2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Results

We are thrilled to share that La Mesa Vineyards brought home several major awards at the 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, announced earlier today.

With some 600+ wineries in California and more than 5,000 wines entered nationally, the competition to be recognized as the best in the country is fierce.

Results:

Best in Class
La Mesa Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Double Gold
La Mesa Petite Sirah 2021

Gold
La Mesa Barbera 2021
La Mesa Mourvedre 2022

Owner-winemaker Côme Laguë reflects on the recognition. "All these awards follow several years of hard work.  Our double gold-awarded Petite Sirah 2021 won in one of the most competitive categories.  We made it with our 100% estate fruit grown right here on the property, vines planted following a 3-year intensive clone research and grafting project.

I'm particularly pleased with our Sauvignon Blanc 2024 and Barbera 2021 results, both of which are highly competitive categories. The Sauvignon Blanc was our very first attempt, both using our low-sulfite Flextank technology. Of course it's a thrill to see our other wines placing among the best."

Some of these vintages are already available at our two tasting rooms, with others scheduled to be released over the next few weeks.

Full results are published on the SF Chronicle website: https://winejudging.com

Congrats to our neighbouring Amador County wineries, some of whom also took notable awards at this competition. We are proud to be in your company!