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10th Annual Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

Silver Medal Winner - 2004 Rouge Militaire Cynthiana/Norton

Bronze Medal Winner - 2005 Le Grand Louis  Syrah

Bronze Medal Winner - 2007 Le Trolley Blanc Du Bois

 

Florida State Fair 22nd Annual International Wine and Grape Juice Competition

Silver Medal Winner - 2004 Rouge Militaire Cynthiana/Norton

Gold Medal Winner - 2005 Le Grand Louis Syrah

 

“Wine Across America” A Wall of Wine will be on display at COPIA in Napa, CA from November 9, 2007 through June 2008.  Pontchartrain Vineyards wine has been selected to a part of the presentation.   

 

St. Charles Avenue Magazine, September 2007, “North of the Lake”

A sultry summer night and a cool band at “Jazz’n the Vines”, Page 41.

 

Louisiana Market Bulletin, August 16, 2007, “Louisiana’s own Napa Valley”

Word-class vineyard and winery still thrives on the North Shore by Sam Irvin  Page 1-2.

 

Times Picayune, Sunday, August 5, 2007, Travel Section, “Fall in Love with Louisiana Again” “ Staying Close to Home” by Millie Ball, pages D-26 thru D-28, Pontchartrain Vineyards is include in the section on the north shore.

 

Country Roads, August 2007, Weekends Away, “Louisiana’s Wine Country”, by Downs Matthews, photos by Don Dean, pages 78-81.

 

Wines & Vines  ( an industry monthly magazine), June 2007  Plan a Better Event

“Let’s Put on a Show” How wineries plan stage public events. By Jane Firstenfield

It tells about what is involved in staging an event. Venues included in the article: Auction Napa Valley staged by Napa Valley Vintners, Washington’s Maryhill Winery, Napa Valley’s Staglin Vineyard Music Festival, and Pontchartrain Vineyards’ Jazz’n the Vines.

 

Covington Magazine First Issue  June-August 2007, “The good earth of St. Tammany produces award-winning wines at Pontchartrain Vineyards. By Callie Foreman Photos by Kathy Foxworth. P. 23-26.

 

"Spotlight" St. Tammany Access Channel 10 - Lori Bennett interviewed John V. Seago 

about Pontchartrain Vineyards and Jazz’n the Vines for her show that aired May 7^th –May 20^th 

at 10:00 a. m.

 

Inaugural Blanc du Bois Symposium, Cat Springs, TX  May 11, 2007  

John V. Seago, president and winemaker at Pontchartrain Vineyards, was a guest speaker. 

This is the first professional program to focus on the Blanc du Bois grape and raise the 

awareness of the grape’s production and the high quality of wine it produces.

 

A Medal Pontchartrain Vineyards’ 2004 Roux St. Louis recently won a medal 

in the Florida State Fair International Wine Competition 2007 (Bronze).

Crescent City Classic 2007  One of the world’ premier 10-K Road Races, has again selected Pontchartrain Vineyards to participate as a sponsor in its 29^th edition of the race that was held on April 7^th , 2007 through the streets of New Orleans.

Taste the Wines of America, Congressional Reception, as part of the Wine & Grape Policy Conference, WineAmerica and Winegrape Growers of America sponsor the popular reception. Pontchartrain Vineyards’ wine was among those poured at the reception on March 20^th.  This reception is given in honor of the Congressional Wine Caucus for Members of Congress and their senior staff.  This reception educates lawmakers about the scope and geographical reach of the American wine industry.

Research Chefs Association (RCA) is the leading professional community for food research and development.  The conference was held March 8-12, 2007 in New Orleans. The opening night reception was held at Mardi Gras World on Thursday, March 8.  This reception showcases the city’s finest restaurants.  Pontchartrain Vineyards’ wine was also show cased during this reception.

ANNUAL JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS,  New Orleans a Culinary Legacy took place in New York on May 8, 2006.  Immediately following the Awards Ceremony was the Awards Reception  featuring a menu by 20 chefs from New Orleans and its vicinity.  Pontchartrain Vineyards poured their wine at this reception in New York City.   

MEDAL FROM THE NEW ORLEANS WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE  Pontchartrain Vineyards' 2004 Louis D'Or won a Silver Medal in their 2006 Fleur de lis Awards competition.

THE CRESCENT CITY CLASSIC, one of the world’s premier 10-K Road Races, has selected Pontchartrain Vineyards to be its first ever winery to participate as a sponsor in its 28^th edition of  the race to be held on April 15, 2006 through the streets of New Orleans. 

 

MEDALS from the Florida State Fair International Wine Competition 2006.

Pontchartrain Vineyards 2003 Criollo Rosso (Cabernet Sauvignon) Bronze and

 2003 Le Grand Louis (Syrah) Bronze.

KARTINA The extraordinary fury of Katrina’s winds took its toll on the forested area nestled in the pastoral countryside of Old Military Road.  Our vineyard, through the grace of God, for the most part, stood strong only sustaining damage in the extreme north end where several large trees blew down breaking trellis wires and support posts.  Fortunately, we had finished harvesting the last of our red grapes in the week before the storm.

            We were able to bring in some generators power to run the critical operations of the winery for the 5 weeks we were without power.  We managed to birth our Cynthia/Norton red wine in excellent shape through this period while maintaining safe temperatures for our white just finishing fermentation. Except for an oak tree that damaged the unique tile roof of our tasting room, the winery building itself and its machinery were spared.  We have cleaned up most of the areas around the winery and the roads leading in.  Although the landscape has changed and the filtered light of our upland bottom forest has given way to a brighter, intense light from the west, the enduring beauty and softness of our surrounding countryside is returning.  We are looking forward to an emotion filled, great Holiday Season.  Our culture’s great passion for celebrating the importance of family, friends and food will be more important than ever in healing the profound wounds wrought by Katrina. Come visit us at Pontchartrain Vineyards.

 

CBS FILM   Our vineyard was used in a scene for the CBS film "Locust" which will be aired Sunday, April 24^th at 7 or 8 p.m. Other scenes were filmed on Old Military Road and the general area. 

 
The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine, by Chef John D. Folse, first printing December 2004. It included three photographs from Pontchartrain Vineyards - pages 141, 711 and 803.  This encyclopedia sold 10,000 copies in 17 days!

Louisiana Market Bulletin Vol. 87, No. 26 December 23, 2004, “Discovering a Gem” by Ashley Rodrigue page 1,2,8.

 

environs, the quarterly lifestyle magazine of Money Hill Golf and Country Club, Fall 2004, out & about “jazz’n  it at Pontchartrain vineyards”, back cover.  A great article about Pontchartrain Vineyards and Jazz’n the Vines along with  pictures of the vineyard and tasting room.

 
NEWS FLASH  Pontchartrain Vineyards participated in Louisiana’s First Annual Cultural Economy Initiative Conference that took place December 9 and 10, 2004 at the Convention Center in New Orleans. 

 

NEWS FLASH   2004 New Orleans Food & Wine Experience, Fleur de lis Awards 

Silver Medal Winner, Le Grand Louis 2002 - Syrah

NEWS FLASH  Louisiana Cookin'  "Louisiana "Field of Dreams Jazz'n the Vines",  by Brenda Maitland, pp. 24-28 May, June 2004.

NEWS FLASH  - We received three medals in the 17th Annual American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition, which was held at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Buffalo, New York on November 6 and 7, 2002. This was the largest competition hosted by the AWS to date. A total of 1,206 wines were entered by 216 wineries from  twenty-seven states, two Canadian provinces and five foreign countries. The medals we won were:

1999 Louis d'Or (Silver)

2000 Le Trolley (Bronze)

1999 Roux St. Louis (Bronze)

 

NEWS FLASH  - Three Medals from the INDY International Wine Competition!

'00 Le Trolley INDY International Wine Competition 2002 (Bronze)

'00 Le Grand Louis INDY International Wine Competition 2002 (Bronze)

'99 Roux St. Louis INDY International Wine Competition 2002 (Bronze)

NEWS FLASH  -  USA Today, “50 Wines from 50 States” Friday, June 28, 2002 by Jerry Shriver   This article reviews the significant growth of wine in American culture over the last decade or more, as it celebrates the 50^th state of the union opening a bonded winery. Among the observations is the steady increase in the quality of the wine outside of CA and the Pacific NW.  In the context of the discussion of the ascendance of quality, Pontchartrain Vineyards "Le Trolley" is prominently mentioned along with 3 other wines from around the country.