MEADOWLARK VINEYARDS WINS SILVER MEDAL IN SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GREEN WINE COMPETITION

All-Star Judges Single Out Meadowlark Vineyards at International Competition

SANTA ROSA, CA – An all-star panel of judges determined that Meadowlark Vineyards wines were worthy of a Silver Medal. Meadowlark Vineyards competed against over 200 wines entered from over 90 wineries from around the world in the International Green Wine Competition™, which concluded recently in Santa Rosa, CA.

This is the only wine competition in the world that focuses on wines made from organic grapes, organic wines, Biodynamic® wines and wines made from vineyards transitioning to organic or biodynamic status.

The following Meadowlark Vineyards vintages won medals at the competition:

Silver Medal- Santa Barbara County Limited Selection 2007 Syrah

Retail price $35.99

This wine from Santa Barbara is characterized by a soft vanilla aroma with ripe cherry and tobacco accents. Spicy, peppery, fruity, aromatics rich on the palette. Well balanced with clinging tannins and delightful lingering.

“Meadowlark Vineyards has earned the right to be listed on the exclusive Consumer’s Green Wine Shopping List!™,” said De-Anna Alba, Director and co-founder of Wine Competition Management, which produces the International Green Wine Competition, The U.S. Professional Wine Buyers Competition, the National Women’s Wine Competition, and the upcoming (June 13-15 2010) NextGen Wine Competition for Millennial Wine DrinkersÔ. ”These wines have been judged outstanding and give consumers the added benefit of being made with healthy organic or biodynamic methods,” Ms. Alba added.

“The judges brought world-class palates to the task of judging over entries in over 200 different categories, and found that Meadowlark Vineyards wines are winners,” she said. This year’s judges included Honorary Chairman Paul Dolan of Mendocino Wine Company, Bill Ward, wine writer for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, wine blogger Amy Atwood, and Cassandra Brown, wine buyer for the Left Bank restaurant chain. A complete list of judges and their biographies is available at www.greenwinecomp.info.

The International Green Wine Competition was created to identify “can’t miss” wines for drinkers interested in organic and biodynamic wines.