Rave Reviews for Our Wines

Recent Awards
2020 Experience Rosé Wine Competition Double Gold
2019 Fontaine Dry Rosé, 95 points
2021 SUNSET International Wine Competition Double Gold Medal Gold Medal Silver Medal |
2021 North of the Gate Wine Competition Best of Class, 94 Points
NV Sparkling Cuvee Brut
Double Gold Medal
NV Sparkling Brut Rose
2018 Chardonnay
Gold Medal 2017 Pinot Gris
2017 Riesling
2017 Gewurztraminer
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2021 OC Fair Wine Competition
Best of Class
2020 Fontaine Dry Rose, 94 Points
Double Gold Medal
2020 Fontaine Dry Rose
Silver Medal
2020 Chardonnay, 86 Points
2018 Old Vine Zinfandel, 83 Points
2020 Sauvignon Blanc, 83 Points
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Complete Awards History
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Silver Medal 2022 San Diego Wine Challenge (2021 Vintage) |
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Silver Medal 2022 San Diego Wine Challenge (2021 Vintage) |
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GOLD MEDAL, 93 Points 2022 San Diego Wine Challenge (2021 Vintage)
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90 Points 2022 Just Wine Points (2021 Vintage) |
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GOLD MEDAL 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (2011 vintage) |
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GOLD MEDAL, 92 Points 2022 Toast of the Coast (2021 Vintage) |
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GOLD MEDAL, 92 Points 2021 Sunset International Wine Competition (2020 Vintage) |
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Best of Class, GOLD MEDAL, 94 Points 2021 North of the Gate Wine Competition |
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Silver Medal, 86 Points 2021 OC Fair Wine Competition |
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Silver Medal 2022 Toast of the Coast (2019 Vintage) |
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Silver Medal 2022 Toast of the Coast (2019 Vintage) |
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Silver Medal 2017 San Diego Wine Challenge (2012 vintage) |
Press & Reviews
"2013 Blue Quail Old Vine Zinfandel"
By Kerry Kirkham, the Wine Fox: YouTube, June 2019
"2017 Blue Quail Pinot Noir"
By Kerry Kirkham, the Wine Fox: YouTube, June 2019
"2016 Blue Quail Dry Gewürztraminer"
By Kerry Kirkham, the Wine Fox: YouTube, June 2019
"Potter Valley: An Unexpected Place for Refreshing Riesling"
By David Darlington: Wine & Sprits Magazine, February 2019
"McFadden: a Potter Valley farm with notable Zinfandels"
By Sara Schneider: SF Chronicle, July 2018
Blue Quail Wines – Terrific Organic Wines
By Joe: Good Cheap Vino, October 2017
McFadden becomes Blue Quail
By Joe Becerra: Wine Country Getaways, October 2017
"City boy and his vines have thrived in Mendocino’s Potter Valley"
By Mike Dunne: Sacramento Bee, November 11, 2014