2014 Grand Harvest Awards

2012 Miro Petite Sirah
Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
Best of Class

2012 Miro Cuvee Sasha
Lake County, High Valley Montelago Vineyard
Best of Class

2012 Miro Petite Sirah
Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
Best of Show

2012 Miro Petite Sirah
Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
Best Red

2012 Miro Zinfandel
California, Sonoma County
Reserve Dry Creek Valley; Wolcott-Bevill
Double Gold

2012 Miro Cuvee Sasha
Lake County, High Valley Montelago Vineyard
Gold

2012 Miro Petite Sirah
Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
Gold

2012 Miro Cabernet Sauvignon
California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley Reserve
Pine Mtn. Cloverdale Peak;
Silverwood Vineyard
Silver

Grand Harvest Awards Announces 2014 Results

Miro Cellars 2012 Petite Sirah, Dry Creek Valley, takes Best of Show

Santa Rosa, Calif. – Vineyard & Winery Management’s 24th Annual Grand Harvest Awards has revealed the results of this year’s competition. From a pool of nearly 1100 entries, awards included 82 Best of Class, 39 Double Gold, 161 Gold, and 450 Silver medals.

Established in 1990, GHA seeks to uncover the distinctions of terroir by grouping wines for evaluation by appellation and variety. Wines are judged in the context of their viticultural regions in order to recognize the complexities and nuances of regional wines, and also to observe the influence of regional soil and climate characteristics on the taste and quality of individual wines.

The following wines took best their categories:
Best of Show and Best Red Wine: Miro Cellars, 2012 Petite Sirah, Dry Creek Valley

91 Points for 2012 Miro Cellars Cuvée Sasha

Wine Enthusiast
September 2014 Buying Guide

From the Monte Lago Vineyard in Lake County’s High Valley AVA, this blend of 68% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre and 12% Syrah is dark and brooding, offering dusty tannins around roasted plum and strawberry notes. Soft and intense, with bright acidity, a taste of licorice lurks up to the leathery, espresso-laden finish. —V.B.

2014 San Francisco International Wine Competition

Double Gold Medal
95 pts
Miro 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve
Silverwood Vineyard, Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak

Double Gold Medal
92 pts
Miro 2012 Petite Sirah
Dry Creek Valley

Silver Medal
Miro 2012 Cuvée Sasha
Montelago Vineyard, High Valley

Silver Medal
Miro 2012 Zinfandel
Piccetti Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley