The Maryland Governor’s Cup Competition is our premier judging of Maryland-appellation wines annually, held at The Center Club in Baltimore each August. The winning wine earns the the Governor’s Cup trophy.
Bests in Show
Governor’s Cup: Boordy Vineyards • Albariño 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Jack Aellen Cup: Big Cork Vineyards • Black Cap NV (Washington Co.)
Best in Class
Best White: Boordy Vineyards • Albariño 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Best White Blend: Turkey Point Vineyard • Lighthouse White 2015 (Cecil Co.)
Best Rosé: Crow Vineyard • 2015 Barbera Rosé 2015 (Kent Co.)
Best Red: Catoctin Breeze Vineyard • Estate Cabernet Franc 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Best Red Blend: Linganore Winecellars • Cabernet Reserve 2014 (Frederick Co.)
Best Fruit: Big Cork Vineyards • Black Cap NV (Washington Co.)
Best Cider: Great Shoals Winery • Hard Strawberry 2016 (Montgomery Co.)
Best Dessert: Big Cork Vineyards • Vidal Ice 2014 (Washington Co.)
Double-Gold Medalists
Big Cork Vineyards • Black Cap NV (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Vidal Ice 2014 (Washington Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Albariño 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Bordeleau Winery • Reserve Chardonnay 2012 (Wicomico Co.)
Cool Ridge Vineyard • Grüner Veltliner 2015 (Washington Co.)
Crow Vineyard • 2015 Barbera Rosé 2015 (Kent Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • Bay Light 2015 (Montgomery Co.)
Linganore Winecellars • Cabernet Reserve 2014 (Frederick Co.)
Linganore Winecellars • Chardonnay Reserve 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard • Rosé 2015 (Montgomery Co.)
Gold Medalists
Big Cork Vineyards • Cabernet Franc 2014 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Chardonnay 2015 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Malbec 2014 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Petit Verdot 2014 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Russian Kiss 2015 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Viognier 2015 (Washington Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Chesapeake Icon Chardonnay 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Dry Rosé 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Rockfish 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Catoctin Breeze Vineyard • Estate Cabernet Franc 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Clovelly Vineyards • Hambleton Creek 2014 (Queen Anne’s Co.)
Clovelly Vineyards • Traminette 2015 (Queen Anne’s Co.)
Cool Ridge Vineyard • Grüner Veltliner 2015 (Washington Co.)
Crow Vineyard • 2014 Sparkling Vidal Blanc 2014 (Kent Co.)
Crow Vineyard • 2015 Vidal Blanc 2015 (Kent Co.)
Crow Vineyard • Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Kent Co.)
Elk Run Vineyards • Syrah 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Fig Tree Winery • Winemaker’s Helper (Montgomery Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • Block #1 Chambourcin 2014 (Montgomery Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • Hard Strawberry 2016 (Montgomery Co.)
Knob Hall Winery • Cabernet Franc 2013 (Washington Co.)
Knob Hall Winery • Petit Verdot 2013 (Washington Co.)
Knob Hall Winery • Prestige 2013 (Washington Co.)
Linganore Winecellars • Chambourcin Reserve 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Anthem 2014 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Tapestry, Third Edition NV (Carroll Co.)
Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery • Archer NV (Frederick Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • Albariño 2015 (St. Mary’s Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • Chambourcin 2014 (St. Mary’s Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • McIntosh Run NV (St. Mary’s Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • Tributary White 2015 (St. Mary’s Co.)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard • Chardonnay 2015 (Montgomery Co.)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard • Evoe 2013 (Montgomery Co.)
Turkey Point Vineyard • Lighthouse White 2015 (Cecil Co.)
Silver Medalists
Big Cork Vineyards • Barbera 2014 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Washington Co.)
Black Ankle Vineyards • Chardonnay Reserve 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Black Ankle Vineyards • Crumbling Rock 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Cabernet Franc 2013 (Baltimore Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Chesapeake Icon Vidal Blanc 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Landmark Reserve 2013 (Baltimore Co.)
Boordy Vineyards • Veritas Vintage Port 2013 (Baltimore Co.)
Bordeleau Winery • Cabernet Franc NV (Wicomico Co.)
Catoctin Breeze Vineyard • Estate Cabernet Franc 2014 (Frederick Co.)
Catoctin Breeze Vineyard • Estate Reserve Syrah 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Clovelly Vineyards • Pinot Gris 2015 (Queen Anne’s Co.)
Clovelly Vineyards • Vidal Blanc 2015 (Queen Anne’s Co.)
Cool Ridge Vineyard • Chardonnay 2015 (Washington Co.)
Cool Ridge Vineyard • Cool White 2015 (Washington Co.)
Cool Ridge Vineyard • Viognier 2015 (Washington Co.)
Elk Run Vineyards • Gewurztraminer 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Elk Run Vineyards • Liberty Tavern Chardonnay 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Elk Run Vineyards • Pinot Noir 2014 (Frederick Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • 2014 Cabernet Franc 2014 (Montgomery Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • Hard Blackberry 2015 (Montgomery Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • Shipwreck NV (Montgomery Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • Whitecaps NV (Montgomery Co.)
Knob Hall Winery • Chambourcin Reserve 2014 (Washington Co.)
Knob Hall Winery • Embrace NV (Washington Co.)
Linganore Winecellars • Abisso 2014 (Frederick Co.)
Linganore Winecellars • Midnight Bramble 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Linganore Winecellars • Traminette 2015 (Frederick Co.)
New Market Plains Vineyards • Rich Forest Chardonnay 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Cabernet Franc 2014 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Channery Hill 2013 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Chardonnay 2014 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Greenstone NV (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Malbec 2014 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Somm Cuvée 2013 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Tapestry, Second Edition NV (Carroll Co.)
Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery • Merlot Reserva 2013 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • 5th Anniversary White NV (St. Mary’s Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • Captain’s Table 2014 (St. Mary’s Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • Chaptico Rosé 2015 (St. Mary’s Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • Chardonnay 2014 (Montgomery Co.)
Rocklands Farm • Farmhouse 2015 (Montgomery Co.)
Rocklands Farm • Hillside 2015 (Montgomery Co.)
Rocklands Farm • Honey Blossom 2015 (Montgomery Co.)
Romano Vineyard & Winery • Liberty 2014 (Prince George’s Co.)
Royal Rabbit Vineyards • Duke 2013 (Baltimore Co.)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard • Cabernet Franc Reserve 2012 (Montgomery Co.)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard • Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 (Montgomery Co.)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard • Circe Reserve 2014 (Montgomery Co.)
Turkey Point Vineyard • Merlot 2014 (Cecil Co.)
Turkey Point Vineyard • Rosé 2015 (Cecil Co.)
Turkey Point Vineyard • Vidal Blanc 2015 (Cecil Co.)
Bronze Medalists
Big Cork Vineyards • Meritage 2014 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Nebbiolo 2014 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Syrah 2014 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Vidal Blanc 2015 (Washington Co.)
Big Cork Vineyards • Vidal Ice 2015 (Washington Co.)
Bordeleau Winery • Malbec NV (Wicomico Co.)
Bordeleau Winery • Meritage NV (Wicomico Co.)
Catoctin Breeze Vineyard • Overture 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Chateau Bu-De Bohemia Manor Farm • Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Cecil Co.)
Crow Vineyard • 2014 Barbera 2014 (Kent Co.)
Crow Vineyard • 2014 Chardonnay 2014 (Kent Co.)
Crow Vineyard • 2014 Vidal Blanc 2014 (Kent Co.)
Elk Run Vineyards • Lord Baltimore Port 2008 (Frederick Co.)
Great Shoals Winery • Hard Plum 2016 (Montgomery Co.)
Knob Hall Winery • Cuvee Josephine 2013 (Washington Co.)
Knob Hall Winery • Gold Digger NV (Washington Co.)
Loew Vineyards • Serendipity 2013 (Frederick Co.)
Loew Vineyards • Seyval Blanc NV (Frederick Co.)
New Market Plains Vineyards • Windy Day White 2015 (Frederick Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Black 2014 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Channery Hill 2014 (Carroll Co.)
Old Westminster Winery • Viognier 2015 (Carroll Co.)
Perigeaux Vineyards & Winery • Pinot Gris Reserve 2014 (Calvert Co.)
Port of Leonardtown Winery • Barbera 2013 (St. Mary’s Co.)
Rocklands Farm • Medley 2014 (Montgomery Co.)
Romano Vineyard & Winery • Chambourcin 2014 (Prince George’s Co.)
Romano Vineyard & Winery • Fallen Leaf 2014 (Prince George’s Co.)
Royal Rabbit Vineyards • Abbess NV (Baltimore Co.)
Royal Rabbit Vineyards • Baroness 2015 (Baltimore Co.)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard • Chardonnay Reserve 2014 2014 (Montgomery Co.)
Triple Creek Winery • No Bull Red 2015 (Talbot Co.)
Turkey Point Vineyard • Cabernet Franc 2015 (Cecil Co.)
Turkey Point Vineyard • Chardonnay 2015 (Cecil Co.)
