3 Steves Winery – Winners Once Again!
The smiling faces of Steve Zigant and Steve Burman receiving their awards says it all. Having just won Best of Show at California Wines and Wineries Cabernet Franc Wine Competition from the People’s Choice Judges, 3 Steve’s is on a roll. They also won both Best of Class and a Gold & Silver medal from the Professional Judges. This is for their Cienega Valley, Dry Farmed Cabernet Franc from San Benito County.
In addition they won a Gold and Silver medals for their 2016 Livermore, Sachau Vineyard Cabernet Franc!
How 3 Steves Winery started was three friends (Steve Burman, Steve Melander and Steve Zigant), all in the wine business, wanted to own their own winery. They insisted on meticulously working their own vineyard as well as bringing fruit back to their winery. Thus their tagline “3 Friends Striving to Make the Perfect Wine”. They opened the property in 2013 after a few years producing wine at a custom crush operation.
They can now add these awards to their ever growing list of award winning wines:
*2011 Cienega Valley Ancient Vine Zinfandel – 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Best of Red Wine of Show. Our biggest accomplishment to date, this is the largest US wine competition in the world and this wine was voted Best Red Wine (Sweepstakes Award) over 5300 other wines.
*2012 Sauvignon Blanc – 2013 Tri Valley Conservancy Uncorked Wine Competition, Best White Wine of Show
*2014 Sauvignon Blanc – 2015 Tri Valley Conservancy Uncorked Competition Best Sauvignon Blanc of Show
*2011 Cabernet Franc – Affairs of the Vine 2013 Cab Shootout Second Place Best Wine of Show
*2012 Livermore Valley Merlot – 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Best of Class.
*2013 Cabernet Franc – 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Double Gold.
*2013 Cabernet Sauvignon – 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Gold.
*2012 Sauvignon Blanc – 2013 Tri Valley Conservancy Uncorked Wine Competition, Gold Medal
*2015 Livermore Valley Chardonnay – 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Gold.
*2013 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Silver.
*2014 Livermore Valley Merlot – 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Silver.
*2014 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel – 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Bronze.
*2013 Zinfandel – 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Silver.
*2013 Three Brunettes Blend – 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Bronze.
*2013 Three Blondes Blend – 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Bronze.
*2013 Three Cabs Blend – 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Bronze.
*2012 Cabernet Sauvignon – 2015 Tri Valley Conservancy Uncorked Competition Silver Medal.
*2012 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Silver.
*2012 Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc – – 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Silver.
*2012 Chardonnay – 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Silver Medal.
*2011 Cabernet Franc- 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Silver Medal.
*2010 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel – 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Silver Medal
*2008 Cabernet Sauvignon – 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Silver Medal
*2009 Zinfandel – 2012 Best of the Bay Zin Challenge Competition, Silver Medal
*2008 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – 2012 Best of the Bay Wine Competition, Bronze Medal
*2009 Zinfandel – 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Silver Medal
*2009 Chardonnay – 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Bronze Medal
*2008 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Bronze Medal
*2007 Cabernet Franc – 2011 Best of the Bay Wine Competition, Bronze Medal
Both Steve Burman and Steve Zigant believe this is one of their best wines produced to date. The peppery and spicy Cabernet Franc is worthy of your cellar!
Check out these previous published stories on 3 Steves Winery.
https://californiawinesandwineries.com/2019/01/30/3-steves-winery-the-livermore-valley-california-cachapoal-valley-chili-wine-connection/
https://californiawinesandwineries.com/2016/03/03/3-steves-winery/
Congratulations to all 3 Steves!!
Slainte,
Michael
https://californiawinesandwineries.com
https://3steveswinery.com/
California Wines & Wineries 
May 7, 2021 at 4:16 pm
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