Wins Growers Cup for best rose wine plus three first place awards

The Community College Southwest Wine Center on the Verde Campus won several awards at the AzCentral Wine competition event that was recently held in Phoenix.  The competition took place on December 11, 2017 and the winners were announced January 12, 2018.

The Wine Center was awarded the Growers Cup for the best rose wine. That wine is described as a 2017 Amphoria pink wine made with  Sangiovese grapes grown at the Verde Campus vineyard in Clarkdale. 

The Center took first place for the best rose’, best non-traditional Red Blend, and the best Rose Varietal. You may read more about the competition and awards in the Arizona Republic, January 27, 2018, section 1D.

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