Orange County Wine Society

10/14/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 URSA VINEYARDS 🍷
2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**e:
2023 Barbera – Sierra Foothills AVA – Best of Class & Double Gold – 96 Points

🔗 All Awards:
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🌟 Unique Story: Celebrating 25 years of w**emaking in the Sierra Foothills, Ursa Vineyards has never been afraid to explore uncommon grape varieties! Founded by husband-and-wife w**emakers Greg Stokes and Deborah Elissagaray in 2001, Ursa helped pioneer Tannat in California and became the first U.S. w**ery to produce a varietal Mencía. Their adventurous spirit continues to shine with a 96-point Best of Class Barbera!

📍 Visit: Placerville, CA – ursavineyards.com (tastings by appointment)

Ursa Vineyards

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10/13/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 PENMAN SPRINGS VINEYARD 🍷
2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**e:
2022 Aglianico – Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA – Double Gold – 95 Points

🔗 All Awards:
ocws.ws/26penmansprings

🙌 Celebrating With: Beth McCasland (Owner)

🌟 Unique Story: When Carl and Beth McCasland opened Penman Springs in 2000, Paso Robles had just 40–45 w**eries! Today, their family-owned vineyard features approximately 30 acres of vines producing distinctive estate-grown w**es, including their Double Gold-winning Aglianico. With its beautiful vineyard views, warm hospitality and welcoming country atmosphere, Penman Springs continues the legacy Carl and Beth built together.

🕊️ In Loving Memory of Carl Ervin McCasland (1947–2025), whose passion for growing exceptional grapes and making great w**e lives on in every bottle of Penman Springs w**e.

📍 Visit: Paso Robles, CA – penmansprings.com

Penman Springs Vineyard

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10/13/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 HUSCH VINEYARDS 🍷
2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**es:
2025 Chenin Blanc – Mendocino AVA – Double Gold – 93 Points
2024 Gewürztraminer – Anderson Valley AVA – Double Gold – 92 Points

🔗 All Awards:
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🙌 Celebrating With: Michael J. Martin (Concierge de Vin) and Patty Liddy (Concierge de Vin)

🌟 Unique Story: Talk about being a pioneer! Husch became Anderson Valley's first bonded w**ery in 1971 and planted the region's first Pinot Noir vines that same year, helping put this beautiful w**e region on the map. Today, three generations of family stewardship continue that legacy, welcoming visitors to a charming tasting room housed in a converted 19th-century pony barn along the scenic road to the Mendocino Coast.

📍 Visit: Philo, CA – huschvineyards.com

Husch Vineyards

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10/12/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 CHACEWATER W**ERY & OLIVE MILL 🍷
2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**e:
2025 Engine House Sauvignon Blanc – Lake County – Double Gold – 96 Points

🔗 All Awards:
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🙌 Celebrating With: Paul Manuel (Owner/W**emaker)

🌟 Unique Story: Talk about turning lemons into lemonade—or better yet, grapes into w**e! When a devastating wildfire cleared the Manuel family's Nevada City property in 1988, they planted vineyards and began a journey that eventually led to Chacewater W**ery & Olive Mill in Lake County. Today, this family-run operation produces award-winning w**es AND certified organic olive oils, including delicious Meyer Lemon and Blood Orange varieties. Don't miss the olive oil tasting when you visit!

📍 Visit: Kelseyville, CA – chacewaterw**e.com

Chacewater W**ery & Olive Mill
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10/10/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 NAVARRO VINEYARDS 🍷
2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**es: 4 DOUBLE GOLD MEDALS!
2025 Pinot Gris – Anderson Valley AVA – Double Gold – 95 Points
2025 “Deep End” Gewürztraminer – Anderson Valley AVA, Mendocino – Double Gold – 94 Points
2025 Estate Gewürztraminer – Anderson Valley AVA, Mendocino – Double Gold – 94 Points
2025 Estate Dry Muscat Blanc – Anderson Valley AVA – Double Gold – 93 Points

🔗 All Awards:
ocws.ws/26navarro

🙌 Celebrating With: Jim Klein (W**emaker)

🌟 Unique Story: When founders Ted Bennett and Deborah Cahn purchased a 900-acre sheep ranch in Anderson Valley in 1973, they had an unusual dream—to make exceptional Gewürztraminer in California! More than 50 years later, Navarro continues to shine with distinctive aromatic whites, and longtime w**emaker Jim Klein is celebrating his 35th harvest with the w**ery. It's also a family affair—Navarro's sister w**ery is Pennyroyal Farm in nearby Boonville!

📍 Visit: Philo, CA – navarrow**e.com

Navarro Vineyards

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10/10/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 DRYTOWN CELLARS 🍷
2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**e:
2023 Mourvèdre – Amador County – Double Gold – 95 Points

🔗 All Awards:
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🙌 Celebrating With: Jeff Johnson (Chief W**emaker), Allen Kreutzer (Owner/W**emaker), Suzanne Kreutzer (Owner), Elijah Robinson (Assistant W**emaker & Tasting Room)

🌟 Unique Story: There's nothing dry about Drytown Cellars! Located on a historic cattle ranch in a Gold Rush town once bustling with saloons, this family w**ery knows how to have a good time. Between award-winning w**es, live music—including performances by owner Allen Kreutzer's band—w**emaker dinners and festive harvest celebrations, there's always something happening at Drytown!

📍 Visit: Drytown, CA – drytowncellars.com

Drytown Cellars

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10/10/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 W**E GUY & W**E GAL FAMILY W**ES FROM SONOMA 🍷 2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**e:
2025 “Judith Ann Rosé” Rosé of Pinot Noir – Russian River Valley AVA – Best of Class – 95 Points

🔗 All Awards:
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🙌 Celebrating With: David Dees (Founder/W**emaker), Shawn Dees (Founder), and W**e Dog Brody (Director of Sales 🐾)

🌟 Unique Story: What began with David Dees studying pastry-making in France turned into a lifelong passion for w**e—and eventually a love story with W**e Gal Shawn! Married in 2025, this dynamic duo brings small-batch Sonoma w**es and personalized tasting experiences to Southern California, with a little help from their four-legged Director of Sales, Brody. And rumor has it that an Orange County tasting room may be coming in 2027!

📍 Visit: Available online and through private tastings – w**eguyandw**egal.com

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10/09/2026

🍷 LAST CALL! OCWS Road Trip - Sips Happening in Santa Ynez Valley!

PST... Santa Ynez W**e Country is Calling! 🍇

Great w**es, fabulous food, beautiful scenery, and your OCWS w**e friends — sounds like the perfect getaway! 🥂

Join us November 8–10 for two nights, two w**e-filled dinners, a private tasting, and exclusive w**ery discounts!

⏰ Registration closes MONDAY, October 12!

Don't let this trip become the one that got away! 🍷

👉 Sign up now before it's too late!

More Info:
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10/08/2026

🏆 TOP WINNER SPOTLIGHT 🍷 TREVOR GRACE 🍷 2026 OC FAIR COMMERCIAL W**E COMPETITION

🥇 Top Award-Winning W**e:
2023 Cabernet Sauvignon – El Dorado AVA, Estate – Double Gold – 93 Points

🔗 All Awards:
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🙌 Celebrating With: Trevor Grace (W**emaker)

🌟 Unique Story: W**emaking talent runs deep in the Grace family! While brother Tyler focuses on Lewis Grace w**es, Trevor brings his own creative flair to the Trevor Grace label, drawing on a UC Davis master's degree in viticulture and enology, experience with more than 30 grape varieties, and a passion for high-elevation w**emaking. Both labels share the historic Irving Ranch, established in 1890 along the old Pony Express route.

📍 Visit: Placerville, CA – gracepatriotw**es.com

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**esociety **ecompetition

10/06/2026

Join us in congratulating the 2026-27 OCWS Board of Directors

OFFICERS
President - Fran Gitsham
Vice President - Don Mayer
Treasurer - Linda Flemins
Secretary - Sue England

BOARD MEMBERS
Fred Heinecke
CL Keedy
John Kienstra
Craig Peterson
Daniel Vlahovic

More Info:
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