The prestigious 10th annual Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (FLIWC), was held at the Rochester Plaza Hotel & Conference Center 27-28 March 2010. FLIWC is the world’s third-largest commercial competition, and largest on the east coast.
The 2010 competition featured a record number of entries 3,010 wines from over 666 International and National wineries from all 50 states including 105 from New York state.
This year Eagles Nest Winery’s entries went beyond our Port-styled dessert wines (which were all medalists in last year’s FLIWC competition) and entered our 2007 still wines. This year we won five Gold, Silver & Bronze medals. See FLIWC 2010 competition results - Click here!
Presently 100% of our 2007 & 2008 releases of estate wines are medalists, and nearly 90% of our total 2007 & 2008 releases are medalists in highly credible National/ International and Regional wine competitions since last year.
The distinguished the panel of fifty-six judges hailing from from 10 countries and 5 continents, and 10 states included educators and winemakers, distributors and restaurateurs.
The charity fund raising event has earned International acclaim as one of the most prestigious wine competitions on the east coast. It was created by wine aficionado Peter Parts to raise funds for Camp Good Days and Special Times which benefit children with cancer and their families.
View the FLIWC and Camp Good Days video clip – Click here!
Sharing our custom art labels from our winning wines and ports below:
| Head Competition Judges: | |||
| DAVID G. MALE | USA NY | COMPETITION CHAIRMAN, Certified International Judge | |
| RON DOUGHERTY | USA NY | ASSISTANT COMPETITION CHAIRMAN, President, C.L.I., Wine Consultant | |
| THOMAS KING | USA NC | BACKROOM MANAGER | |
| The Following International Wine Judges participated in the 2010 Competition: | |||
| GERDÂ ANSELMANN | GERMANY | Administrative Asst. Weingut Werner Anselmann | |
| PETERÂ BECRAFT | USAÂ NY | Assistant Winemaker, Anthony Road Vineyards | |
| PETERÂ BELL | USAÂ NY | Winemaker – Fox Run Winery & Miles Winery | |
| DONÂ BOMBACE | USAÂ NY | Owner, Bombace Wine & Spirits | |
| CARL G. BRANDHORST | USA VA | President, Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association | |
| JOHNÂ BUECHSENSTEIN | CANADA | Winemaker and Instructor at UC Davis | |
| RAULÂ CASTELLANI | ARGENTINA | International President WAWWJ/President International W&S Competitions | |
| DAVIDÂ CREIGHTON | USAÂ MI | Marketing Director, Indiana Wine & Grape Council | |
| STEVEÂ ELPHICK | CA | Wine Judge, Photographer | |
| EMILIANOÂ FALSINI | ITALY | Certified Judge International, Enologo Senior, Matura Enologia | |
| EDWARDÂ FINSTEIN | CANADA | “The Wine Doctor”, Award-Winning Author, Journalist, Radio/TV Host | |
| WILLIAMÂ FRANK | USAÂ NY | Wine Consultant, Astor Wines & Spirits | |
| PETERÂ GAMBLE | CANADA | International Wine Consultant, Owner Winery Argentina | |
| ALANÂ GOLDFARB | CANADA | Director of Communications, Tudal Winery/Cerruti Cellars | |
| KATEÂ HARDY | AUSTRALIA | Professional Specialist, Beverage/Alcohol Law-Nixon-Peabody Law Firm | |
| LORRAINEÂ HEMS | USAÂ NY | CS, CWE, Lecturer of Wine Studies at Rochester Institute of Tech. | |
| DAVIDÂ HENAULT | FRANCE | Assistant Winemaker at Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne | |
| HOLLYÂ HOWELL | USAÂ NY | Wine Writer, Democrat & Chronicle – Sommelier NYW&GF Culinary Center | |
| STEVEÂ KAMPERS | USAÂ IN | Wine Writer, Photographer | |
| LINDAÂ KING | USAÂ NC | Winemaker at RagApple Lassie Vineyards, NC | |
| EDWARDÂ KORRY | USAÂ RI | Associate Professor Johnson & Wales, College of Culinary Arts | |
| MATTHEWÂ KRISTOFIK | USAÂ PA | Certified International Judge, Past Chairman AWS Wine Competition | |
| BOBÂ MADILL | USAÂ NY | Winegrower, General Manager, Sheldrake Point Vineyard – Simply Red Bistro | |
| DANÂ MAREK | USAÂ TX | Wine Owner Divine Divine Winery, Texas – Vintner | |
| JAMES R. MIHALOEW | USA OH | The Cleveland Wine Line | |
| DONALDÂ MILLER | USAÂ NY | American Wine Society Certified Judge | |
| SHARIÂ MOGK-EDWARDS | CANADA | Vice President, LCBO Products Canada | |
| RONALDÂ NOWAK | CANADA | Founder, Society of Wine Educators | |
| TIMÂ O’CONNOR | USAÂ NY | Surgeon, Plastic Surgery Group of Rochester | |
| CHRISTOPHERÂ O’GORMAN | USAÂ CA | Director of Marketing Communications – Merryvale Vineyards | |
| SCOTTÂ OSBORN | USAÂ NY | Owner, Fox Run Vineyards | |
| JOEÂ PIERCE | USAÂ NY | Restaurateur | |
| CHERYLÂ PITTI | USAÂ NY | ||
| CLAUDIAÂ QUINI | ARGENTINA | Certified Judge, International Head of Vinandino Wine Competition | |
| W. HARVEYÂ REISSIG | USAÂ NY | Dept. Entomology – Certified AWS Judge – Wine Writer | |
| TRICIAÂ RENSHAW | USAÂ NY | Assistant Winemaker, Fox Run Vineyards | |
| JOHNÂ SALVI | FRANCE | Master of Wine/Wine Writer/Oenologist | |
| PETRONELLAÂ SALVI | FRANCE | Vino Fino, Wine In Style -Consultant | |
| BRANDONÂ SEAGER | USAÂ NY | Assistant Winemaker, Red Newt Cellars | |
| ALEXÂ SEBASTIAN | USAÂ PA | Restauranteur – Wooden Angel Restaurant- Owner | |
| DICKÂ SINGER | CANADA | Winemaker – Certified International Judge | |
| STEVEÂ SOMERMEYER | USAÂ IN | Assistant Wine Maker at Chateau Thomas, Indiana | |
| MOISESÂ SPAK | ISREAL | M.A. Spak Marketing, Mediterranean International Wine & Spirits Competition | |
| RAYÂ SPENCER | USAÂ NY | Winemaker, Wine Industry Consultant | |
| JEFFÂ STABINS | USAÂ NY | ||
| GEORGEÂ TABOR | USAÂ NY | Writer and Reporter at Judgement in Paris | |
| ANTONIOÂ VILLACAMPA | SPAIN | Wine Consultant and Certified Spanish Judge | |
| BONNIEÂ VILLACAMPA | SPAIN | Master of Oenology, Viticulture and Marketing by UNESCO, Marketing | |
| DICKÂ VINE | USAÂ IN | Retired Enology Professor/Wine Consultant/Director, Indiana State Fair | |
| PHILÂ WARD | USAÂ NJ | Eastern Region Sales Director, Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles | |
| STEVENÂ WAYNE | USAÂ NY | Restauranteur, Wine Industry Consultant | |
| LILYANEÂ WESTON | UK | Lecturer/Writer”Owlet” Templpan Lane | |
| MICHAELÂ WHELAN | |||
| DAVEÂ WHITING | USAÂ NY | Owner, Red Newt Wine Cellars | |
| PETERÂ YESKOOT | USAÂ PA | ||
| MICHAELÂ ZITZLAFF | AUSTRALIA | General Manager and Chief Winemaker at Crushpad | |
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