Penman Springs Vineyard and Winery, Great Artisan Wine from Paso Robles

February 01, 2009
Media Contact: Beth McCasland
Phone: (805) 237-7959
Website: www.penmansprings.com

SEVEN PENMAN SPRINGS WINES WIN SEVEN MEDALS AT 2009 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION

Results of the 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, announced following the judging event on January 5, again proved the consistency of wines produced by Paso Robles’ Penman Springs Vineyard. For the third year in a row, Penman wines took home seven medals – from 2007 to 2009, Penman Springs Vineyard has won 21 medals in the Chronicle competition out of 22 wines entered! Out of this year’s 4,736 entries, the Penman winners were:

GOLD – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Petite Sirah
GOLD – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard “Artisan Cuvee” Meritage
SILVER – 2005 Penman Springs Vineyard “Penman Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon
SILVER – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Merlot
SILVER – 2007 Penman Springs Vineyard Muscat Blanc “Dry Humor”
BRONZE – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Syrah
BRONZE – 2006 Penman Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon “Old Block”

Owner / Vineyard Manager Carl McCasland and Winemaker Larry Roberts were extremely proud of the results. Quoting Roberts: “I have been working with Penman’s fruit since the first vintage in 1988 and I have seen terrific strides in quality as newly-planted blocks have come into production and as Carl has continued to ‘dial in’ each variety. And we’ve been able to fine tune the winemaking a bit more with each vintage, to the point where I believe we are in the upper echelon of Paso Robles producers. I don’t think there is another winery in the area that can top us for quality across the board.”