At this year’s Cascadia International Wine Competition, Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards continued to see stellar results across a wide range of varieties. Leading the way with a Double Gold Medal was Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyard’s 2018 Gruner Veltliner Green Lizard. Following close behind with Gold Medals were the 2018 Gruner Veltliner, 2018 Riesling, 2017 Tempranillo and 2017 Tempranillo Winemaker’s Reserve. In addition, Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards was also awarded six Silver Medals for their 2015 Rojo Dulce Lot 2, 2017 Malbec, 2018 Pinot Noir Winemaker’s Reserve, 2017 Syrah Winemaker’s Reserve, 2016 Tempranillo Winemaker’s Reserve and 2018 Pinot Gris.
Eric Degerman, the president and CEO of Great Northwest Wine noted, “Stephen Reustle of decorated Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards in Oregon’s Umpqua Valley remains the Northwest’s best producer of the Austria white grape Gruner Veltliner, but his work with the estate Tempranillo also helped him finish with five gold medals at Cascadia.”
Owner/Winemaker, Stephen M. Reustle was quite pleased when he received the news, and commented, “I was quite excited to see our wines show so well in this year’s competition. Each year the quality of the wines entered in to competition increases. For us to have received medals across so many different varietals speaks well to the winemaking team we have back home and the fruit we grow in the Umpqua Valley.”
Three time Winery of the Year recipient, (Dan Berger International Wine Competition’s 2020 Small Winery of the Year, Winepress NW’s 2017 Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year, and Riverside Int’l Wine Competition’s 2010 Small Winery of the Year) as well as 2015 Six Nations Wine Challenge Top Syrah producer, and Riverside Int’l Wine Competition’s 2015 Terroir Award Recipient, Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards is 100% estate grown and produced from 40 acres of steep, hillside vineyards in Southern Oregon’s Umpqua Valley. Family owned and operated since 2001, Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards produces approximately 8,000 cases annually.
