Wine Judging

Wine making is both a science and an art. Winemakers make what they like, and what they hope others will also appreciate of the the effort to create and the flavors obtained from their grapes.
We at Satori appreciate that our members appreciate our wines, it is comforting to know that industry connoisseurs and sommeliers also recognize our wines as amongst the best in their class.
Awards are presented to winemakers based on their assessment of how the wine reflects the characteristics of the varietal in characteristics such appearance, aroma, taste and finish.

Over the years, we have been successful at many prestigious & major wine competitions such as the
San Francisco Chronical Wine Competition, the largest in the world
and the Orange County OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition
Over 5000 wines are presented at these competitions and are blind judged.
(Now that’s a tasting flight!)

 

2026 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

OCWS

Awards

Class AwardedNumber of Medals
Best of Class / Platinum3
Double Gold15
Gold46
Silver80
Bronze53
Current Wine WinersMedals
2023 Za ZinDouble Gold
2023 SyrahSilver
2023 Purple ReignSilver
2023 Original ZinGold
2023 OhSo ZinSilver
2023 JoyousGold
2023 Harmonic ConvergenceBronze
2023 Cabernet SauvignonSilver
2022 Zen ZinGold
2022 Za ZinSilver
2022 TaDa SyrahGold
2022 Purple ReignBest of Class
2022 Original ZinBronze
2022 Oh So ZinSilver
2022 Harmonic ConvergenceGold & Silver
2022 Cabernet SauvignonSilver
2021 JoyousSilver & Bronze
2021 Harmonic ConvegenceSilver
2021 Cabernet SauvignonGold
2020 Cabernet SauvignonGold
2019 Za ZinDouble Gold