(July 1, 2009 - For Immediate Release from Birds, IL)
Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery, (whiteowlwinery.com) of Birds,
Illinois has just been informed that three of their wines received medals at
the 18th Annual Indy International Wine Competition held June 16 - 18, 2009
at Indianapolis, Indiana. This is one of the largest competitions in the
U.S. and holds the distinction of the being the largest fruit wine
competition in the counry.
The latest wines to take medals for Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery were:
Persimmon Solera Silver
Five Buck Huck Bronze
Sensuous White Bronze
"We are extremely pleased that these newer wines are continuing to win
awards this summer," said winery co-founder and marketing director, Joy
Neighbors.
Of these wines, the Persimmon Solera is the only commercially produced
persimmon sherry in the world. Five Buck Huck is a burgundy-style wine that
Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery crafts for Martin and Bayley Inc., owners
of Huck's Convenience Stores and Save a Lot Grocery stores, located
throughout the Midwest.
The Sensuous White is a dry white wine created from a blend of Midwestern
grapes, with the characteristics of a Sauvignon blanc.
Over 3,000 wines from 10 countries were evaluated by 72 judges during this
three-day competition. Each wine was judged on it¹s individual merit based
on characteristics such as fruit variety, proprietary style, aroma, color
and taste.
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(Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery is located on the far east-central side
of Illinois. The winery is open for tasting and tours Friday, Saturdays and
Sundays from Noon to 5 P.M. central time.)
For more information contact:
Joy Neighbors, Marketing and Public Relations Director
joy@whiteowlwinery.com
(618) 928-2898