Trinity River Vineyards makes red and white wines exclusively from Humboldt County grown grapes.
By THE TIMES-STANDARD | PUBLISHED: February 6, 2017 at 2:41 p.m. | UPDATED: July 30, 2018 at 6:31 a.m.
Trinity River Vineyards announced Monday that its 2015 Trinity River Sauvignon Blanc won double gold at this year’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.
“The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition had over 6,800 entries this year,” vineyard manager and winemaker Wil Franklin said in the news release. “We are very proud of this accolade given its prestige and magnitude.”
Trinity River Vineyards, based in Arcata, was established in 2012 and, according to the release, makes red and white wine exclusively from Humboldt County grown grapes.
The release states that the 2015 Trinity River Sauvignon Blanc also took gold at the 2016 Humboldt County Fair and silver at the Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition. The previous vintage won gold at the 2016 San Francisco Chronicle competition as well as double gold and Best White of Humboldt at the county fair.
“Our Humboldt County Sauvignon Blanc is proving year after year to be an excellent grape to grow in our cool-climate, North Coast environment,” Franklin said. “And the wine goes great with our local oysters and seafood.”
Find Wil Franklin on the Trinity River Vineyards YouTube channel (@trinityrivervineyards3246) to learn more about his wine making process.
