Indy International Wine Competition Results and Pictures

Red Barn Winemaker Supplies

INDY INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2008

Below you will find pictures and information about this years competition. Also, many of our winners are listed here with the information as to what awards they won and what wines they won with.

Our very special thanks to WINEXPERT, INC.

This was Bob's fifth year as a judge (in fact, anchor judge this year) at the Indy Competition.

Each year, as a service to our customers, we accept their entries of wines and entry forms at our store for three weeks before the entry deadline for the INDY INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION. We then hand deliver the entries to Jill Blume, Executive Director, at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. This saves our customers the cost of a wine bottle shipping container, the cost of UPS shipping, the possibility of breakage and also the possibility of COOKING their prize winning wines in the BROWN truck in the middle of June.
Also, as a service to our customers, we provide proof of purchase and proof of awards won to WINEXPERT, INC. In turn, WINEXPERT, INC., rewards our winners with a free wine kit of the same selection that they won the award with.
Below is a partial list of our winners, what they won, and what kit they recieved from WINEXPERT INC., through RED BARN WINEMAKER SUPPLIES.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

(Partial List)

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Doug and Catherine Allen

DeMotte, IN

Silver Medal. Italian Sangiovese

Winexpert Selection International Italian Sangiovese

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Bob Birkett

DeMotte, IN

Silver Medal. Gewurztraminer

Winexpert Selection Gewurztraminer

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Jeff Dekker

Dyer, IN

Gold Medal. Chocolate Raspberry Port

Silver Medal. Pinot Noir

Winexpert Special Selection Chocolate Raspberry Port

Winexpert Selection Pinot Noir

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Robert Gulan

Dyer, IN

Double Gold Medal. Italian Sangiovese

Winexpert Selection International Italian Sangiovese

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Jerry and Jill Heward

Hebron, IN

Double Gold Medal. Piesporter

Silver Medal. Green Apple Riesling

Winexpert Selection Piesporter

Winexpert Island Mist Green Apple Riesling

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Charles Kimmet

Merrilville, IN

Silver Medal. Chardonnay

Bronze Medal. Shiraz

Bronze Medal. Zinfandel Rose

Winexpert Vintners Reserve Shiraz

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Tom and Bob Modrowski

St. John, IN

Gold Medal. Piesporter

Winexpert Selection Piesporter

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Don and Kathy Ponziano

Cedar Lake, IN

Bronze Medal. Australian Cabernet Sauvignon

Winexpert Selection International Australian Cabernet Sauvignon

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Brian and Stephanie Smith

New Palastine, IN

Gold Medal. Honey Mead

Silver Medal. Apple Wine

Bronze Medal. Cranberry Pomegranate

Also, the trophy for the best amateur Mead presented by the

Indiana State Beekeepers Association

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Ray and Mary Tambrini

Dyer, IN

Gold Medal. Zinfandel Rose

Silver Medal. Viognier

Silver Medal. Syrah

Winexpert Selection White Zinfandel

Winexpert Selection Viognier

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Todd and Susan Williams

Crown Point, IN

Silver Medal. Merlot

Bronze Medal. Australian Chardonnay

Winexpert Selection Merlot

Winexpert Selection International Australian Chardonnay

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Judges scores are posted and then averaged.

Discussion of judges and posting of scores.

There are five judges on each panel. After tasting and filling out the score sheets, the judges post their scores on the blackboard for that flight of wines. Anchor judges will ask for discussion on the findings and might even call for a re-pour if one judge's score is much different than the others. Then the scores are averaged and a final decision made as to Double Gold, Gold, Silver, Bronze or NM (no medal). Double Gold is when all five judges unanimously vote that entry as Gold. (These are few and far between.) Double Gold entries are entered for Best of Show.

Robert Gulan. A DOUBLE GOLD winner from Red Barn.

Jerry Heward. Another DOUBLE GOLD winner from Red Barn.

We are privileged to have two DOUBLE GOLD winners

from our RED BARN entries.

They are Robert Gulan from Dyer, IN.,

and Jerry Heward from Hebron, IN.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH !!!!!!!

While we take no credit for their sucesses, we would like to mention that both of these DOUBLE GOLD winners are past attendees of our basic winemaker classes that we put on in the spring and the fall and also by corporate request (a group of 20 or more). To be put on the list to be notified of our next class either: 1. join our free e-mail list above because all types of events (including wine making and wine tasteing events) are sent out twice per month or 2. Call our store and be put on our list. Call 219-987-WINE (9463), or 3. visit our web site and send us an e-mail by clicking in the top navigation bar on CONTACT US. www.redbarnwinemakersupplies.com