Awards
REININGER Winery has been producing award-winning wines since our first vintage. Here is just a snapshot of awards bestowed upon our wines.
Winery Recognition
REININGER named Top 100 “Wineries of the Year” (Artisan Category), Wine & Spirits Magazine Buying Guide, Special Issue Winter 2005 and 2006.
2010 Helix Chardonnay, Columbia Valley
Wine Press Northwest, Excellent
2008 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 93 points
2008 Helix Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
Wine Spectator, 90 points
2007 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 93 points
Wine Spectator, 92 points
The Wine Advocate, 91 points
Gold Medal, 2011 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2007 Reininger Carmenere Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 92 points
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 90 points
2007 Reininger Malbec Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 92 points
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 90 points
2007 Reininger Syrah Walla Walla Valley
Wine Spectator, 92 points
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 91 points
The Wine Advocate, 90 points
2007 Helix Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
The Wine Advocate, 90 points
2007 Helix Merlot Stillwater Creek Vineyard Columbia Valley
Wine Spectator, 90 points
2007 Helix Pomatia Columbia Valley
Wine Spectator, 88 points
2007 Helix Stone Tree SoRho Columbia Valley
Wine Press Northwest, Outstanding!
2007 Helix Syrah Columbia Valley
Wine Spectator, 91 points
2006 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 90 points
2006 Reininger Carmenere Seven Hills Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 91 points
2006 Reininger Merlot Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 91 points
2006 Reininger Syrah Ash Hollow Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
Wine Spectator, 93 points
2006 Reininger Malbec Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 92 points
Wine Enthusiast, 90 points
Gold Medal, 2010 Northwest Wine Summit
2006 Reininger Syrah Pepper Bridge Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 92 points
2006 Helix Aspersa Columbia Valley
Tha Wine Advocate, 87 points
Wine Press Northwest, Outstanding!
2006 Helix Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
Double Gold, 2009 Seattle Wine Awards
2006 Helix Merlot Columbia Valley
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 91 points
2006 Helix Pomatia Columbia Valley
The Wine Advocate, 89 points
2006 Helix Sangiovese Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 92 points
2006 Helix Syrah Columbia Valley
Wine Spectator, 90 points
Wine Enthusiast, 91 points
The Wine Advocate, 90 points
2005 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Wine Spectator, 92 points
Wine and Spirits Magazine, 91 points
The Wine Advocate, 91 points
American Example of Greatness, Jefferson Cup Invitational 2005
2005 Reininger Carmenere Seven Hills Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 93 points
2005 Reininger Malbec Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 92 points
Wine Spectator, 90 points
Best Washington Wine, Northwest Wine Summit
2005 Reininger Merlot Walla Walla Valley
Wine Spectator, 91 points
The Wine Advocate, 90 points
2005 Reininger Syrah Walla Walla Valley The Wine Advocate, 92 points
Wine Enthusiast, 92 points
Wine and Spirits Magazine, 92 points
Decanter Magazine, 
2005 Helix Merlot Stillwater Creek Vineyard Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 92 points
2005 Reininger Syrah Ash Hollow Vineyard
Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 94 points
Wine Enthusiast, 91 points
2005 Helix Sangiovese Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 91 points
2005 Helix Syrah Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 91 points
2005 Helix Merlot Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 89 points
2005 Helix Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 88 points
2004 Helix Pomatia Columbia Valley
Wine Spectator, 90 points
Wine Enthusiast, 88 points
2004 Helix Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
Platinum, Wine Press Northwest 2007 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, 2007 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
Wine Press Northwest, Outstanding!
2004 Helix Merlot Columbia Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest 2007 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, 2007 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
Gold Medal, 2007 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
Wine Spectator, 90 points
The Wine Advocate , 89 points
2004 Helix Syrah Columbia Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest 2007 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Wine Spectator, 91 points
Wine Enthusiast, 90 points
2004 Helix Sanviovese, Columbia Valley
The Wine Advocate, 89 points
2004 Helix Aspersa Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 90 points
2003 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest 2007 Platinum Judging
Wine Spectator, 91 points
The Wine Advocate, 90 points
Wine Press Northwest, Outstanding!
2003 Reininger Cima Walla Walla Valley
The Wine Advocate, 91 points
2003 Reininger Merlot Walla Walla Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 90 points
Wine Spectator, 90 points
The Wine Advocate, 89 points
2003 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Ash Hollow Vineyard
Walla Walla Valley
Washington CEO Magazine, 90 points, Outstanding
Wine Enthusiast, 89 points
Wine Press Northwest, Excellent
2003 Reininger Syrah Walla Walla Valley
Gold Medal, Wine Press Northwest 2006 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2006
Gold Medal, Wine by the River 2006 Grand Reserve Competition
Great Wine. Example of American Greatness, Jefferson Cup Invitational 2005
Wine & Spirits Magazine, American Top 16 Syrahs of the Year, 2006
Wine and Spirits Magazine, 93 points
The Wine Advocate, 92 points
Wine Enthusiast, 91 points
Wine Spectator, 90 points
2003 Helix Merlot Columbia Valley
Gold Medal, Wine Press Northwest 2006 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2006
San Francisco Chronicle, 3 1/2 of 4 Stars
San Francisco Chronicle, Top 10 Wines of 2006
2003 Helix Pomatia Columbia Valley
San Francisco Chronicle, 3 1/2 of 4 Stars
San Francisco Chronicle, Top 100 Wines of 2006
2002 Reininger Cima Walla Walla Valley
Wine Enthusiast, 90 points
2002 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Great Wine. Example of American Greatness, Jefferson Cup Invitational 2005
Wine and Spirits Magazine, 91 points
The Wine Advocate, 90 points
2002 Reininger Merlot, Walla Walla Valley
Gold Medal, Wine Press Northwest 2006 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, Hilton Head Island Wine Festival 2006
Wine Spectator, 90 points
Wine Enthusiast, 90 points
2002 Reininger Carmenére Walla Walla Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest 2005 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2005
Gold Medal, San Francisco International Wine Competition 2005
Jefferson Cup Nominee, Jefferson Cup Invitational
2002 Reininger Syrah Walla Walla Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest 2005 Platinum Judging
Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2005
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2005
Gold Medal (Best of Show Nominee), Hilton Head Island Wine Festival 2005
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 92 points
Wine Spectator, 90 points
2002 Helix Pomatia Columbia Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest 2005 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2005
Wine Spectator, 89 points
2001 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest 2005 Platinum Judging
Gold Medal, Best of Show Nominee, Hilton Head Island Wine Festival 2005
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2004
Wine Spectator, 90 points
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 93 points
2001 Reininger Merlot Walla Walla Valley
Wine & Spirits Magazine, American Top 10 Merlots of the Year, 2005
Wine and Spirits Magazine, 93 points
Wine and Spirits Magazine, American Top 10
2001 Reininger Syrah Walla Walla Valley
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2004
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest Platinum Judging 2004
Wine Spectator, 91 points
2001 Reininger Cima Walla Walla Valley
Wine and Spirits Magazine, 90 points
The Wine Advocate, 92 points
1999 Reininger Cima Walla Walla Valley
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2004
Gold Medal, Wine Press Northwest Platinum Judging 2004
2000 Reininger Merlot Walla Walla Valley
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2003
Double Gold Medal, Washington State Wine Competition, 2003
2000 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Decanter Magazine 
Gold Medal, Wine Press Northwest “Fab Cabs” 2003
1999 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest Platinum Judging, 2003
Gold Medal, San Francisco International Wine Competition 2002
Wine & Spirits, 93 Points
Wine Enthusiast, 92 points
Wine Spectator, 90 points
1999 Reininger Merlot Walla Walla Valley
Platinum (Best Merlot), Wine Press Northwest Platinum Judging 2003
1st Place, Ray’s Annual Retrospective of Northwest Wines 2002
Best Merlot, Washington State Wine Competition 2002
Gold Medal, Washington State Wine Competition 2002
Grand Award, Northwest Enological Society Wine Competition
Wine and Spirits, 90 points
Wine Enthusiast, 90 Points
Wine Spectator, 90 Points
Grand Award, Northwest Enological Society 2001
Gold Medal, Northwest Enological Society 2001
1999 Reininger Syrah Walla Walla Valley
Double Gold, San Francisco International Wine Competition 2001
Great Wine, American Example of Greatness – Jefferson Cup Invitational
Gold Medal, Wine Press Northwest Platinum Judging 2002
1999 Reininger Red Table Wine Walla Walla Valley
Silver Medal, Eastern International Wine Competition 2001
Wine Enthusiast, 88 points
1998 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Double Gold, Wine Press Northwest Platinum Judging 2002
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2001
Wine Spectator, 90 points
1998 Reininger Merlot Walla Walla Valley
Gold Medal, San Francisco International Wine Competition 2000
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2001
Gold Medal, Wine Press Northwest Platinum Judging 2002
1997 Reininger Cabernet Franc Walla Walla Valley
Silver Medal, Best Cabernet Franc of Show, Northwest Wine Summit 2000
1997 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley
Gold Medal, Northwest Wine Summit 2000
Wine Spectator, 92 Points
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