ISC Demi Sec Rosé won the Governor’s Cup Sparkling Wine trophy, Best of Class, and a Double Gold medal. This wine is a traditional method sparkling wine, which means the bubbles come from a second fermentation within the bottle. The wine is made with Frontenac grapes from August Hill Winery’s vineyard in Peru, IL, and pairs well with a wide variety of foods including BBQ ribs, garlic chicken, and even s’mores.

August Hill Winery and ISC submitted 12 wines to the competition, and all 12 wines received medals. Here is a summary of the results:

• ISC Demi Sec Rosé – Governor’s Cup Sparkling Wine trophy, Best of Class, and a Double Gold Medal.
• AHW La Belle Rosé – Double Gold Medal
• AHW Chambourcin Rosé – Double Gold Medal
• AHW Chambourcin Reserve – Gold Medal
• ISC Brut Ombré Rosé – Gold Medal
• ISC Sec – Gold Medal
• ISC Brut – Silver Medal
• ISC Blend 795 – Silver Medal
• ISC Ruby Red – Silver Medal
• AHW Apple Infusion – Silver Medal
• AHW Chardonel – Bronze Medal
• ISC Extra Brut – Bronze Medal

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These remarkable achievements are a testament to the passion, dedication, and craftsmanship that went into every step of creation. From the careful selection of the finest grapes to the meticulous winemaking process, our team has tirelessly pursued excellence, and it is an honor to see our efforts recognized. Here are the winners so far in two different competitions…

ILLINOIS STATE FAIR WINE COMPETITION RESULTS

With 1 Top Award, 5 Double Gold Medals, 7 Gold Medals, and 15 Silver Medals from this competition, we raise our glasses in celebration. Here are the results:

August Hill Winery
August Hill BERLYN – Top Award Trophy – Red Wine Category & Double Gold Medal
August Hill ANGEL OF HOPE – Double Gold Medal
August Hill SEYVAL BLANC – Double Gold Medal
August Hill SWEET WILLIAM – Double Gold Medal
August Hill CHAMBOURCIN – Gold Medal
August Hill SWEET CATAWBA – Gold Medal
August Hill TRAPOLINO – Gold Medal
August Hill VIGNOLES – Gold Medal
August Hill AUGIE’S BLACKBERRY – Silver Medal
August Hill CARAMEL APPLE – Silver Medal
August Hill CHAMBOURCIN RESERVE – Silver Medal
August Hill CHAMBOURCIN ROSÉ – Silver Medal
August Hill CHARDONEL – Silver Medal
August Hill MARDI GRAS – Silver Medal
August Hill MOSCATO – Silver Medal
August Hill NIAGARA – Silver Medal
August Hill NORTON – Silver Medal
August Hill RASPBERRY INFUSION – Silver Medal
August Hill RED LETTER – Silver Medal
August Hill TRIPLICITY III – Silver Medal
August Hill ALMOND INFUSION – Bronze Medal
August Hill GINOCCHIO XIV – Bronze Medal

Illinois Sparkling Co.
ISC BRUT OMBRÉ ROSÉ – Double Gold Medal
ISC BRUT – Gold Medal
ISC DEMI SEC ROSÉ – Gold Medal
ISC SEC – Gold Medal
ISC BLEND 795 – Silver Medal
ISC ILLNATIC – Silver Medal
ISC PÉT NAT ROSÉ – Silver Medal

2023 BEVERAGE TESTING INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL ROSÉ REVIEWS

August Hill CHAMBOURCIN ROSÉ – Highly Recommended
August Hill LA BELLE ROSÉ – Highly Recommended

Illinois Sparkling Co.
ISC BRUT OMBRÉ ROSÉ – Highly Recommended
ISC BRUT – Highly Recommended
ISC Ensemble – Highly Recommended
ISC Brut Rosé de Saignée – Recommended

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Illinois State Fair Wine Competition

ISC SEC – Governor’s Cup Trophy, Double Gold Medal, & Best of Class
ISC BLEND 795 – Double Gold Medal
ISC DEMI SEC ROSÉ – Gold Medal
ISC BACK TO BACK – Silver Medal
ISC BRUT – Silver Medal
ISC BRUT OMBRÉ ROSÉ – Silver Medal
ISC EXTRA BRUT – Silver Medal
ISC PÉT NAT ROSÉ – Silver Medal
August Hill LA BELLE ROSÉ – Top Award, Double Gold Medal, & Best of Class
August Hill ANGEL OF HOPE – Double Gold Medal
August Hill AUGIE’S BLACKBERRY – Double Gold Medal & Best of Class
August Hill MARDI GRAS – Double Gold Medal
August Hill NIAGARA – Double Gold Medal & Best of Class
August Hill SEYVAL BLANC – Double Gold Medal & Best of Class
August Hill CARAMEL APPLE – Gold Medal
August Hill CHAMBOURCIN – Gold Medal
August Hill GINOCCHIO – Gold Medal
August Hill MOSCATO – Gold Medal
August Hill RASPBERRY INFUSION – Gold Medal & Best of Class
August Hill RED LETTER – Gold Medal & Best of Class
August Hill BERLYN – Silver Medal
August Hill CHARDONEL – Silver Medal
August Hill SWEET CATAWBA – Silver Medal
August Hill SWEET WILLIAM – Silver Medal
August Hill TRAPOLINO – Silver Medal
August Hill TRIPLICITY – Silver Medal
August Hill ALMOND INFUSION – Bronze Medal
August Hill CHAMBOURCIN ROSÉ – Silver Medal
August Hill VIGNOLES – Bronze Medal

2022 International Cold Climate Wine Competition

ISC SEC – Double Gold Medal
ISC BACK TO BACK – Silver Medal
ISC BRUT– Silver Medal
ISC DEMI SEC ROSÉ – Silver Medal

2022 Experience Rosé Wine Competition

ISC BRUT OMBRÉ ROSÉ – Silver Medal
August Hill LA BELLE ROSÉ – Gold Medal, 92 points

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ISC Trophy Winner

The big news from the 2021 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition is that our very own BRUT OMBRÉ ROSÉ received a Governor’s Cup Trophy for the Best Rosé/Blush Wine.

ISC & August Hill Medal Winners

Illinois State Fair Wine Competition Results

In addition to our Governor’s Cup Trophy, August Hill Winery & ISC received 6 Best of Class honors, 5 double gold medals, 7 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals at the competition. Here are the results:

Illinois Sparkling Co.
BRUT OMBRÉ ROSÉ – Governor’s Cup Trophy, Best of Class, Double Gold Medal
BLEND 795 – Double Gold Medal
PÉT NAT ROSÉ  – Gold Medal
DEMI SEC ROSÉ – Silver Medal
BRUT – Silver Medal
SEC – Bronze Medal

August Hill Winery
ANGEL OF HOPE – Double Gold Medal & Best of Class
SWEET CATAWBA – Double Gold Medal
NIAGARA – Double Gold Medal
2020 CHAMBOURCIN ROSÉ – Gold Medal
2020 CHARDONEL – Gold Medal & Best of Class
CRANBERRY INFUSION – Gold Medal & Best of Class
MARDI GRAS – Gold Medal
MOSCATO – Gold Medal
TRAPOLINO – Gold Medal
AUGIE’S BLACKBERRY – Silver Medal & Best of Class
BERLYN – Silver Medal
2019 CABERNET FRANC – Silver Medal
2020 CHAMBOURCIN (releasing soon) – Silver Medal
CHAMBOURCIN RESERVE (2018) – Silver Medal
GINOCCHIO XIV – Silver Medal
2020 LA BELLE ROSÉ – Silver Medal
RASPBERRY INFUSION – Silver Medal & Best of Class
2020 RAVAT 51 – Silver Medal
2020 SEYVAL BLANC – Silver Medal
SWEET WILLIAM – Silver Medal
TRIPLICITY – Silver Medal
VIGNOLES – Silver Medal
ALMOND INFUSION – Bronze Medal
CARAMEL APPLE – Bronze Medal
2020 RED LETTER – Bronze Medal

Jefferson Cup Invitational Results

Illinois Sparkling Co.
BRUT – Silver Medal
BLEND 795 – Silver Medal
SEC – Silver Medal
DEMI SEC ROSÉ – Bronze Medal

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Best of Show

The big news from the 2020 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition is that our very own ISC Demi Sec Rosé received the highest honor in the competition, the “Best of Show!” In case you forgot, Demi Sec Rosé also received this same honor in 2018.

The Medals

In addition to our Best of Show, August Hill Winery & ISC received 7 Best of Class honors, 9 double gold medals, 2 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals at the competition. Here are the results:

Illinois Sparkling Co.
DEMI SEC ROSÉ – Best of Show, Best of Class, Double Gold Medal
SEC – Double Gold Medal
PÉT NAT ROSÉ  – Silver Medal & Best of Class
BRUT OMBRÉ ROSÉ – Silver Medal
BRUT – Silver Medal

August Hill Winery
SWEET CATAWBA – Double Gold & Best of Class
CHAMBOURCIN ROSÉ – Double Gold
CHAMBOURCIN RESERVE (2017) – Double Gold
CHAMBOURCIN RESERVE (2018) – Double Gold
ALMOND INFUSION – Double Gold & Best of Class
SWEET WILLIAM – Double Gold & Best of Class
MOSCATO – Double Gold & Best of Class
AUGIE’S BLACKBERRY – Gold
ANGEL OF HOPE – Gold
VIGNOLES – Silver & Best of Class
NORTON – Silver
NIAGARA – Silver
SEYVAL BLANC – Silver
BERLYN – Silver
TRAPOLINO – Silver
MARDI GRAS – Silver
CRANBERRY INFUSION – Silver
CHARDONEL – Silver
RASPBERRY INFUSION – Bronze
GINOCCHIO XIII – Bronze
LA BELLE ROSÉ – Bronze

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Mid-American Wine Competition
ISC Sec – BEST Sparkling Wine & Gold Medal
ISC Brut Ombré Rosé – Sweepstakes Nominee & Gold Medal
ISC Demi Sec Rosé – Gold Medal
ISC Brut – Gold Medal

Experience Rosé Wine Competition, Healdsburg, CA
ISC Demi Sec Rosé – Silver Medal
ISC Brut Rosé de Saignée – Silver Medal
August Hill La Belle Rosé – Double Gold Medal
August Hill Chambourcin Rosé – Silver Medal

Indy International Wine Competition
ISC Brut Ombré Rosé – Gold Medal
ISC Demi Sec Rosé – Gold Medal
ISC Brut – Silver Medal
ISC Sec – Silver Medal
August Hill Chambourcin Reserve – Silver Medal
August Hill Chambourcin Rosé – Silver Medal
ISC Brut Rosé de Saignée – Bronze Medal
August Hill La Belle Rosé – Bronze Medal

Illinois State Fair Wine Competition
ISC Brut Ombré Rosé – Double Gold Medal & Best of Class
ISC Sec – Double Gold Medal & Best of Class
ISC Pét Nat – Gold Medal
ISC Demi Sec Rosé – Silver Medal
ISC Brut – Silver Medal
ISC Brut Rosé de Saignée – Silver Medal
August Hill Seyval Blanc – Double Gold & Best of Class
August Hill Norton – Double Gold
August Hill Chambourcin Rosé – Double Gold & Best of Class
August Hill Chambourcin – Gold Medal
August Hill Chambourcin Reserve (2016 & 2017 vintages) – Silver Medals
August Hill Caramel Apple – Bronze Medal

International Cold Climate Wine Competition
ISC Demi Sec Rosé – Gold Medal
ISC Brut – Bronze Medal

Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition
ISC Brut Ombré Rosé – Silver Medal
ISC Demi Sec Rosé – Silver Medal

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We were super excited to hear our Demi Sec Rosé received three trophies during the competition season:

• THE highest honor at the 2018 Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition – a Jefferson Cup trophy! The Jefferson Cup Invitational is an invitation only wine competition where only the best of the best, culled from tastings and competitions throughout the U.S., are pre-selected and invited. Over 700 wines were invited from well-known regions, such as California and Washington, and not so well-known areas like New York, Michigan, Missouri and Illinois.
• The best of the best wines at the 2018 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition – the “Best of Show” trophy!
• The GRAPEVINE Magazine’s “Best of Show” trophy in the specialty/fortified/sparkling category at the 2018 Best of the Midwest Wine Competition.

Here’s a summary of some of the awards we have received so far in the 2018 wine competitions:

Demi Sec Rosé

• Jefferson Cup trophy & Double Gold Medal – 2018 Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition
• Best of Show (all wines) trophy & Gold Medal – 2018 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition
• Best of Show (specialty/fortified/sparkling category) & Gold Medal – 2018 GRAPEVINE Magazine Best of the Midwest Wine Competition
• Gold Medal – 2018 Indy International Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – 2018 Mid American Wine Competition

Brut Ombré Rosé

• Sweepstakes Nominee & Gold Medal – 2018 Mid American Wine Competition (judges nominate the best gold medal wines they taste for the sweepstakes awards.)
• Double Gold Medal – 2018 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition
• Gold Medal – 2018 Indy International Wine Competition
• This sparkling wine was named in USA Today’s EatSipTrip article, The Best Summer Wines to try in all 50 States
• Silver Medal – 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – 2018 Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition

Brut Rosé de Saignée

• Sweepstakes Nominee & Gold Medal – 2018 Mid American Wine Competition (judges nominate the best gold medal wines they taste for the sweepstakes awards.)
• Gold Medal – 2018 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition
• Gold Medal – 2018 Experience Rosé Wine Competition, Healdsburg, CA

ISC Brut

• Double Gold Medal – 2018 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – 2018 Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – Grapevine Magazine’s 2018 Best of the Midwest Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – 2018 Mid- American Wine Competition

ISC Sec

• Silver Medal – 2018 Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – 2018 Mid-American Wine Competition
• Silver Medal – 2018 Indy International Wine Competition

Other

• Bicentennial Bucket List – Our sparkling wines were named among the top 20 Illinois drinks to try.

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ISC’s Brut Ombré Rosé (previously known as Franken’s) received a Best of Class award for the Traditional Method sparkling wine category as well as a Double Gold Medal.

Four additional sparkling wines received Silver Medals: Brut, Brut Rosé De Saignée, Sec, and Demi Sec Rosé.

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