Hartwood Winery - The Wines

September 2009 - HARTWOOD WINS BRONZE MEDAL FOR ITS HARTWOOD STATION WHITE

515 wine entries from 109 wineries in 11 states were entered in this year's competition. Twenty judges, representing all facets of the wine industry, performed blind tastings to select Best of Show, Best of Category, Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners. The Best of Show was a 2008 Semi-Dry Riesling from Chateau Lafayette in Reneau, New York. In total, there were 21 Best of Category, 29 Gold Medal, 101 Silver Medal, and 166 Bronze Medal winners.

Hartwood Winery wins Bronze Medal for their 2006 Viognier

Hartwood Winery won a bronze medal at the Indy International Wine Competition. This competition was held on June 26-28, 2008 and included over 3,200 wines from 15 different countries. Sponsored by the Indiana State Fair and coordinated by Purdue University, the Indy International Wine Competition has become highly regarded over the years since its inception in 1992. With each year that the competition is held, the number of wines entered has continued to grow along with the prestige of the results. Hartwood Winery's 2006 Viognier can be found primarily at the winery. It is crisp and refeshing with flora aromas of honeysuckle and flavors reminiscent of light tropical fruits and hints of rose petals. This Viognier's lingering, fruity finish compliments most chicken or pork dishes

Hartwood Winery is proud to announce KBC Distributing will be represent Hartwood to select outlets. If have any questions, or if you would like to know who is carrying our wine, please contact Barbara Carpenter, she is the General Manager for KBC Distributing. Her telephone number is 804-224-8687.

Hartwood Winery is happy to announce the release of our new Varietal Series of labels. The first wines released in this series were Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc at our Harvest Celebration on October 27, at the winery. The Viognier was released at our Holiday Celebration November 17 and 18. Shortly, others will join the series of wines. The label for each of these new wines will feature unique colorings but will be tied together by a similar design.

The Varietal Series of labels joins Hartwood’s other two series of labels. The original Rappahannock Series of wines was released in 1989 when Hartwood Winery first opened. Most of these labels feature our famous logo in a block-cut design. This series of labels honors the Rappahannock River which was so important in the development of Fredericksburg as a city.

Hartwood’s Artist Series of labels was first released with the 1993 vintage of wines. This series originally contained labels featuring three acrylic paintings and one pen and ink sketch by Robyn Ryan. “Harvest Run”, “French Dawn”, “Winter Lord”, and “Moving Out” still are used on wines today, primarily made from Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and blends of other vinifera grapes. In 1995, the Hartwood Stag, painted by Karin Gnegy, was added to this series and still graces our Claret label. All of these original paintings can be viewed at the winery.