Jefferson County’s Cedar Valley Winery wins awards

Recent competition at the Finger Lakes International Wine & Spirits Competition netted Cedar Valley Winery five medals for outstanding wines.

Receiving a gold medal is the winery's sweet LaCrosse wine while the Red Tie Affair, Chambourcin Rose, Vignoles and LaCrosse Reserve received bronze medals.

The Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (FLIWC) is one of America's Largest Charitable Wine Competitions in the United States. Masters of wine, Master Sommeliers, wine educators, wine journalists, wine makers, and other top internationally certified wine judges from around the world converge each year in Rochester, New York, to evaluate and award thousands of internationally crafted wine and spirits, all accomplished in two days of blind judging.

Cedar Valley Winery is an estate winery located just a few miles west of Fairfield.