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For Immediate Release: August 9, 2006

Missouri Wine Competition Honors the Best of the Bunch

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – Six Missouri wineries earned top honors as the Best of the Bunch at the 2006 Missouri Wine Competition held July 27-28, 2006 in Columbia. Twenty-four wineries from across the state participated in this annual competition sponsored by the Missouri Wine & Grape Board. A panel of expert judges from across the United States tasted 207 wines and awarded 29 Gold, 67 Silver and 72 Bronze medals.

“I am pleased that there were so many gold medals awarded during the competition,” said Jim Anderson, executive director of the Wine & Grape Board. “Our Show-Me State wineries are really showing their quality. The winning wineries earned the right to call their wines the best in the state.”

Best of Class awards in nine categories went to the following Missouri wines:

• Best Sparkling wine – Stone Hill Winery 2002 Blanc de Blancs
• Best Dry White wine – Montelle Winery 2005 Seyval Blanc
• Best Dry Red wine – Tower Rock Winery 2004 Cynthiana
• Best Semi-Dry White wine – Augusta Winery 2004 Vignoles
• Best Semi-Dry Red wine – Augusta Winery Reserve Red
• Best Sweet White wine – Stone Hill Winery 2005 Vignoles
• Best Sweet Red wine – Augusta Winery River Valley Red
• Best Dessert/Ice wine – St. James Winery 2004 Late Harvest Vignoles
• Best Dessert/Fortified wine – Mount Pleasant Winery 2002 Vintage Port

The Governor’s Cup, the ultimate award for a Missouri winery, will be awarded to one of the Best of Class winners on September 28, 2006 at the opening of the Missouri Wine: History Uncorked exhibit at the Mercantile Library in St. Louis. This gala is open to the public. For ticket information, call (800) 392-9463.

For more information about the Missouri Wine and Grape Board and a complete list of the 2006 Missouri Wine Competition results, visit www.missouriwine.org or call (800) 392-9463.

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