at various retailers and restaurants.
For more information call 707-998-9656 or go to www.shannonridge.com.
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The mixer will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Greenview Restaurant's Greenview Room,19210 Hartmann Road, in Hidden Valley Lake.
The event is open to the public.
To exhibit, businesses must be members in good standing of the association. There is no cost to member businesses.
Each business will have a display table or space. Refreshments will be provided.
Space is limited. Contact Gary Graves at
Visit the association online at www.middletownareamerchants.com.
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Receipts for the month were $562.5 million, or -5.8 percent, below estimates found in the 2010-11 State Budget.
“It is clear that next year’s budget deficit will not be solved by a surge in revenues,” said Chiang. “Rather than hope for a miracle, lawmakers must take the tough actions necessary to bring the budget back into balance.”
In the month of December, sales taxes were down $50.2 million (-2.3 percent), and personal income taxes came in $64.1 million above (1.3 percent) estimates.
Corporate taxes were down $529.9 million (-25.6 percent), indicating that the unexpected $263 million in November’s corporate tax collections were merely accelerated revenues.
The state faced a $20.8 billion cash deficit on Dec. 31.
That deficit was covered by $10.8 billion of internal borrowing – short term loans from special funds – and $10 billion of external borrowing.
December 2010’s financial statement and the summary analysis can found on the Controller’s Web site at www.sco.ca.gov.
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The Honorable Lucy H. Koh, Judge, United States District Court Northern District of California, will administer the oath.
Yee represents the Board of Equalization, First District which is comprised of 21 counties in northern and central California that include the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region, which includes Lake County.
As a board member, Ms. Yee will continue to work hard to ensure California’s tax laws are interpreted and applied correctly, fairly, and consistently when hearing and deciding business and income tax appeals.
The board oversees over 26 revenue programs that provide funding for vital programs such as public education, health care, natural resources and environmental protection, and public safety.
A native of San Francisco, Yee received her bachelor of arts degree in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master's degree in public administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.
She has more than 20 years of public service experience, primarily in the area of state and local finance.