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Awards and Accolades

2016 AWARDS

WINE PRESS NORTHWEST PLATINUM JUDGING – DEC 2016

“PLATINUM MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

“DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

“DOUBLE GOLD MEDIAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING ICE WINE

“GOLD MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

“GOLD MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

INTERNATIONAL PORT & FORTIFIED WINE COMPETITION - OCT 2016

"GOLD MEDAL" - NV FOULED ANCHOR PORT

SEATTLE WINE AWARDS – MAR 2016

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ‘13’CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

GOLD MEDAL” – ‘13 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

CASCADIA WINE COMPETITION – MAR 2016

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

FINGER LAKES INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITON – FEB 2016

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ‘13 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING ICE WINE

 

WEST COAST WINE COMPETITION (EAST MEETS WEST) – FEB 2016

GOLD MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

FLORIDA STATE FAIR – JAN 2016

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ‘13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

GOLD MEDAL” – 13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

“SILVER MEDAL” – ‘13 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPTETION – JAN 2016

DESSERT/SPECIALTY SWEEPSTAKES WINNER/DOUBLE GOLD” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING ICE WINE

 

AFFAIRS OF THE VINE CABERNET SHOOTOUT – JAN 2016

“SILVER MEDAL” - ’13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

2015 AWARDS

 

LIVE CERTIFIED – JAN 2011-2015

CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE - LIVE, IOBC AND SALMON-SAFE” – CLAAR CELLARS AND WHITE BLUFFS VINEYARDS

 

WINE ENTHUSIAST – DEC 2015

“90” POINTS/BEST OF THE YEAR 2015 – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS ICE WINE

“87” POINTS/BEST OF THE YEAR 2015 – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

WINE PRESS NORTHWEST PLATINUM JUDGING – NOV 2015

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC

GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

GOLD MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

 

ASSOCIATION OF WA BUSINESS – NOV 2015

GREEN MANUFACTURING AWARD” – CLAAR WINE GROUP

 

TRI-CITIES WINE FESTIVAL – NOV 2015

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

NORTHWEST FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL – NOV 2015

GOLD MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION – SEP 2015

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

ULTIMATE WINE CHALLENGE – JUL 2015

“91” POINTS – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

 

SEATTLE WINE AWARDS – JUL 2015

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

PLANET GRAPE.COM SAUVIGNON BLANC REVIEW – MAY 2015

“91” POINTS – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC

 

U.S. OPEN - WA WINE COMMISSION HOSPITALITY TENT – MAY 2015

SELECTED THROUGH BLIND TASTING BEST OF WA” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

SELECTED THROUGH BLIND TASTING BEST OF WA” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC

SELECTED THROUGH BLIND TASTING BEST OF WA” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION – APR 2015

BEST OF CLASS/UNANIMOUS GOLD” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

SUNSET INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION – MAR 2015

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

GREAT NORTWEST WINE COMPETITION – MAR 2015

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

WEST COAST WINE COMPETITION (EAST MEETS WEST) – FEB 2015

BEST OF CLASS/DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

FLORIDA STATE FAIR – FEB 2015

GOLD MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

 

AFFAIRS OF THE VINE CABERNET SHOOTOUT – JAN 2015

GOLD MEDAL” - ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION – JAN 2015

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SANGIOVESE

 

GREAT NORTHWEST REVIEW – JAN 2015

“OUTSTANDING” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

2014 AWARDS

TRI-CITIES WINE FESTIVAL – NOV 2014

“GOLD MEDAL” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC

“GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CABERNET-MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” –’11 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

NORTHWEST FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL JUDGING – NOV 2014

PLATINUM MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

 

WINE PRESS NORTHWEST PLATINUM JUDGING – NOV 2014

PLATINUM MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

GRAND HARVEST AWARDS – OCT 2014

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

SEATTLE MET MAGAZINE – OCT 2014

“TOP 100 WA WINES – ’09 CLAAR CELLARS ICE WINE

SIP MAGAZINE – OCT 2014

“BEST OF THE NORTHWEST” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC

 

GREAT NORTHWEST INVITATION WINE COMPETITION – OCT 2014

“GOLD MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

ULTIMATE BEVERAGE CHALLENGE – MAY 2014

“94 POINTS“– ’10 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET

“86 POINTS” – ’13 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGON BLANC

 

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION – MAY 2014

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

TRI-CITY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – APR 2014

“2013 BUSINESS ON A ROLL” – CLAAR CELLARS

 

CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR – APR 2014

RUTH ANGLIN AWARD FOR BEST SYRAH/GOLD MEDAL"– ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SANGIOVESE

 

LIVE 2014 ANNUAL MEETING – APR 2014

“2014 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY” – CLAAR CELLARS

 

INTERNATIONAL WINE REVIEW – APR 2014

“90 POINTS” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING

“90 POINTS” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

“88 POINTS” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

“87 POINTS” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

WINE PRESS NORTHWEST – MAR 2014

“BEST BUY” – ‘’12 CLAAR CELLARS PINOT GRIGIO

 

SUNSET INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITON – MAR 2014

“SILVER MEDAL” - ’12 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SANGIOVESE

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

SEATTLE WINE AWARDS – MAR 2014

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

 

GREAT NORTHEST WINE COMPETITION – MAR 2014

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS UNOAKED CHARDONNAY

 

FINGER LAKES INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITON – FEB 2014

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS LATE HARVEST RIESLING

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’09 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING ICE WINE

 

GREAT NORTHWEST WINE REVIEW – FEB 2014  

“OUTSTANDING” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

“EXCELLENT/BESTBUY” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CAB-MERLOT

 “BEST BUY” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING

 

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS WINE COMPETITION – JAN 2014

GOLD MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

 

FLORIDA STATE FAIR – JAN 2014

GOLD MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC

“SILVER MEDAL” – ‘11 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET-MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS BUSTY BLUSH ROSE’

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING

 

SAVOR NORTHWEST – JAN 2014

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

WEST COAST WINE COMPETITION – JAN 2014

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION – JAN 2014

GOLD MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS PINOT GRIGIO

 

2013 AWARDS

 

SEATTLE BUSINESS MAGAZINE 2013 GREEN WA AWARDS – NOV 2013

“ONE OF FIFTY GREENEST COMPANIES IN WA – CLAAR CELLARS

 

WINE PRESS NORTHWEST PLATINUM JUDGING – OCT 2013

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SANGIOVESE

BEVERAGE TESTING INSTITUTE ECO-FRIENDLY WINE CHALLENGE – OCT 13

“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED/BEST BUY” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS RIESLING

“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED” - ’12 CLAAR CELLARS PINOT GRIGIO

“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS LATE HARVEST RIELING

“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED” – ’12 CLAAR CELLARS BARREL FERMENTED CHARDONNAY

 

GRAND HARVEST AWARDS – OCT 2013

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SANGIOVESE

 

NORTHWEST FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL WINE JUDGING – OCT 2013

GOLD MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

 

WINE PRESS NORTHWEST – JUN 2013

“OUTSTANDING” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SANGIOVESE

 

SEATTLE WINE AWARDS – JUN 2013

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS BARREL FERMENTED CHARDONNAY

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’09 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION – JUN 2013

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS MERLOT

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS SYRAH

 

ASSOCIATION OF WA BUSINESS – MAY 2013

“ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD” – CLAAR CELLARS

 

CENTRAL WA STATE FAIR – APR 2013

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’11 CLAAR CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC

“SILVER MEDAL” – ’10 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET -MERLOT

 

WINE PRESS NORTHWEST – SPRING 2013

“EXCELLENT” – ’09 CLAAR CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 

 

 SUNSET INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION – MAR 2013

GOLD MEDAL” – ’09 CLAAR CELLARS SANGIOVESE

 

GREAT NORTHWEST WINE COMPETITION – MAR 2013

“SILVER MEDAL” - -11 CLAAR CELLARS UNOAKED CHARDONNAY

SEATTLE BUSINESS MAGAZINE 2012 GREEN AWARDS – SEPT 2012

“WINNER AGRICULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCES CATEGORY/ONE OF 50 GREENEST COMPANIES IN WA – CLAAR CELLARS

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